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North sees Western Australia home (30 December 11:32) |
| Marcus North led from the front to guide Western Australia to a five-wicket win over New South Wales in their Twenty20 Big Bash encounter in Sydney. |
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'Rebuilding will take a while' - Ponting (30 December 11:32) |
| Ricky Ponting is resigned to a rebuilding period that could last years after Australia lost their first home Test series for 16 seasons. South Africa will overtake Australia to become the No... |
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An empire in disarray (30 December 11:32) |
| Australian cricket's fortress hasn't just cracked - that has been happening for the past 12 months - it has now officially imploded. The foundations began to shake during last summer's home ... |
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'South African cricket's greatest year' - Smith (30 December 11:32) |
| Graeme Smith has hailed a shift in the power-balance in world cricket after what he described as the greatest year in the South African team's history. Smith entered the tour calm and compos... |
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Record years and stress fractures (30 December 11:32) |
| Plays of the day for day five of the second Test between Australia and South Africa. |
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Selectors expect Hayden to play on (30 December 11:32) |
| Matthew Hayden will not use the Sydney Test as a farewell and he remains in Australia's plans for 2009, according to the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch. Hayden has held onto his spot ... |
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Smith leads South Africa to drought-breaking success (30 December 11:32) |
| Graeme Smith's cool 75 set up South Africa's first series win in Australia as they eased to a nine-wicket victory that destroyed the hosts' world-beating reputation. |
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Watson faces six months out with back injury (30 December 11:32) |
| Shane Watson could be out of international cricket for up to six months after being diagnosed with stress fractures in his back, while Andrew Symonds and Brett Lee also face significant inju... |
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New code to include out-of-competition testing (30 December 01:46) |
| International cricketers can be called upon to be available for out-of-competition tests under the the ICC's new anti-doping code, which comes into effect from January 1. |
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Injuries and form worry Australia (30 December 01:46) |
| By the close of play South Africa were in sight of a historic series win and Ricky Ponting was left wondering what could be done to stem the bleeding. |
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Heads and tales (30 December 01:46) |
| Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day four of the second Test between Australia and South Africa in Melbourne. |
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Steyn stars as South Africa close on historic victory (30 December 01:46) |
| South Africa need another 153 runs to overturn two decades of Australian dominance at home after Dale Steyn continued his heroics by earning 10 wickets for the game. |
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Bushrangers ride on Hussey heroics (30 December 01:46) |
| David Hussey's 47-ball century put Victoria on track in their Twenty20 title defence as they beat Tasmania by 35 runs. |
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Hussey's moments of glory and shame (30 December 01:46) |
| Plays of the day for day three of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the MCG. |
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Foot injury to keep Lee out for a month (30 December 01:46) |
| Brett Lee's troublesome left foot has prevented him from trying to justify his importance to Australia's team on the third day in Melbourne. |
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Brilliant Duminy caps stunning revival with 166 (30 December 01:46) |
| JP Duminy's outstanding 166 ensured South Africa ended the third day of the second Test with a 61-run advantage. |
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Krejza eyes quick comeback (30 December 01:46) |
| The offspinner Jason Krejza has vowed to regain his Test spot despite his sudden axing following the defeat to South Africa in Perth. |
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'Their tailenders have good techniques' - Arthur (27 December 03:44) |
| Wagging tails are a good sign for dog owners but not for bowling sides. There are few things more frustrating for a fielding captain than failing to rattle through the lower order after the ... |
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Siddle sparks dominant Australia's resurgence (27 December 03:44) |
| Peter Siddle's three wickets in front of his home crowd drove Australia to an impressive position as South Africa finished day two at 7 for 198, 196 behind the hosts. |
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Plays of the third umpire's day (27 December 11:38) |
| Plays of the day for day two of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the MCG. |
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Smith stands firm as Australia keep striking (27 December 11:38) |
| Graeme Smith lifted South Africa from a poor start before Australia hit back strongly by reducing the tourists to 3 for 102 at tea. |
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Steyn's five wickets dismiss Australia for 394 (27 December 07:38) |
| Dale Steyn breathed some fire to hurt the Australian tail but Michael Clarke was able to drag the team towards a satisfying first-innings total of 394. |
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Bvute banned from entering Australia (27 December 03:38) |
| Ozias Bvute, the controversial managing director of Zimbabwe Cricket, has been banned from entering Australia as the government there published a new list of individuals it claims are associ... |
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Hughes leads NSW to thrilling win (26 December 09:44) |
| Phillip Hughes piloted New South Wales to a tense victory, with two balls remaining, over Queensland at the Gabba in the first match of the Twenty20 Big Bash. |
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We did well to keep them under 300 - Ntini (26 December 03:34) |
| As Hayden trudged off the MCG, his favourite venue, it seemed increasingly likely that his days at the top of the order were running out, despite his declaration during the week that he had ... |
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South Africa fight back after Ponting century (26 December 01:38) |
| Ricky Ponting stepped up in his bid to level the series with a century, but South Africa maintained the momentum that was gained over the past week, reducing the hosts to 6 for 280 at stumps... |
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Ponting takes responsibility with timely century (26 December 11:38) |
| Ricky Ponting has taken the blame for Australia's disappointing year, but he aimed to take them out on a high with 101 as they posted 4 for 184 at tea. |
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Australia v South Africa, 2nd Test, Melbourne (26 December 07:36) |
| Cricinfo's match home for the second Test between Australia and South Africa in Melbourne. |
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Katich and Ponting combine to lift Australia (26 December 07:36) |
| Simon Katich stabilised Australia with a solid half-century following the early loss of Matthew Hayden and lifted the side to a useful 1 for 89 against South Africa at lunch. |
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Australia's batsmen given first chance after Ponting wins toss (26 December 05:40) |
| Ricky Ponting's batsmen had an early opportunity to atone for the stunning defeat in Perth after the captain won the toss in Melbourne for the biggest day of the Australian summer. |
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Ponting seeks happy end to tough year (25 December 09:38) |
| At the end of Ricky Ponting's toughest year in charge of the Australian team he is facing one of the Test matches that could define his captaincy. A loss to South Africa in Melbourne would c... |
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Chingoka ban causes ICC more headaches (24 December 05:38) |
| The ICC faces having to reschedule its next executive board meeting, which is due to be held in Perth at the end of January, after Zimbabwe Cricket chairman Peter Chingoka was included in a ... |
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Settled South Africa gain self-belief (24 December 11:40) |
| If success breeds success then South Africa must be a sure thing for the Boxing Day Test after their outstanding triumph in Perth left them brimming with confidence. Alas, sport is not that ... |
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Hayden to assess future at end of series (24 December 11:40) |
| Matthew Hayden has insisted he is not thinking about retirement yet but he will consider his future at the end of Australia's Test series against South Africa. Hayden, 37, had been keen to p... |
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Clark not rushing his return (24 December 09:36) |
| Stuart Clark, who had successful surgery on his right elbow last week, has said he will not rush himself back into action for Australia's tour to South Africa if it puts his career at risk. |
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Symonds struggles with knee injury (24 December 05:38) |
| Andrew Symonds is battling a knee injury ahead of the Boxing Day Test and Australia's captain Ricky Ponting is unsure if Symonds will be able to play. |
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Unbeaten Hughes sees NSW home (23 December 05:40) |
| Phillip Hughes' impressive season continued as he led New South Wales to victory in a difficult chase during a rain-affected match. |
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Voges commits to Nottinghamshire (23 December 02:02) |
| Adam Voges, the Western Australia batsman, has agreed to re-join Nottinghamshire as the club's overseas player for next season. |
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Nielsen wins two-year contract extension (23 December 09:38) |
| There might be doubts over a number of spots in the Australian set-up, but the coach Tim Nielsen is not one of them after having his contract extended by two years. |
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End the spin uncertainty (23 December 05:40) |
| Australia's rotation of their spinners, which continued on Monday with Nathan Hauritz replacing Jason Krejza, must be stopped, according to a group of former Test slow bowlers. |
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Lee and Hayden not washed up (23 December 05:40) |
| Australia's selectors hope Brett Lee and Matthew Hayden will continue to be part of their plans for the Ashes despite both men spluttering since the tour of India. |
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Hilfenhaus in for MCG as Krejza dropped (22 December 01:28) |
| Ben Hilfenhaus has been called to provide Australia with another bowling option for the second Test on Boxing Day as they attempt to recover from the demoralising defeat to South Africa in P... |
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Haddin backs Lee to hit his straps (22 December 01:28) |
| In less than a month Brad Haddin has gone from a man under fire to owning one of the safest spots in Australia's Test side. Several of his team-mates do not have the same security and Austra... |
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Debutant Duminy lives the dream (22 December 09:40) |
| Test debuts don't come much more rewarding than the one JP Duminy experienced in Perth. He struck the winning runs in the second-highest chase of all time and with the same cover-driven thre... |
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Ponting ponders Hilfenhaus or Bollinger for Melbourne (21 December 07:40) |
| Australia's inability to defend 414 in Perth has left Ricky Ponting
considering bowling changes for next week's Boxing Day Test in
Melbourne. |
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Australia's aura fades away (21 December 05:42) |
| Australia's aura is fading by the day, and they face an uphill battle to avoid a home-series defeat to South Africa. |
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Lee way for South Africa (21 December 03:40) |
| Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fifth day of the first Test between Australia and South Africa in Perth . |
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de Villiers exorcises demons with record-breaking chase (21 December 03:40) |
| AB de Villiers erased a lingering hoodoo for South Africa as they sealed their most satisfying win with a record-breaking chase of 4 for 414. |
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Bollinger stars with six in NSW success (21 December 03:40) |
| Doug Bollinger took six wickets to push New South Wales to a 75-run victory over South Australia and he hopes the performance might earn him a spot in the Boxing Day Test. |
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de Villiers and Kallis keep South African hopes alive (21 December 11:38) |
| South Africa remained on track for the second-biggest run-chase in history as AB de Villiers and Jacques Kallis posted brave half-centuries and the target was reduced to 92 at lunch. |
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