McGrath urges Oz team to grin and bear crowd abuseMELBOURNE - Australian legend Glenn McGrath has advised skipper Ricky Ponting and his teammates to grin and bear the crowd abuse which is flaring during the Ashes. Oz Cricketers’ Association backs BCCI’s opposition to WADA’s ‘whereabouts’ clauseMELBOURNE - Australia’s cricketers applauded the BCCI’s stance this week to remove themselves from the World Anti Drug Agency’s strict anti-doping code, and the Australian Cricketers’ Association declared that it wanted an end to the controversial new code because it was too intrusive. Warne urges Oz cricketers to “get really nasty”, bring back sledging for Ashes successMELBOURNE - One of the greatest exponents of spin bowling, Shane Warne, has urged Australian cricketers to bring back the sledge and rediscover their nasty streak before England emerge as a stronger opponent. Ponting could achieve the rare dubious record of losing two Ashes series in UKMELBOURNE - Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting may have become his country’s highest scorer in Tests, but he faces the rare prospect of being the second Kangaroo skipper to lose two consecutive Ashes series in England, reports the Courier Mail. Shane Warne parties in London while ex takes out garbage at homeMELBOURNE - Shane Warne seems to be back to his partying habits while his ex Simone Callaghan spends her time at home taking out the garbage. Hayden, Langer to help a struggling HughesMELBOURNE - Former Australian openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer have decided to take struggling youngster Phil Hughes under their wings. Becks’ sons don’t understand his raunchy Armani adsMELBOURNE - Footie idol David Beckham has revealed that his kids were baffled by his Armani ads. More snoopy woes for ESPN sports reporter shot naked in hotel roomMELBOURNE - A sports reporter, who was videotaped naked in a hotel room by a secret stalker, has sent an urgent SOS to police after another freaky incident. Riding motorbikes, horses and bicycles can be riskiest sportsMELBOURNE - Riding motorbikes, horses and bicycles can be riskiest sports, accounting for hundreds of major trauma cases in Victoria each year, suggests a study. Ponting in dilemma over Hauritz’s inclusion in third TestMELBOURNE - Australian captain Ricky Ponting is in a dilemma on whether to play spinner Nathan Hauritz on the soggy Edgbaston pitch for the third Test beginning Thursday. Bell laughs off Warne’s ‘Shermanator’ commentMELBOURNE - England batsman Ian Bell has laughed off former Australian spin king Shane Warne’s taunts that he looks like the “Shermanator” - the red-haired nerd in the American Pie films. Johnson should make way for Clark in 3rd Test, suggests BorderMELBOURNE - Former Australian captain Allan Border feels struggling seamer Mitchell Johnson needs to step away from Test cricket for at least a week to rebuild his game. Johnson calls for truce with mother over fiancee commentsMELBOURNE - Oz cricketer Mitchell Johnson has called for a truce with his mother, Vikki Harber, after she made scathing comments about his fiancee, Jessica Bratich. Phelps off to winning start at worlds, but he can thank him teammates againROME — One after another, the records kept falling. Ponting on guard against Edgbaston pitchMELBOURNE - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting said he won’t be fooled like in the last Ashes tour after it was reported that pitch preparations for the third Test at Edgbaston next week had been ruined by rain. Keep it simple, McGrath tells JohnsonMELBOURNE - Former Australian quick bowler Glenn McGrath has told a struggling Mitchell Johnson to keep things simple to find back the form that made him the most feared bowler in world cricket earlier this year. Akram offers to help Johnson to resurrect his Ashes campaignMELBOURNE - The greatest left-arm pacer of all time, Wasim Akram, has offered to come to the aid of Mitchell Johnson, as the Australian paceman seeks to resurrect his Ashes campaign. Ponting detects the flaw in Hussey’s battingMELBOURNE - Michael Hussey, who is struggling to find form in the Ashes series, says he is working to rectify a minor technical flaw in his batting that was pointed by skipper Ricky Ponting and feels it could turn around his bad patch. Leaving Clark out of Lord’s Test was a blunder: ThomsonMELBOURNE - Former Australian speedster Jeff Thomson has blasted the team’s Ashes bowling as “rubbish” and claimed it was a major blunder to leave Stuart Clark on the sidelines for the Lord’s Test. Breet Lee rules out comeback in third Test
Pietersen’s absence major concern for England, says FlintoffMELBOURNE - All-rounder Andrew Flintoff feels Kevin Pietersen’s absence from the rest of the Ashes will be a major concern for England. I can’t be blamed for Mitchell’s performance, says motherMELBOURNE - Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson’s mother Vikki Harber Thursday slammed the critics who held her responsible for her son’s lacklustre performance in the ongoing Ashes Test series. Hughes has to temper his attacking instincts, says HaydenMELBOURNE - Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has said that current opener Phillip Hughes needs to temper his attacking instincts to adapt to tricky English conditions. Warne mentor Jenner cautions Australia against dropping HauritzMELBOURNE - Former Australian leg spinner and mentor of Shane Warne, Terry Jenner, has warned the Australian cricket team not to abandon off-spinner Nathan Hauritz and bring in either Brett Lee or Stuart Clark for the Edgbaston Test that gets underway from July 30. Cricket Australia chief praises Ponting for role in tense Lord’s TestMELBOURNE - Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland has praised Australian captain Ricky Ponting for his handling of several tense situations during the Lord’s Test. Flintoff playing on Australians’ minds, says StraussMELBOURNE - England captain Andrew Strauss feels Andrew Flintoff’s explosive pace, despite his chronic knee injury, has tormented the Australian batsmen. Australian media hail FlintoffMELBOURNE - Andrew Flintoff’s inspiring performance, leading England to their first Ashes win at Lord’s after 75 years, was soaked in praise by the Australian media. Oz cricket columnist says Koertzen must retire now
‘Evert’s presence could have helped me to win more tournaments,’ says NormanMELBOURNE - Golfing great Greg Norman has said that if his new wife Chris Evert was in his life 20 years ago, he would have more than his 88 professional wins, including two British Opens. Hauritz insists he cleanly took contentious disallowed catchMELBOURNE - Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz insists that he cleanly grasped a contentious catch, which became a major talking point of the ongoing Lord’s Test. Hauritz says Australia can win Lord’s TestMELBOURNE - Australian spinner Nathan Hauritz believes that his team can still win the second Ashes Test at Lord’s despite England tightening grip on the match. Plans to bring Man U to Australia fail
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MELBOURNE - Australian fast bowler Brett Lee has ruled out his comeback in the third Ashes Test against England next week, reducing the pressure on Mitchell Johnson to retain his place.
MELBOURNE - Aussies always want everything to be as they like. Would Koertzen heed an attention to their call?
MELBOURNE - The Football Federation Australia’s plans to bring English football giants Manchester United to Australia, in the wake of terrorist strike in Jakarta, has failed due to some logistical issues.
MELBOURNE - Cricket Australia (CA) Friday lifted the suspension of New South Wales bowler Aaron Bird after a biomechanical analysis of his bowling action.
MELBOURNE - England’s batting legend Geoffrey Boycott has warned that the lack of spectator interest is killing Test cricket, which requires radical changes to save it.
MELBOURNE - Australian captain Ricky Ponting insists pace bowler Peter Siddle will be even more threatening at Lord’s in the second cricket Test against England starting Thursday.
