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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Disciplinary issues won't affect Symonds' selection |
Andrew Symonds' future with the Australian team will be decided once he makes himself available for selection, and the decision will be based purely on cricketing grounds, Jamie Cox, one of Australia's selectors, said in Bangalore .
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Australia A spin towards follow-on |
The Australia A batsmen undid all the good work of their bowlers as they crumbled to 113 for 8 against India A, still 22 runs short of avoiding the follow-on by the end of the second day at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Hayden still in ODI frame - Nielsen |
Matthew Hayden will not be pressured out of one-day cricket before he is ready despite Australia's coach Tim Nielsen tipping Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson as the openers most likely to lead Australia's next World Cup defence.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Lee set to return for India tour |
Brett Lee has declared himself ready to tour India after taking time away from the game to deal with his the break-up of his marriage, although he did contemplate skipping the trip.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Walters calls for Symonds to clean up his act |
Doug Walters says Andrew Symonds has become a "bit of a liability" but Dean Jones, another former Australia Test batsman, believes the treatment of the allrounder has been "disgraceful".
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Kaif and Kohli steady India after McGain strikes |
On a truncated opening day's play Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli made amends for the surprisingly ordinary top-order batting display to propel India A to 180 for 4 in 60 overs at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore. Legspinner Bryce McGain exploited the below-par performance to pick up three wickets with his accuracy.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| 'It's just not happening for us' - Ashraful |
After being shot out for 74 in the first ODI, Bangladesh's batsmen were given a chance to make amends in the second when Mohammad Ashraful opted to bat first. Instead, it was yet another failure for the visitors - they were skittled for 117 - and their captain said his side weren't performing to potential.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Australia add a second India warm-up game |
Australia will have an extra warm-up match in India ahead of October's Test series, with a two-day game in Jaipur now pencilled in for September 27 to 28. The original schedule allowed for only one tour match before the first Test in Bangalore, which starts on October 9.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Marsh makes his own mark |
Shaun Marsh's first two one-day internationals at home could hardly have gone any better. Having made a success of his debut ODI series in the West Indies this year, Marsh has continued his excellent form with a pair of half-centuries in Darwin but he knows he is no certainty to retain his place when Matthew Hayden returns from injury.
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09/05/2008 12:12 AM
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| Greg Chappell accepts Australian Academy post |
Greg Chappell's coaching career has followed a familiar path to his playing days after he agreed to join the Centre of Excellence in Brisbane as the head coach.
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