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Ricky Ponting was said to be in a patchy form. However, looking at him bat the way he did on the first day at Kingston, Jamaica against the West Indies, one wonders whether the bad form story was actually a myth!

Ponting slammed a 158, Hussey scored another 50, where as Hodge is still batting with a fifty on board. Australia were 301/4 at stumps on the first day.

Earlier the Aussies won the toss and decided to bat first. Mathew Hayden was out with a heel injury, where as Michael Clarke had yet to arrive, and so Simon Katich and Brad Hodge took their places.

For the West Indies, Chris Gayle was not yet fit and so Sarwan took over the captaincy reigns. Off-spinner Amit Jaggernauth made his Test debut and scalped the prize wicket of Michael Hussey.



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Australia waits...

March 6th 2008 08:32
Andrew Symonds
Symonds is concerned about touring Pakistan


Australian officials are close to cancelling the test team's tour of Pakistan later this month after prolonged doubts have been raised due to the country's unstable political situation



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India has inflicted a defeat to Australia in the final game of the Commonwealth Bank one day tournament and in the process won it. It is the second time in a row the Australians have lost the finals 2-0.

Much has been made of the controversies that have plagued the summer of cricket - racism, sledging, the IPL player auction and now the tackling of a nude spectator - sometimes the actual cricket has gone unnoticed which is a shame


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Need to punish 'bad boy' undoes the Green and Gold

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Just when you thought the whole idea of the IPL player auction couldn't get more crazy...

it has. The actual auction has taken place and is full of such bizarre contradictions and extravagent spending that you would think that there is no poverty in India and that the streets are paved with gold


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Sydney Test - The BuckSonGate episode (LINK)

February 5th 2008 06:12
The Finale

Forget 4 days and 70 overs of seat-edge and occasionally eye-wateringly brilliant Test cricket. Lets start with the finish. 2 overs to go for India to draw this Test at Sydney and move on to the next 2 with a real chance of wresting the Border-Gavaskar trophy from the Australians. India still had 3 wickets in hand and their supporters were wearing tired but proud smiles and could even be forgiven for thinking that it was all over as far as the Australian push for victory in this match


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The dawn of a new Age?


Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath
Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath

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Andrew Symonds
Man Of The Series: Andrew 'Roy' Symonds


Australia has claimed the 7-match one day international series against India 4 - 2 (the opening match washed out in Bangalore) despite losing by two wickets in the final match


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