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Dismal England losing their grip on Ashes

 December 9, 2013   John Welsh

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Yet another poor display by the England cricketers in Adelaide has cast into doubt their ability to retain the Ashes at the end of the current series against Australia. Having lost the first two tests, Alastair Cook must somehow rally the England players into believing that they can regain some momentum for the third test […]

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England Get Thrashed in the First Ashes Test

 November 28, 2013   R K Gupta

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Contrary to all expectations, the Australians dictated terms in the just concluded first Ashes test at the Gabba. England were handed a 381-run defeat with a day to spare. There is no pleasure in being held in continuous media focus on the negative points for long. But the Australians have endured the bad phase with […]

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England must regain initiative following Jonathan Trott departure

 November 26, 2013   John Welsh

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A batting collapse by England in the first innings, unsavoury comments both on and off the field, and the sad departure from Australia of batsman Jonathan Trott with a stress related illness – and that is just the First Test match. Whatever next is the question many people will be asking for the remainder of […]

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George Bailey to Test Debut at Gabba Just as Everyone Thought

 November 19, 2013   R K Gupta

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No one was surprised, when George Bailey’s name was included in the 12-men Australian squad, officially announced on November 12, 2013. Well, 31 years is not exactly a young age for anyone making a test debut but Bailey has lately been having a great time with his bat in limited versions of the game and […]

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Australians Go for a Roller Coaster Ride in India

 October 30, 2013   R K Gupta

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The touring Australian cricketers are already nearing the end of their India tour and despite a couple of upsets; their visit has been highly satisfactory. With such an impressive performance, they have already proved Ian Chappell and Geoffrey Boycott completely wrong. This was also the theme of this author’s earlier article, published on these pages, […]

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An Unusual Cricketer Called George Bailey

 October 28, 2013   R K Gupta

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The captain of the currently touring Australian cricket team in India, George Bailey, has a unique side to his cricketing abilities. He was named as a member of the Australian ODI team in March 2010 after his highly successful stint as Tasmania’s captain. But Bailey sat on the bench and didn’t play a single match. […]

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Australian Cricketers Want to Prove a Point on Their India Tour

 October 9, 2013   R K Gupta

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The Aussies landed in India last week for a short tour, just before the Ashes cricket series back home. It is the first time in years that the team could not be regarded as an experienced side. Speaking in a press conference at Mumbai, Captain George Bailey and Coach Steve Rixon narrated some positive aspects […]

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Ashes series in Australia should be a closer affair

 September 3, 2013   John Welsh

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Now that the dust has settled following the controversial ending to the recent Ashes series, it may be time to reflect on the team selection and potential outcomes for the forthcoming series starting in November between Australia and England. When the umpires declared that the light was sufficiently poor to prevent the last four overs […]

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