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`Fit-again` Nadal hopes schedule change will bring success
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Jan.2 (ANI): Fourteen-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal believes a change to his long-standing fixture would surely lead to success in the first major of the season-Australian Open.
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Hilton Cartwright set to make debut in Sydney Test
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Jan.2 (ANI): Australian all-rounder Hilton Cartwright is all set make his debut in the third and the final dead-rubber Test of the three-match series against Pakistan beginning Tuesday at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
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Ponting named Australia's assistant coach for Lanka series
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Jan.1 (ANI): Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has been named as an interim assistant coach of the national team for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka to be held in February.
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Irfan looks to target `in-form` Smith in Aussies ODI series
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], Dec.31 (ANI): Looking forward to playing on the bouncy pitches of Australia, world's tallest bowler Mohammad Irfan of Pakistan has revealed that he is aiming to target in-form Australian skipper Steve Smith in the five-match ODI series between two sides beginning Jan
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Azhar Ali achieves career-best sixth spot in ICC Test rankings
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Dec.31 (ANI): Pakistan opener Azhar Ali has moved up ten places to his career-best sixth spot in the latest ICC Player Rankings for Test Batsmen even as top-ranked Australian skipper Steve Smith has finished the year-end rankings with a personal best in terms of rating points.
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Struggling Nathan Lyon not certain for Sydney Test
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec. 29 (ANI): Australian skipper Steve Smith, who is seemingly disappointed with Nathan Lyon's performance in the ongoing Melbourne Test against Pakistan, has insisted that the off-spinner is not certain to be included in the Sydney Test.
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Jason Gillespie named as Australian Twenty20 assistant coach
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Sydney [Australia], Dec.29 (ANI): Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie has been named as assistant coach for Australia's Twenty20 campaign against Sri Lanka in February.
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Cricket fan spends over four dollars in campaign to get rid of Cricket Aus
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec.29 (ANI): A fan of Australian cricket who goes by the name of Terry, has put up small stickers across the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in a bid to get the concerned authorities to sack or remove James Sutherland as CEO of Cricket Australia.
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Murray heads to Abu Dhabi to prepare for Australian Open
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
London [United Kingdom], Dec.29 (ANI): Having ended up as runner-up at the Australian Open on five occasions, World No.1 Andy Murray has decided to head for Abu Dhabi to prepare for a sixth title shot at the Australian Open to be played at the Melbourne Park next month.
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Aussies will look to make Kohli `angry` in India Test series: Smith
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian captain Steve Smith has revealed that his side will look to target Indian skipper Virat Kohli and try to make him `a little bit angry` in order to be on a winning side during next year's four-match Test series between the two teams.
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Warner unfazed by Test form slump
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Dec. 25 (ANI): Explosive Australian opener David Warner, who has been suffering from a poor run in Test cricket, has expressed confidence that his form in the longest format of the game will soon return.
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Australia name unchanged XI for Boxing Day Test
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Melbourne [Australia], Dec. 25 (ANI): Australian skipper Steve Smith has named an unchanged playing XI for the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), thus paying way for another opportunity for Nic Maddinson.
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