Posts Tagged "Mark Waugh"

Fielding is the poor third cousin of cricket’s disciplines, but over recent weeks it has waved for attention with a couple of notable moments.

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Mark Waugh says Simon Katich should be remembered as one of Australian cricket’s best, after the former Test opener announced his retirement from domestic first-class cricket on Tuesday.

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Like a gritty, determined Justin Langer innings, fans of the Australian cricket team have to be prepared to see off a turbulent short term, show some resilience and look at the bigger picture.

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It’s a challenging idea! Who were the five best Australian batsmen since Sir Don Bradman retired? There have been many, from Arthur Morris, Lindsay Hassett, Colin McDonald, Neil Harvey and Norm O’Neill, via Lawry and Simpson, the Chappell brothers, and the Waugh twins

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Australia are set to include Nathan Hauritz in their squad for next week’s first Test but Mark Waugh says Jason Krejza would be a better option.

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It’s been an obsession of amateur selectors to pick World XIs: an all-time great Earth XI to take on Mars; a pre-World War II Eleven Vs a Post WW II Eleven; Right-handers Vs Left-handers; Living Vs Dead.

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Kersi’s list of Dual International’s listed some extremely talented individuals. But a sports career only lasts so long, so here are a few occupations before they made it in the big time.

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The International Cricket Council has confirmed it is looking into a report handed to them by Australian officials regarding a betting allegation during the Ashes series.

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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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When Andrew Strauss claimed a ‘catch’ that dismissed Philip Hughes right at the beginning of Australia’s mammoth fourth-innings run chase at Lords, Michael Atherton blabbered on about how the word of the players should be accepted if a catch is claimed.

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Shane Warne believes Kevin Pietersen needs to put the England team, not his ego, first following the opening Ashes Test. Warne was damning of his former Hampshire teammate’s wild sweep shot to get out in the first innings at Sophia Gardens.

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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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On the eve of Australia’s one-day series against South Africa, and with home fans needing a lift after December’s deflating Test losses, I thought it timely to reflect on one of my Top Ten cricket moments.

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The final chapter in this look at Australia’s cricket dominance. Two Test series’ against South Africa would be drawn, and would signal the end of an era as Allan Border retired from international cricket.

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With the international cricket season in full swing, I thought it’d be a good idea to select an Australian side to play against a World XI from the period 1975-2008 in a hypothetical Test match, which would be played at the MCG.

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The Gautam Gambhir ‘will-he-play or won’t-he-play’ saga has done little more than take the spotlight away from the make-up of the Australian bowling attack.

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Since Mark Taylor, Steve Waugh and consummate tourist Brendon Julian took Australia to the top of world cricket in 1995, Australia has generally had the best bowling attack in the world. Typically this meant Warne, McGrath and two of Gillespie, Kasprowicz and Lee, who between them have 1800 Test wickets and counting.

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For a child of the 1990s like Brett Lee, Craig “Billy” McDermott was the man. Australia’s strike bowler under Allan Border and Mark Taylor, McDermott was quick, could swing the new ball and was capable of dominating a Test series.

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Merv Hughes and Mark Waugh were handy cricketers but did they really hold a candle to Mark’s twin brother, the former Australian skipper Steve Waugh? More cricket Forget the tour games, watch us in the Tests Gilchrist returns to play against Australia It’s all right with White, Shipperd spins shock choice

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Shane Warne says he laboured long and hard over choosing his top 100 Test cricketers for a new book.

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