Boxing Day Test
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After struck by a bouncer, Watson fit for Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 25, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTMelbourne: It was business as usual for Shane Watson at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Wednesday, with the all-rounder showing no ill-effects from Tuesday's scare when he was struck on the helmet by a bouncer
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Injured Clarke up for commentary during third Test
Cricket | Dec 25, 2014, 06:46 AM ISTMelbourne: Australia's injured skipper Michael Clarke will join the Wide World of Sports commentary team for the Boxing Day Test against India starting here Friday.Clarke, who is recovering from hamstring surgery, will take on the
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Under-fire Watson should continue to bat at No.3: Ponting
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 07:00 PM ISTMelbourne: Australian batting legend Ricky Ponting Tuesday backed under-fire Shane Watson for the No.3 position that has caused headaches for national selectors ever since the former Test captain retired.Australia have struggled to find a permanent
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Boxing Day ton tops Rogers' Christmas list
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 04:54 PM ISTMelbourne: Australian batsman Chris Rogers Tuesday said he'd love nothing more than an opening-day century in the Boxing Day Test against India, starting Friday."To go out and play in a second Boxing Day Test, that's
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Indian spinners are not too impressive: Brad Hogg
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 04:50 PM ISTMelbourne: Former Australia spinner Brad Hogg feels that the absence of an attacking spin bowler in the Indian side is hurting the visiting team's chances in the ongoing four-Test series against Australia.Hogg said lack of
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India is going to be aggressive: Brad Haddin
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 04:45 PM ISTMelbourne: India have set an aggressive tone to the ongoing four-match Test series and Australia is not expecting any let-up going ahead for the Boxing Day Test, Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin said on Tuesday."The Indians
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Batting approach in overseas tours has improved, says MS Dhoni
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 04:20 PM ISTBrisbane: Even as their dismal run away from home continues, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni says the Indian cricket team's approach to batting in overseas tours has "improved" in the last one year.A listless India capitulated
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Aus vs Ind: Bhuvneshwar Kumar likely to return for third Test
Cricket | Dec 23, 2014, 04:02 PM ISTMelbourne: Injured Indian seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar, nursing a sore left ankle that forced his exclusion from the first two Tests against Australia, Tuesday batted without any discomfort in the nets here, raising his chances of
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Boxing Day Test: My dad didn't believe I was selected, says Joe Burns
Cricket | Dec 22, 2014, 04:02 PM ISTMelbourne: Young batsman Joe Burns' selection in the Australian cricket team for the third Test against India was so unexpected that his own father had refused to believe the news.The 25-year-old, who was named a
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It's important to intimidate the opposition: Mitchell Johnson
Cricket | Dec 22, 2014, 03:59 PM ISTMelbourne: Never the one to shy away from a showdown, either with the ball or words, Australian pacer Mitchell Johnson feels "psychological warfare" is important to intimidate the opposition on the cricket field.In a new
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Aus vs Ind: Young Axar Patel to replace Jadeja in Test squad
Cricket | Dec 22, 2014, 03:53 PM ISTMelbourne: Young left-arm spinner Axar Patel will replace an injured Ravindra Jadeja, who was today ruled out due to a shoulder injury from India's remaining two cricket Tests against Australia.According to a media release issued
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Aus vs Ind: Joe Burns replaces injured Mitch Marsh for Boxing Day Test
Cricket | Dec 21, 2014, 12:33 PM ISTBrisbane: Batsman Joe Burns was handed an unexpected Test debut as he replaced all-rounder Mitchell Marsh in a 13-member Australian cricket squad for the third Test against India starting December 26."Australia's National Selection Panel have
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Australia Defeat India By 122 Runs In First Test
Cricket | Dec 29, 2011, 11:56 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia, Dec 29: Peter Siddle claimed three wickets, including the prize scalp of Sachin Tendulkar for the second time, as Australia beat India by 122 runs before stumps on the fourth day of the
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We Are Hoping To Do Well In Australia, Says Dhoni
Cricket | Dec 15, 2011, 10:54 AM ISTCanberra, Dec 15: India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reckons the experience of playing in Australian conditions in the past will benefit the team in the upcoming four-match Test series, starting on Boxing day. "Most of
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Australia's Marsh Unlikely For 1st Test Vs India
Cricket | Dec 13, 2011, 02:50 PM ISTMelbourne, Dec 13: Injured Australia opener Shaun Marsh is unlikely to be fit for the first test against India starting on Boxing Day after being ruled out of next week's Chairman's XI tour match.Marsh, who