‘Would like to bat as high as possible’ – Travis Head
January 26th, 2017 | by
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Travis Head, who hit his maiden ODI century against Pakistan in the fifth ODI in Adelaide after being pushed up to open, hopes to get more chances at the top of the order. “As a batter I would love to bat as high as I...
Warner ton sets up series win for Australia
January 22nd, 2017 | by
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Australia 6 for 353 (Warner 130, Maxwell 78, Head 51, Hasan 5-52) beat Pakistan 267 (Sharjeel 74, Hazlewood 3-54, Zampa 3-55) by 86 runs A David Warner hundred. A catalogue of Pakistan fielding errors. A big win for Australia. It...
Australia cruise to victory on Smith ton
January 19th, 2017 | by
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Australia 3 for 265 (Smith 108*, Handscomb 82) beat Pakistan 7 for 263 (Azam 84, Sharjeel 50, Hazlewood 3-32) by 7 wickets “We’ve traditionally chased pretty well here at the WACA,” Steven Smith said after...
Panesar to mentor Australia’s spinners ahead of India tour
January 17th, 2017 | by
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Monty Panesar has been recruited by Cricket Australia as a spin-bowling consultant for their tour of India next month, after spending his winter as a club cricketer in Sydney. Panesar, 34, played an integral role in...
Swepson joins spin quartet for India
January 16th, 2017 | by
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Uncapped legspinner Mitchell Swepson is one of four specialist slow bowlers chosen in Australia’s Test squad for the arduous tour of India in February and March, as the visitors seek to end a wretched recent record in Asian...
Pakistan end 12-year win drought in Australia
January 16th, 2017 | by
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Pakistan 4 for 221 (Hafeez 72, Malik 42*) beat Australia 220 (Smith 60, Amir 3-47) by six wickets Not since the days of a young Wasim Akram and a befuddled Allan Border had Pakistan beaten Australia at the MCG, in a match played...
Wade, Faulkner complete Australia’s turnaround win
January 16th, 2017 | by
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Australia 9 for 268 (Wade 100*, Maxwell 60, Hasan Ali 3-65) beat Pakistan 176 (Faulkner 4-32, Cummins 3-33) by 92 runs Matthew Wade performed a commendable salvage operation for Australia to put up a total that proved well beyond...
Australia bat, Lynn and Stanlake debut
January 13th, 2017 | by
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Toss: Australia chose to bat v Pakistan Australia’s captain Steven Smith has chosen to bat first against Pakistan in the first ODI at the Gabba. The hosts have two debutants in Chris Lynn and Billy Stanlake, while Travis...
Sarfraz Ahmed set to fly back home
January 11th, 2017 | by
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Pakistan vice-captain and wicketkeeper Sarfraz Ahmed is likely to return home after his mother was admitted to the Intense Care Unit (ICU) in Karachi, the team manager told ESPNcricinfo. Sarfraz was rested from the...
Junaid recalled as Irfan flies home after mother’s death
January 10th, 2017 | by
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Mohammad Irfan is set to leave the Pakistan ODI squad in Australia and fly back home following the death of his mother, a PCB spokesman has said. Irfan, 34, has not played for Pakistan since September last year, when he picked up...
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