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Shane Warne wants Stephen Fleming to coach Australia; shares first draft suggesting changes

Former Australian cricketer Shane Warne on Wednesday shared the first draft of the document he promised to suggests changes in the Australian cricket, and said if nothing is done now, it will resort to where it was 30 years ago.

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Michael Hussey may have ended amongst Test cricket’s highest run-getters had he made his debut at 25

The Australian summer has been a season of ending with Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey walking into sunset. While Ponting retired as one of the legends of the game, Hussey too leaves behind a rich legacy. Coming into Test cricket after the age of 30, Hussey has done exceedingly well, and his numbers make a compelling read.

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Matthew Hayden rates James Anderson as ‘B-grade bowler’

Former Australian cricketer Matthew Hayden on Thursday slammed England pacer James Anderson, calling him a B-grade bowler that got his arse whipped by Australia".

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James Anderson admits physically attacking ‘arrogant’ Michael Clarke

England pacer James Anderson revealed in his autobiography Jimmy My Story of how egged on by Australian batsman Damien Martyn he attacked Michael Clarke with a batsman s pad in the dressing room after the Adelaide Ashes Test match in the 2006-07 series.

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Brad Hodge – one of the most unlucky cricketers in the game

Brad Hodge – T20 cricket’s highest run-getter - is one of the unluckiest crickets in modern times. The Australian, who scored 48 not out off 21 balls to mastermind Rajasthan Royal’s sensational win over Deccan Chargers on Monday, saw years of consistency and heaps of runs in domestic cricket yielding just six Australian Test caps.

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Cricketing Rifts 16: India’s problems with Steve Bucknor & Mike Denness

The Dhoni-Sehwag rift may have been true or blown out of proportion by the media. However, far from being unique, discords such as this have been commonplace in the history of the game. In this series, Arunabha Sengupta looks at some of the most famous feuds of cricket. In this episode he looks at the last two decades when Umpires and Match Referees stopped officiating and got into the game.

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Geoff Lawson says Australia batting line-up still not strong enough

By CricketCountry Staff

 

Former cricketer Geoff Lawson on Monday opined that Australia’s batting strength still looks bleak when compared with their sides of the 1990s.

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