Posts Tagged "Allan Border"

Continuing my series of alphabetised elevens, here is my list of the best ‘B’ batsmen.

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Having already gone on record to denounce Australia’s chances in the upcoming skirmish with England, there is no intention on going back on that view.

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As I write, the first day of the third Test has been washed out, meaning that Mickey Arthur’s stern discipline seems to be working already.

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After the success of Channel Nine’s mini series Howzat: Kerry Packers War last year, if Channel Nine ever thought about making a movie discussing Australian cricket’s embarrassing years between 1984 and 1988, it wouldn’t be hard to find a cast.

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News on cricket has been hard to find in recent weeks, with NRL, AFL, tennis, Olympic previews and Tour de France highlights dominating the sports reports.

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Twelve months ago, Michael Clarke was nowhere near the public’s first choice as Australia’s next Test cricket captain.

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The 1989 Australian cricket tour of England could be seen as a watershed moment in the history of Australian cricket.

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The three Australian cricket captains who led the nation to its most sustained period of Ashes dominance will try to work out how it went so badly wrong this summer.

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Perched on the shoulders of Craig McDermott and Dean Jones, a beaming Allan Border thrust the 1987 World Cup aloft into the twilight at Eden Gardens.

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With the 40th anniversary of the first one-day international fast approaching, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is going to name the best ODI team of all time.

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It is easy to support your team when things are going swimmingly. The Australian cricketing public have had it great for well over a decade.

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Recovering quick Ryan Harris will be hard to leave out of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane, according to former Australian cricket captain Allan Border.

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What does sport offer to a new father and to what end can it be harnessed to benefit his new daughter’s life? I ask these questions perched, as I am sure many more experienced in my newfound profession have once been, with both head and heart filled with best intentions.

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So where do the Aussies go from here? The Australian cricket team has just dropped to fifth on the ICC Test rankings for the first time. There is sure to be some substantial rumblings about the ills of the team, and no shortage of advice for the quick fixes.

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Rain interrupting cricket is annoying, but has its advantages. During the one-dayer between Australia and the West Indies at the SCG on Friday, I had interesting chats with the ABC radio team.

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Steve Waugh is among three Australians inducted to the International Cricket Council (ICC) Hall of Fame.

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There is something about the Ashes which seems to diminish the mental acuity of followers of the game. Some of the articles appearing in the wake of this Ashes series border on the bizarre.

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It’s been a mixed weekend for Australian sports. While our athletics team achieved its best ever result at a World Championships, with two gold and two bronze medals, we surrendered the Ashes back to England and the Wallabies lurched to their third straight Tri-Nations loss.

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Some time on Tuesday, Ricky Ponting will slip into a business class seat at Heathrow airport for the long, long flight home, alone with his thoughts for a full 24 hours. It will not be a happy journey.

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For over a hundred years, Australia and England have staged some unforgettable battles for the most coveted prize in Anglo-Australian cricket: The Ashes.

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