Corey Anderson Cricket Match Ind Vs NZ

A Glorious Cricket Sunday for One Day Internationals and T20 Games

 January 19, 2014   R K Gupta

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Cricket lovers couldn’t have asked for a better Sunday than January 19, 2014, which brought a plethora of interesting matches in shorter formats of game. First up was a day/night game, played at MCG between Australian and English women of the ongoing Women’s Ashes Series. The second game was the first ODI day/night game between […]

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England facing another 5-0 whitewash in forgettable tour

 January 19, 2014   John Welsh

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England must just wish their winter tour to Australia could just end at this moment after yet another defeat in the latest ODI match in Sydney. The host have now claimed an unassailable 3-0 win in the series after defeating the tourists by seven wickets and it seems that the England players are destined to […]

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James Faulkner and Clint McKay of Australia Cricket celebrate victory

Exuberant James Faulkner Scintillates in the Heart-Stopper at Brisbane

 January 18, 2014   R K Gupta

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England held an upper hand over Australia nearly till the very end of a heart-stopping second ODI at the Gabba on Friday. When Australia lost Mitchell Johnson in the 44th over, with the score reading 244/9, it was England’s game for taking. With just a single wicket in hand Australia still required 57 runs in […]

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Another Ashes Campaign Begins in Australia

 January 11, 2014   R K Gupta

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When England arrived in Australia, nearly two months ago, the critics and knowledge pundits alike, put their money on England as favorites to retain the urn full of Ashes. Cricket specialists, who sided with critics, included Ian Chappell, Geoffrey Boycott and others. These guys were circumspect about the ability of the Australian cricketers to put […]

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Mitchell Johnson Ashes series

A Sad Saga of Shameless Surrender at Sydney

 January 6, 2014   R K Gupta

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When Alastair Cook went for the toss at the Gabba on the morning of November 21, 2013, he would never have imagined the kind of Australian domination that his team would face subsequently. After the third test at Perth, when a 5-0 whitewash could have possibly been avoided, the English side buckled further, rather than […]

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Inquests guaranteed in England camp after Australia whitewash

 January 5, 2014   John Welsh

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On the third day of the Fifth Test between Australia and England, it was expected that the tourists would summon one final effort to draw some fleeting pride from perhaps the most embarrassing Ashes series from an English perspective. Dismissing the host for 276 offered some hope but another pitiful display with the bat, in […]

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England Bungles to Lend Australia Further Advantage in the Ashes Series

 December 29, 2013   R K Gupta

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On the first two days of the fourth test at MCG, England came close to salvaging some prestige after the series loss. On the third day, however, the English batting fell like a pack of cards, when they lost their last five batsmen in the second innings to some rejuvenated bowling by Nathan Lyon and […]

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Nathan Lyon of Australia picked up his 100th Test wicket

England lose Fourth Test from a winning position

 December 29, 2013   John Welsh

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England managed to rescue defeat from the jaws of victory when losing the Fourth Test match in Melbourne to offer the distinct possibility of a 5-0 whitewash for Australia in the current Ashes series. After a second day in which the Aussies had been reduced to 164-9 at close of play, even the most ardent […]

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Australia's team celebrates after dismissing James Anderson of England to claim a 3-0 series win

Prospect of 5-0 whitewash looms for England after Third Test defeat

 December 18, 2013   John Welsh

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In what was expected to be a closely fought Ashes cricket series between Australia and England, it is now just case of the tourists avoiding a 5-0 whitewash after losing the first three tests ‘down under’ without really offering much resistance. Already, recriminations have begun in the English press but drastic action may not yet […]

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Australians Extract Their Revenge at Perth, Win the Ashes Back

 December 17, 2013   R K Gupta

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It was merely an extension of their fine performances in the first two tests at Brisbane and Adelaide that culminated in the series win for Australia. Now they are on the verge of handing England a complete whitewash with the next test commencing on the Boxing Day at the MCG and the final one on […]

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