Hectic fixtures may spell doom to Oz: Marsh

posted at In 21 days ago

"If you ever needed evidence of the impact of such an enormous workload, we're seeing it now," Australia's program is particularly gruelling this year because the Champions Trophy and a limited-overs tour of Pakistan were deferred until 2009 for security reasons. It means Australia will have played a record 40 ODIs in the calendar year, as well as 13 Tests and

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Ponting, Taylor bat for Hughes' return

posted at In 21 days ago

"It was obviously a tough call to leave him out during the Ashes series. He will be back. It is just a matter of when," "He will definitely be in the mix for the Test matches. It will be a really tough selection for the summer. I think we all saw he was going to be a long-term player for us with his debut in South Africa," he .. more »

Marsh doesn't mind Sachin stealing thunder

posted at In 21 days ago

"It doesn't really both me, we won!" said Marsh, who scored his maiden century in the match. "It's a good feeling to know that he (Dad) has scored hundreds for Australia and now I have has well," Marsh said. "I struggled at the start with my timing but I knew if I could just hang in there, it would get easier .. more »

England set to welcome back KP

posted at Espnstar 21 days ago

Eoin Morgan said the competition for places, which will increase with the arrival of Kevin Pietersen, can only be a good thing for England. During his absence England struggled during the NatWest series against Australia, but improved considerably in the Champions Trophy, where they reached the semi-finals. The Middlesex batsman was part of that .. more »

Marsh not unhappy at Sachin having stolen his thunder - 2

posted at Zeenews 21 days ago

Sydney: Australian opener Shaun Marsh, who scored run-a-ball 112 against India in the fifth ODI says Sachin Tendulkar’s spectacular ODI innings stealing his thunder didn’t bother him, as he ended up on the winning side. “It doesn’t really both me … we won!” said Marsh, who scored his maiden century in the .. more »

Zaheer likely to play in Lanka Test series

posted at Cricketnext 21 days ago

The fast bowler is now certain to be picked for the Test series against Sri Lanka starting from 16th of this month. Zaheer had last played for India at the World Twenty20 in England before pulling out of the Champions Trophy with a shoulder injury. Copyright © 2009, Web18 Software Services Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of news .. more »