Posts Tagged "Marcus North"

The word that comes to mind when thinking about the current state of Western Australian cricket is, unfortunately, disaster.

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The speculation on who will and won’t be chosen to play for Australia on Boxing Day has been fascinating. Dan Christian and Ed Cowan are next in line to inherit a Baggy Green.

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After a loss in their opening game, the Perth Scorchers travel to Melbourne’s Etihad Stadium to take on the Melbourne Renegades in the seventh Big Bash League 2011-12 game on Thursday. We’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action throughout the opening game, with the match starting at 7.00 pm ADST time [...]

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In recent years, the position of number six in Australia’s batting line-up has been a contentious issue, with many players not being able to hold down that position.

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The whipping boy – every sports team has one – is that one player who every supporter blames for a loss. In cricket, Marcus North was always the first player criticised when the Australian Test team lost a match during its poor run of form between 2009 and 2010.

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What you wouldn’t give to have a few more Michael Husseys in this Australian batting order now. “Vintage form” doesn’t do his current Ashes series justice.

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Australian selectors could end the Test career of Marcus North on Friday while casting lifelines to Nathan Hauritz, Mitchell Johnson and Phil Hughes.

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Even though we still have another three Tests to go in the 2010/11 Ashes series, you can be certain that there will be mass changes to the Australian side by the time the Ashes will be fought out again in England 2013.

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The Roar runs the ruler over the Australian players after the second Test in Adelaide – or what’s left of them after being disassembled by England.

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Marcus North needs to save two things on Tuesday: an Ashes match and his Test career. The Australian batsman faces a defining day, with failure almost certain to result in being axed.

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Australia captain Ricky Ponting has tipped an outright result in the second Ashes Test. But like so many before it, the match at Adelaide Oval may be well into the final day before the winner becomes apparent.

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Now that the dust has settled on the events at Cardiff, perhaps it’s time that some perspective was applied. England are not the side that many thought they were and the same is true of Australia. Exchange Cardiff for Brisbane and the same rings true 18 months after the first Test of the previous Ashes [...]

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Paceman Mitchell Johnson has been dropped from Australia’s side for the second cricket Test against England.

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Opinions about the Australian cricket team are like lawnmowers – most Australian males have one. Amateur selection panels will have reached fever pitch in pubs around Australian this past weekend.

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If Australia are going to return to being a powerhouse of Test match cricket, they must not look past Xavier Doherty and Steve Smith as the long-term spinning options.

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Does anyone have a plan C? Yesterday was meant to be the day where a select few from the 17-man Ashes squad thrust their hand into the sky so hard it was impossible to ignore, but by stumps Australia’s cricket selectors would’ve been pulling their hair out.

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Australian cricket selectors have named an extended 17 man Ashes squad today, surprising many who expected the final squad to be named this morning. Andrew Hilditch said it was prudent to wait until the round of Shield games are completed as well as the Australia A game before announcing the Ashes squad.

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The seemingly endless debate about the Australian cricket team will end next Monday, curiously, and when the squad is named for the First Test in Brisbane, eyes will quickly whip through the list of names to see if “Michael Hussey, WA” features.

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With Australia in horrible form and many Test players struggling to find their form, the selectors need to make tough decisions on these players. Though they have rarely made shock decisions or dropped players who have been loyal for many years, the time is now.

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Australian coach Tim Nielsen has turned up the Ashes heat on Marcus North and Mike Hussey after both bombed with the bat on Sunday.

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