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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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| Symonds' absence will take gloss off the tour - Kirsten |
Gary Kirsten, India's coach, has said Andrew Symonds' possible absence from the tour of India, which begins in October, could take the gloss off the series.
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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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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 12:14 PM
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| England ease to series victory |
England took an unassailable 3-0 lead against India with an eight-wicket victory in a rain-hit clash in Taunton, their 11th win in 14 games - the other three producing no result. Large chunks were cut out of the day, in the end reducing England's task to 99 off 21 overs and they cruised home with 26 balls to spare.
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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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| Utpal Chatterjee appointed as Bengal coach |
Utpal Chatterjee, the former India left-arm spinner, has been appointed as Bengal's coach for the upcoming season
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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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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 12:14 PM
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| BCCI reprimands Kirsten for captaincy comments |
The BCCI has reprimanded Gary Kirsten, India's coach, for his comments to the media, in which he stated Mahendra Singh Dhoni was ready for Test captaincy.
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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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| Sehwag to lead Delhi in Nissar Trophy |
Virender Sehwag will lead a strong Delhi squad for their clash against Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited in the third edition of the Mohammad Nissar Trophy, starting September 15.
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09/05/2008 12:14 PM
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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 12:14 PM
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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 12:14 PM
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| Top order needs to click - Goswami |
Jhulan Goswami, the Indian women's vice-captain, has said top-order collapses led to India's overwhelming defeats in the first two one-dayers against England. However she was upbeat about the side's chances of turning around the 2-0 scoreline to win the five-match series.
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