Can Aussies extend dominance in Boxing day Tests? Melbourne, Dec 22: A few years ago, Aussies were considered as champions in all formats of the game, claiming the No 1 spot. Currently into a transitional phase, Aussies were dismissed by a team ranked eighth, which lacked that killer instinct ...
Ashes 4th Test: Eng target mammoth lead With England resuming their first inning at 157/0 with a lead of 59, the side was bound to be looking at launching a huge total. But in just the fourth over of the day, Peter Siddle got the opening breakthrough for ...
Ashes 4th Test:Eng lead with no loss on Day 1 England rounded off the perfect Boxing Day in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in front of a record 90,000-strong crowd. Openers Andrew Strauss and Alistair Cook took their side to 157/0 at stumps, already with a ...
Will England grab the urn at Melbourne? On Dec 26, 2010, a possible crowd of 90,000 will be congregating at the Melbourne Cricket Ground for what promises to be a true spectacle. The fate of the Ashes hangs in the balance with two equally-matched sides going at each ...
Why is cricket played on "Boxing" Day? Part of Cricket's pageantry is the Boxing Day Test, which has been a long-observed tradition in Australia. In recent years, the practice of hosting a Test encounter during that special day has been mimicked by South Africa, the only other Test ...
Will Clarke turn skipper for rest of Ashes? Melbourne, Dec 20: Michael Clarke is likely to debut as Australian Test captain in the Boxing Day Test, if incumbent skipper Ricky Ponting's fractured finger doesn't heal in time. Australia has named an unchanged 12-man Ashes squad for the Boxing Day ...
Ponting leads Aussies into Boxing Day Melbourne: Australian captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan, after recovering from injury to lead the side at the MCG.Pakistan were missing the services of pace spearhead Umar Gul who was ...
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Rain forces Aussies to re-think bowling strategy Melbourne: The Men in Blue may have been handed a lifeline by the weather gods with Aussie coach Tim Nielsen saying that incessant rain for the last three days has decreased the possibility of the Aussies opting for an all-pace attack during the Boxing Day Test. ...
Rain forces early end to India's Test lead-up match Melbourne: India were denied another day of valuable match practice ahead of the opening Test against Australia after the final day of their tour match against Victoria was abandoned through rain here Saturday. ...