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Tait ready to end his self-imposed exile to help exhausted Lee
Fiery fast bowler Shaun Tait is ready to end his self-imposed exile from cricket and boost a struggling Australian bowling line up. ANI
Australian selectors retain Tait in contracted players list
Australias cricket selectors have retained South Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait in Cricket Australias 25-man contracted player list, which was released today. ANI
Mallya buys Misbah and Virat
The Bangalore team picked up Under 19 World Cup winning captain Virat Kohli in the second round of IPL auction held here today. The roping in of Shreevats Goswami and Pakistan superstars Misbah-ul-Haq and Abdul Razzak followed his inclusion. ANI
Lee may be rested during ODI tri-series to avoid burnout
Australia will look to rest pace bowler rett Lee during the one-day tri-series so that he does not get orn out. ANI
Pressure, media scrutiny could claim more players: Lee
Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee believes that the relentless pressure surrounding international cricket players to not only perform, but also to excel in their chosen skill, could claim further high-profile casualties. ANI
S. Australia coach says Tait will return to cricket
South Australias cricket coach Mark Sorell has predicted that injured and physically exhausted fast bowler Shaun Tait will return to cricket, but refused to say when. ANI
Ponting returns as captain for Twenty20 clash against India
Ricky Ponting will lead an Australian Twenty20 squad featuring a new-look bowling attack for Fridays clash with India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ANI
Shaun Tait quits cricket indefinitely
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has decided to quit playing cricket indefinitely, citing physical and emotional exhaustion. ANI
Levelling series against Australia would be great for Indian cricket: Laxman
Indian middle-order bat V V S Laxman is looking forward to the contest in Adelaide, and hopes to replicate his epic innings of 281 in Calcutta in 2001 and his 79-run vigil at the WACA Ground, both of which caused the Australian juggernaut to grind to a halt after 16 consecutive wins each. ANI
Hayden declares himself fit for Adelaide Test
Australian opener Matthew Hayden who has scored 307 runs at an average of 76.75 in the current series against India, has declared himself fit to confront India and crush the opposing sides determination to level the series in Adelaide. ANI
Oz didnt lose Perth Test, India won it: Peter Roebuck
It was not that Australia lost the third Test at Perth, but India won it because the selectors of the visiting side chose a stronger and better-balanced side, and both the newcomers, viz Virender Sehwag and Dinesh Karthik, made sterling contributions, said an article published in the Sydney Morning Herald. ANI
India takes substantial lead, after Aussies collapse
Team Indian scored 52 runs for the loss of one wicket on the second day of the third Test match against Australia at Perth. This took their lead to a solid 170 runs, with Virender Sehwag looking in good form with the bat. It was an all round performance by India that put them in the drivers seat. ANI
Aussies all out for 212, Kumble becomes first Indian bowler to take 600 wickets
Skipper Anil Kumble became first Indian bowler to claim 600 Test wickets when he took the scalp of Andrew Symonds, who was caught by Rahul Dravid at slip for 66. Later on he wrapped up the Australian first innings at 212 by claiming the wicket of Shaun Tait. ANI
India 297/6 at stumps on Day 1, Dravid misses century
Team India made 297 runs for the loss of six wickets against Australia at the end of first days play at Perth. ANI
Hayden ruled out of third Test, Rogers to make debut
Chris Rogers is all set to make his Test debut tomorrow at Perth after Matthew Hayden was ruled out with an hamstring injury. ANI
Hogg to invoke spirit of Edmund Hillary to come out clean
Australian leg spinner Bradd Hogg, in the controversy for allegedly abusing Indian skipper Anil Kumble and keeper MS Dhoni, will tonight invoke the spirit of dead explorer Sir Edmund Hillary in a bid to clear himself of a racial vilification charge against India. ANI
Shaun Tait likely to replace Hogg for Perth Test
Aussies are expected to select fast bowler Shaun Tait against Team India in the third Test at Perth, known to have a fast and hard wicket. The Test begins next Wednesday. ANI
Indian cricketers to go on the offensive on Oz player verbal abuse
Indias cricketers have decided to adopt a hardline approach to Australian sledging for the remainder of the series. ANI
Stuart Clark, the cricket worlds second best bowler
In 2005, Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark was a virtual nobody in international cricket circles, and two years on, he is the cricket worlds second best bowler. Then, he had not played a Test, but in the 12 Tests that he appeared in since, he has taken 58 wickets or an astonishing 4.9 wickets per match. ANI
Kumble fiver halts marauding Aussies in their tracks
Indian skipper Anil Kumble truly led from the front on Wednesday, the first day of the five-day Boxing Day Test being played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). ANI
Tait must play ahead of Hogg: Kasprowicz
Queensland fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has urged Australias selectors to opt for pacer Shaun Tait instead of spinner Brad Hogg for the Boxing Day Test. ANI
Tait expects his bowling action to be questioned
Speedster Shaun Tait has said he expects his bowling action to be questioned during the Australian cricket season. ANI
Kiwis question Taits bowling action
New Zealand has questioned the bowling action of Australian speedster Shaun Tait. ANI
Tait ready to give Indians some `chin music
Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait has vowed to give some chin music to Indias much vaunted batting line-up during the forthcoming four-match Test series between the two countries. ANI
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