Posts Tagged "Damien Martyn"

“Kanhai also, in one or two innings that he played, even in the first innings of the Oval Test, made a bad stroke and then the next ball made a worse stroke and got out to it.”

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The Indian frontier is only days away for the Australian Test team, and with it lies the opportunity for the Aussie batsmen to put together a series that will define their careers.

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Matthew Hayden spent countless hours practising the sweep shot on a dry Allan Border field pitch before the Indian tour of 2001.

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Winding the clock back a few years today, I found myself once again marveling at clips of Damien Martyn and his sublime strokeplay.

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In 2008 it was Shane Warne who dominated the Indian Premier League (IPL) to help Rajasthan Royals to the inaugural title. In 2009, Adam Gilchrist carried Deccan Chargers to victory in South Africa. Will 2010 be the year of Damien Martyn?

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Brett Lee, Damien Martyn and Shane Warne are en route to the Indian Premier League and other Australian players are likely to follow as tensions ease regarding security plans.

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A formidable international team can be formed from the TV commentators or Ashes experts on SBS and Foxtel channels: Michael Atherton, David Lloyd, Damien Martyn, Mark Waugh, Allan Border, Nasser Hussain, Ian Botham, Greg Matthews, Shane Warne, Stuart MacGill, Brendon Julian, Damien Fleming, Michael Holding and Rodney Hogg.

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You would think that with just one Ashes triumph since 1989, England would have approached the first Test on red alert, DEFCON 1, and all other battle station analogies.

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Former Australian batsman Damien Martyn has finally revealed the whole truth behind his shock retirement midway through the last Ashes series, saying he had wanted to finish his time earlier in 2006 against South Africa.

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No one can accuse SBS of playing it safe in its choice of commentators for the Ashes. The free-to-air broadcaster has called up some former Test mavericks to ensure some lively coverage for the five-Test series.

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Lucky Phil Hughes likes a challenge. The 20-year-old is set to be tossed into the cauldron of Test cricket against the world’s most lethal pace attack on the seamer-friendly decks of South Africa later this month.

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Justin Langer has urged Australian cricket selectors to stick by the player they choose as the replacement for his former partner in crime at the top of the Test batting order, Matthew Hayden.

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Former coach John Buchanan believes Australia is suffering from “systemic” problems but sees a major upside to the dramatic slide.

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A nine wicket victory has confirmed what we have all but known for months: the Baggy Green is no longer the premier force in world cricket.

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Australia insist out-of-sorts opener Matthew Hayden is not ready to retire and wants to take part in their two major tours of 2009.

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Australia will consider re-vamping their side to play allrounders Shane Watson and Andrew Symonds together for the first time in next week’s first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba.

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Greg Chappell’s own retirement left a major void in Australian cricket, but he’s determined to maintain the country’s high standing in his new role overseeing the emergence of the next generation.

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David Hussey and Luke Ronchi blazed two of the fastest half-centuries in one-day international history as Australia completed their first ever 5-0 whitewash of the West Indies with a record win at Warner Park today. More Cricket More thought needed on switch-hitting: Tendulkar Styris in hot water over expletive-laced text

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