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All eyes on Jadeja

Guwahati: Ravindra Jadeja's scores so far in this series are: 5, DNB, DNB, 7 & 23. In Hyderabad, he used up 24 balls for his 23 and but for his inability to find the gaps at a crucial time, India would have perhaps not fallen short by 3 runs. He was eventually dismissed via a silly run out, his second consecutive one. Little wonder then .. more »
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England dressing room may soon have more South African accents than English!

London, Nov 5(ANI): The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England's Test squad - Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior .. more »
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England dressing room may soon have more South African accents

London: The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England's Test squad--Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Andrew .. more »
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England may soon have more South African accents than English

London: The England cricket team, which already has a long list of foreign players, has drafted yet another South African into their performance squad, raising criticism that there will soon be more South African accents in the dressing room than English. Four of England`s Test squad - Jonathan Trott, Kevin Pietersen, Matt Prior and Andrew .. more »
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Trott's stroke-filled soiree draws no abuse from South African crowd

London, Nov 7 (ANI): England batsman Jonathan Trott has made a run-filled return to South Africa, the country of his birth, and insisted that he did not receive one word of abuse. Trott scored 85 and laid the foundation for England's emphatic 185-run victory in their practice match against Diamond Eagles. He did not receive hate words like .. more »
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Trott draws no abuse unlike KP in S Africa

Trott scored 85 and laid the foundation for England's emphatic 185-run victory in their practice match against Diamond Eagles. Trott was born in Cape Town, but is 100 per cent committed to England and his century in the Ashes clincher made him an instant hero. Many remain uneasy about another ‘un-English' player in the .. more »
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'I can't change the way people think'

Much has been made of Trott's homecoming with comparisons drawn with Kevin Pietersen's experiences four years ago, yet England's latest batting recruit is taking it all in his stride. Trott came to the crease early after Joe Denly was bowled for 3, but his arrival was greeted with barely a ripple by the home crowd or the opposition. .. more »
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It's too much cricket: Siddle - 2

"It's very pleasing to be home, back to see family and friends and sleep in my own bed," Siddle quipped. "It has been a long tour, I guess, and the guys have been away for a long time now and we've probably played a bit too much cricket but we will see how we go and I am sure the boys will go well in the next three matches .. more »
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I am the first choice stumper to WI: Haddin

Haddin, who missed one-day tournaments in England, South Africa and India, also said that he was at ease after the three-month long break that he had after his finger injury. "If I'd gone over to India and my hand wasn't right, I'd be looking like an idiot. But if I was fit to go on that India tour, I would have gone. The selectors .. more »
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Haddin first-choice wicketkeeper for Windies Test series - 2

Sydney: Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim Paine and Graham Manou performing well during his absence. “This is when Tim Paine broke down after a couple of games in India. I told Digger I .. more »
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Curator hopes sixth India-Australia ODI to be a high-scoring

Guwahati, Nov 7(ANI): On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. "The pitch I .. more »
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Sixth India-Australia ODI should be a high-scoring: Barua

Guwahati: On the eve of the sixth ODI between India and Australia, chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Kumar Barua said that he hopes the game would be a high-scoring tie. Barua said that a lot of effort has been put in to make the Nehru Stadium track conducive for a one-day-international match. "The pitch I hope it will .. more »
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Guwahati wicket promises another India-Australia run-feast

Chief curator of Assam Cricket Association (ACA) Sunil Barua said the batting friendly track could produce a 300-run chase. 'The wicket is a sporting one and the team batting first is likely to score more than 300 runs,' Barua said on Friday. Past records at the Nehru Stadium do not augur too well for bowlers. The highest score at this .. more »
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India under pressure as Australia look to clinch series

On the eve of the sixth match here at the Nehru Stadium there was a spring in the Australians' steps. In one match the roles had been reversed. At Hyderabad, India looked like pulling it off as the Australians just about managed to put up 11 fit men after all-rounder Moises Henriuqes became the fifth player to be ruled out of the series with an .. more »
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Ponting hopes luck will continue to favour him against Sehwag

Australia have escaped lightly in their dealings with Sehwag so far this series, and captain Ricky Ponting is hoping to claim an unbeatable 4-2 lead at Guwahati. In each of the five matches played on the tour, Sehwag has scored 13 (11 balls), 40 (31), 11 (25), 30 (19) and 38 (30). But there is always the chance that Sehwag will play an .. more »