| Nothing better than Boxing Day at the MCG: Dean Jones Posted: 24 Dec 2010 10:00 AM PST 
Former Australian cricketer Dean Jones has said that as a Australian Test batsman, walking onto the MCG on Boxing Day is the ultimate high. . However, he adds: “If you’re not too careful, it could turn out to be the most frightening and worst experience of all.” In article for ...  |
| After Warne, MCG curator aslo insist for specialist spinner in squad Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:30 AM PST 
Already the pitch for the Boxing Day Test has been the subject of suggestions of dirty tricks and connivance between Cricket Australia and the MCG groundstaff. Called into the Australian squad for the Perth Test, only to be named 12th man, Beer could make his Test debut before a world-record ...  |
| Hashim Amla to play in his 50th Test Posted: 24 Dec 2010 09:00 AM PST 
All eyes will be on Hashim Amla who will be making his 50th Test appearance in the Boxing Day Test match against India at the Kingsmead Stadium here on Sunday. Amla, who is of Indian origin, will be achieving the milestone on a day when a special photo exhibition will ...  |
| Tendulkar’s presence is like an incentive for teammates: Dhoni Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:35 AM PST 
Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni feels that the iconic batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s ability to adapt to the pressures of modern day cricket makes him better than Australian cricket legend Don Bradman, feels . Dhoni, who faced a barrage of questions from mediapersons about these two batting legends on the eve ...  |
| England eying on last two Tests Posted: 24 Dec 2010 08:10 AM PST 
Going into the Sunday’s fourth Melbourne Test, England still have the upper hand going into the final two Tests of an enthralling Ashes series, needing only one more victory to retain the coveted urn against Australia. Australia is fuelled by the momentum from their emphatic 267-run victory in Perth, which ...  |
| Hopefully we’ll fight our way back in the next game: Dhoni Posted: 24 Dec 2010 07:38 AM PST 
India will have to ignore another slow start to a Test series and adjust to the possibility of another pacemen’s paradise as it aims to level with South Africa in the second contest between cricket’s best teams. The series-opener in the much-hyped showdown between top-ranked India and No. 2-ranked South ...  |
| McCullum doubtful for first two T20s against Pakistan Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:56 AM PST 
Wicketkeeper Brendon McCullum is likely to miss the first two of New Zealand’s three Twenty20 cricket matches against Pakistan because of back soreness. Selectors’ spokesman Glenn Turner said on Friday that McCullum had undergone the fitness test he had demanded after initially being left out of the squad, and it ...  |
| Kirsten hasn’t applied for SA job: Majola Posted: 24 Dec 2010 05:51 AM PST 
Cricket South Africa chief executive Gerald Majola has dismissed speculation that India coach Gary Kirsten will join the Proteas when his contract ends after the World Cup. “It’s just rumours that Gary had already applied for the position (of South African coach) or that we have already entered into discussion ...  |
| Volkswagen new official partner of IPL Season 4,5 Posted: 23 Dec 2010 09:57 PM PST 
Europe’s leading automobile manufacturer, Volkswagen has been named as the official partner for the fourth and fifth season of the high-profile Indian Premier League tournament. Volkswagen became the first German car manufacturer to become IPL’s official partner after BCCI and the Twenty20 league’s governing council had floated tenders for the ...  |
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