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  Pakistan 158-2 at tea on day 1 vs Australia, 2nd test

  Cricket | October 30, 2014 17:05 IST

  ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates: Pakistan consolidated its position in the second test against Australia, reaching 158-2 at tea on the first day. Younis Khan, who had centuries in both innings in the first test, was

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  Aus vs Zim: Australia opts to bat, captain Clarke returns

  Cricket | August 31, 2014 13:13 IST

  HARARE, Zimbabwe: Michael Clarke returned from a hamstring injury to captain Australia and opted to bat first in a triangular series one-day international against Zimbabwe on Sunday.   Clarke was one of three changes for the

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  JEFF, the latest mystery ball after Doosra and Carrom Ball

  Cricket | September 01, 2014 8:21 IST

  New Delhi: In modern era of high speed competitive cricket , where batsmen have  the luxury of playing with modern sophisticated bats and gears, batsmen keep inventing cricketing shots which were not though of a

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  Ashes: Rogers century keeps Aussies in charge of 4th test

  Cricket | August 10, 2013 22:55 IST

  Chester-Le-Street, Aug 10: Chris Rogers rode his luck before reaching a hard-earned maiden test century as Australia stayed in control of the fourth Ashes test on Saturday, despite a swing-bowling masterclass from Stuart Broad on

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  Australian spinners look to English help for India test

  Cricket | February 01, 2013 19:01 IST

  Sydney, Feb 1: Australian spinners Nathan Lyon and Xavier Doherty are analysing the performance of their English counterparts in India ahead of the four-match Test series in the sub-continent later in the month.Lyon and Doherty

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  Spinner Lyon Gives Australia The Edge In 2nd Test

  Cricket | April 18, 2012 19:21 IST

  Port-of-Spain, Apr 18: Off-spinner Nathan Lyon took five cheap wickets late on Tuesday to trigger a West Indies collapse and give Australia the edge on the third day of the second test at the Queen's

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  Starc Left Out Of Australia Lineup For 4th Test

  Cricket | January 23, 2012 9:51 IST

  Adelaide, Jan 23: Offspinner Nathan Lyon has been included at the expense of fast bowler Mitchell Starc in Australia's lineup for the fourth cricket test against India starting Tuesday.Starc has been named Australia's 12th man

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  Dream To Bowl To Tendulkar, Will Look To Get Him Out , Says Lyon

  Cricket | January 21, 2012 13:37 IST

  Adelaide, Jan 21: Eager to make an impression on home turf and cement his place as Australia's front-line spinner, offie Nathan Lyon today said he would look to get the prized scalp of the iconic

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  Lyon Backed To Rein In Sachin Tendulkar

  Cricket | December 20, 2011 17:16 IST

  Canberra, Dec 20: Iconic Sachin Tendulkar has made over 86,000 runs and 237 tons in all formats of the game over the last quarter of a century, yet the Australians feel that seven-Test old off-spinner

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  Lyon Not Intimidated By India's Batting Prowess

  Cricket | December 18, 2011 17:09 IST

  Melbourne, Dec 18: Undaunted by the prospect of facing a star-studded Indian batting line-up led by the iconic Sachin Tendulkar, young Australian spinner Nathan Lyon said he will focus only on what he is capable