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December 2010 - Australia

Cricket Betting: Hauritz in the wilderness?

Hauritz has turned his back on Australia

Nathan Hauritz has apparently turned his back on his country and more or less signalled the end of his international career. But such self-imposed exile is pretty rare in the cricket world. Andrew Hughes tells us more

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Andrew Hughes

Dec 24 2010

Ashes Diary: Why Smith should be fired

Steve Smith is struggling

Ed Hawkins argues that The Apprentice is similar to this Ashes series and that Steve Smith should have been given his marching orders by now...

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Ed Hawkins

Dec 22 2010

Next Australian Test Cricket Captain: Clarke isn't the man for the job

Michael Clarke may lack the mental strength and ruthlesness to perform one of the toughest jobs in sport

Ricky Ponting will see out the rest of the Ashes Series as captain and rightly so but sooner or later he will have to be replaced. Who's the best man for the job, asks James...

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Jamie "The Pacman" Pacheco

Dec 21 2010

Ashes Betting: How Hussey never lost faith

Don't call me Mr Cricket (even though I'm the man when it comes to cricket).

Frank Gregan tells us why he watched Mike Hussey's interview at the end of day one of the 2nd Test three times and how the left-hander seemed to know something the rest of the watching...

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Frank Gregan

Dec 20 2010

Ashes Betting: Far more problems than likely solutions in the Australian camp

Is this some odd ritual involving handing over the Australian captaincy?

The form of some of their so-called key players and the injury to Simon Katich have been a big part of Australia's downfall but their problems go far deeper, says Paul Moon....

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Paul Moon

Dec 10 2010

Ashes Diary: Michael who?

I'll have a nice, cold one please. The English batsmen will be looking forward to getting stuck into Beer again

As the Australian selectors go in search of a hero to turn around their Ashes fortunes, they've come up with a few unlikely candidates. None of whom are likely to give England sleepless nights.......

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James Masters

Dec 10 2010