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Don’t want to repeat mistakes of ‘monkeygate’: Clarke

One of the central figures of the 2008 monkeygate scandal involving Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds, Australian captain Michael Clarke now wishes he had not made the mistakes which aggravated tensions between his side and the visiting Indians.

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Stuart Clark quits international and state cricket, to focus on T20

Australian seamer and former Test player Stuart Clark announced his retirement from international and state cricket on Wednesday. The 35-year-old will instead focus on his new role as general manager of the Sydney Sixers in a new eight-team, city-based Twenty20 domestic competition starting this summer.

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Cricket ‘with attitude’ for LA gang team

Squinting into bright sun at the famous Sydney Cricket Ground, American bowler Theo Hayes plucks a blade of grass and pops it into his mouth with a grin. He's a long way from the Los Angeles badlands of Compton, where gang violence, drugs and shootings.

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Australia pull off thrilling win after record run chase

Australia conjured up their biggest ever successful run chase to beat England by two wickets in a thrilling sixth one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday.

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England bat first against Australia in Sydney one-dayer

England won the toss and chose to bat against Australia in the sixth one-day international at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. Australia already have an unbeatable 4-1 lead in the seven-match series. Both sides were forced to make changes for the match, with England recalling spinner Michael Yardy to replace injured paceman Ajmal Shazad, who has been sent home with a hamstring strain.

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Australia call up Callum Ferguson for sixth one-dayer

Australia called up South Australian batsman Callum Ferguson on Tuesday for the sixth one-day international against England in Sydney after World Cup hopeful Shaun Marsh was ruled out with a hamstring injury.

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