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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Zaheer reduces India's deficit to 70 |
Zaheer Khan posted his second Test half-century as India's tail added a terrifically valuable 47 runs on the fourth morning in Bangalore.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| 'We expected the semi-defensive fields' - Dravid |
Rahul Dravid has said the strategic field placements Ricky Ponting used were not a surprise - the Australians had adopted a similar "semi-defensive" approach in 2004.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Footwork tweak helped Johnson |
Mitchell Johnson has said a change in foot direction helped him find the accuracy that led to his outstanding performance against India.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Lee opens up in style |
Matthew Hayden and Virender Sehwag are both openers who love to smash the ball. Their approaches to the crease, however, are remarkably different.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Warriors secure lead despite Lambert's five |
Grant Lambert's first five-wicket haul in first-class cricket was not enough to stop Western Australia securing a handy first-innings lead of 88.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Queensland collapse but hold upper hand |
Queensland were in big trouble at 6 for 20 in their second innings but importantly held an overall lead of 150 over Tasmania on the second day of an eventful match at the Gabba.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Harbhajan sparks India fightback |
Harbhajan Singh has a habit of irritating Australia, sometimes with the ball and sometimes with his confident talk. But after Mitchell Johnson's four strikes on the third day seemingly assured the visitors of a big first-innings lead, it was with the bat that Harbhajan provided Australia with a serious headache. They still had a 117-run advantage at stumps but Harbhajan's fighting 54 lit a spark that for two and a half days had been noticeably absent in the India camp.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Hussey warns of variable bounce |
The century-maker Michael Hussey has spent more time on the Chinnaswamy Stadium pitch than anyone in this match and he believes it will become increasingly difficult to conquer the tricky surface.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Reuters resumes tour coverage |
International news agency Reuters has resumed coverage of Australia's tour of India after the BCCI dropped contentious accreditation terms.
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10/12/2008 05:50 AM
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| Rub of the green for Hussey |
Hussey's had to wait for so long to make the Test team that he deserves his share of luck. He had hardly played a false shot during the majority of his innings, picking off singles with precision and waiting patiently for the boundary ball.
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