Oz experts’ panel questions Ponting’s tactics
Michael Clarke poses for new range of Bonds Boxer shortsMELBOURNE - Before he flew to England for the Ashes, Australian cricket star Michael Clarke posed in his sponsor Bonds’ new range of Boxer shorts. Anderson says England deliberately targeting out of form HusseyMELBOURNE - England’s fast bowler James Anderson has admitted that they are trying to target Mike Hussey during this Ashes series. Clarke kicking himself for failing to score first century in EnglandMELBOURNE - Australia’s vice-captain Michael Clarke, who was out for 83 while hooking Stuart Broad’s delivery just before stop of play due to light rain and bad light, was regretting a lost opportunity to score a century against England. Lewis Hamilton is not scared of driving on his biggest crash track
Mitchell Johnson’s mum declares war on his ‘bitchy’ WAG!MELBOURNE - Aussie cricketer Mitchell Johnson’s mum Vikki Harber has lashed out at Cricket Australia for turning its back on parents in favour of flying over “bitchy” girlfriends to the games. Mitchell Johnson’s mum’s rant on cricketers favouring ‘bitchy’ girlfriends
Aussie Strategy On as Pidgy Tries to Knock off English with Verbies
First Ashes Test may not go the distance, feels ex-player Dean JonesMELBOURNE - If former Australian Test cricketer dean Jones is to be believed, the first Test in Cardiff will probably end before five days. Anna Kournikova Breaks Heart of a Million Youths
Oz cricket WAGs won’t back down over Ashes tour controversyMELBOURNE - Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson’s fiancee has hit back at the controversy surrounding the inclusion of WAGs in Ashes Tour. Muralitharan set to sign for Victoria BushrangersMELBOURNE - Sri Lankan off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan is all set to sign for Victoria Bushrangers for the Twenty20 Big Bash and play as local hero at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), the same venue where 14 years ago he was labelled a chucker by umpire Darrel Hair. Lee unlocks secret of reverse swing; stakes claim for Ashes selectionMELBOURNE - Australian speedster Brett Lee boosted his selection chances for the first Ashes Test starting Wednesday at Cardiff with a burst of five for 21 in 40 balls in a practice match against Englad Lions at Worcester. Thomson calls Ponting a ‘crap’ skipperMELBOURNE - Former Australian pacer Jeff Thomson pulled a barbed shaft at compatriot Ricky Ponting, calling him a “crap” skipper with few supporters in the country. Pietersen warns Aussies of their reverse swinging bowlersMELBOURNE - England’s star batsman Kevin Pietersen Wednesday asked Australians to be wary of their reverse-swinging bowlers who scripted the baggy green’s downfall in the 2005 Ashes. Ponting is a crap captain, says ex-Oz pacer ThomsonMELBOURNE - Former Australian fast bowler Jeff Thomson has described current Australian cricket skipper Ricky Ponting as a “crap captain”. OZ batsmen bear pacers brunt vying for selectionMELBOURNE - The battle for Ashes Test spots has heated up among Australian bowlers with team batsmen bearing their brunt ahead of the July 8 Test. Proteas give England blueprint on how to beat AussiesMELBOURNE - South Africa has handed over England its successful blueprint on how to beat the Australians in the Ashes 2009. Watson certain to miss first Ashes TestMELBOURNE - Australia’s injured all-rounder Shane Watson has been almost ruled out for the first Ashes Test after he did not train with the team in Worcester. Stephanie Rice ‘dating’ Ashley DeanleyMELBOURNE - If sources are to be believed, swimming superstar Stephanie Rice is seeing Olympic swimmer Ashley Delaney. Cricket, a bridge over India-Australia’s troubled watersMELBOURNE - Cricket has sometimes been hailed as an overhyped sport. But this is the one time when many in Australia are hoping the game will work its charm and help mend bridges with Indians. Woman who had sex with 200 AFL players sent to see a shrink!MELBOURNE - A woman who alleges to have bedded up to 200 Australian Football League players has been offered counselling sessions. No balls can cost Oz bowlers Ashes selection, warns NielsenMELBOURNE - Australian coach Tim Nielsen has warned his bowlers to stop bowling no balls or it could cost them a berth in the Ashes Tests. Hilditch does an encore with no Oz selector present during Australia’s warm up gameMELBOURNE - Australia’s chief selector Andrew Hilditch is at the centre of another controversy, with no selector being present to watch a pre-Ashes “bowl-off”. Gayle, Murli, among top stars being eyed by Victoria for T20 squadMELBOURNE - Victoria is set to add a second international cricketer to its squad in a bid to reach a fifth consecutive Twenty20 Big Bash final next summer. Exceptional performance needed to displace North from No.6: WatsonMELBOURNE - The Australians are hoping that injured all rounder Shane Watson will be available for the second tour game in Worcester from July 1, but the 27-year-old has admitted that it would take an exceptional performance to displace incumbent Marcus North from the pivotal No.6 position. Injured Shane Watson almost certain to miss first Ashes Test
Victoria signs Bravo for domestic T20 championshipMELBOURNE - West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo will be unveiled today as Victoria’s first international cricket signing, contracted for next summer’s domestic Twenty20 competition. Symonds fulfills his dream of playing rugby following CA contract exitMELBOURNE - Troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds, whose Cricket Australia contract was ripped for breaking team rules, has started playing for Wynnum-Manly rugby league club to fulfill a dream. Michael Hussey wants to enjoy all three forms of cricketMELBOURNE - At 34, Australian batsman Michael Hussey is well aware of his shelf life and wants to play all the three versions of cricket despite the relentless international programme taking a huge toll on his body. Hodge joins Indian students on cricket pitch to promote harmonyMELBOURNE - Australian cricketer Brad Hodge today joined Indian students and members of Victoria Police on the cricket pitch to promote a message of harmony. Jessica Bratich dubbed hottest WAG in new pollMELBOURNE - Aussie cricket ace Mitchell Johnson’s fiancee Jessica Bratich has been named the hottest WAG in a poll by a men’s magazine. ‘Pup’ Clarke maybe sacked from 20-20 squadMELBOURNE - Australian vice-captain Michael ‘Pup’ Clarke is facing the sack from our Twenty20 team. Lee not upto Test standard, says LawsonMELBOURNE - In a brutal assessment of fast bowler Brett Lee’s form,ex-Australian cricketer and former coach of the Pakistan cricket team, Geoff Lawson has said that the 32-year-old quick wasn’t up to Test standard and would have been dumped from the Australian team if injury hadn’t forced him out of the game at the end of last year. Australia not racist, says India-born CA officialMELBOURNE - Cricket adminstrator and medical practitioner Gorur Harinath, who was awarded an Order of Australia medal in the Queen’s Birthday Honours Friday, does not feel the country where he achieved so much is “racist”. |
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MELBOURNE/CARDIFF - A panel of Australian cricketing experts, including Nick McArdle, Damien Fleming and Mark Waugh, have concluded that Australian captain Ricky Ponting’s tactics on the final day of the first Ashes Test at Cardiff, Wales, came up short, and this enabled England to salvage a draw.
MELBOURNE - British F1 champion Lewis Hamilton has vowed to be fearless while driving on the Nurburgring track in Germany, the scene of his biggest crash till date.
MELBOURNE - Aussie cricketer Mitchell Johnson’s mum Vikki Harber has lashed out at Cricket Australia for turning its back on parents in favour of flying over “bitchy” girlfriends to the games.
MELBOURNE - Former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has predicted a whitewash for Australia against England in the Ashes series starting at Cardiff Wednesday.
MELBOURNE - Anna Kournikova has been spotted with a huge diamond ring on her engagement finger.
MELBOURNE - Australian all rounder Shane Watson is almost certain to not play in the first Ashes Test, after medical scans confirmed a tear in his thigh muscle. The injury-plagued all rounder will not be sent home, but his Ashes prospects have declined as he sat out for county game against Sussex. “Shane Watson had a scan on his left knee which confirmed a low-grade strain of one of his quadriceps (thigh) muscles,” the Daily Telegraph quoted Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris, as saying.
