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Crikey! Australia Close On India Thrashing
Australia’s continued dominance of Cricket continued as they blasted their way through the first innings of their final test match against India in Adelaide.
With powder thrown all over their faces, the Aussies are now looking for a 4-0 series whitewash against the Indian’s, with whom they have Peter Siddle and Ricky Ponting to thank for their dominance. Australia decided to bat first as they won the toss, although their start didn’t go as planned as their first 3 batsman fell for a combined score of 41. But Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke came in and made the Indian team look like a bunch of school kids, with the former gaining a score of 221, with the latter scoring 210 (poor score from Clarke in comparison) before both being bowled out respectively. No one else got slightly close to the score of the two world class batsmen, but the Aussies declared on 604-7 to give the Indians a chance; but that was never to be as they were bowled all out on 272 with Peter Siddle gaining a five wicket haul. Sachin Tendulkar is still searching for his 100th test century as he was bowled by Siddle and caught by Ponting for 25, with the Indian team’s revival coming from Virat Kohli, who was playing in only his 8th test match and still managed to gain 116, his maiden test century. I think Sachin would’ve been very upset at Virat for switching the scoreboards at the end!
The Australians resumed play and are currently on 50-3 after 14 overs. Could this be the whitewash that Australia were looking for to scare the English once again? Bring on The Ashes again!
By Jason Barr
Bob Hawke Downs Pint at SCG Australia vs India Match
Good ol' Bob Hawke! This week the former Australian Prime Minister accepted a challenge from a cricket fan to down a pint while watching the second Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In the video filmed on a mobile phone, Bob is stopped by a fan as he is passing through the stands during the fourth and final day's play of the new year Test.
As he is offered the pint a voice is heard shouting, "One for the country, Robert!"
Without a second of hesitation Mr Hawke takes the drink and finishes it off in one go as fans cheer him on:
Mr Hawke is no stranger to boozy challenges; in his autobiography 'The Hawke Memoirs' he recalls setting a new world speed record by drinking two and half pints of beer in 11 seconds during his time at University College, Oxford in 1955.
The clip has left thousands of Aussies beaming with pride, like MattLewis who commented: "This is the single greatest thing I have seen all fucking year. I am so happy to be Australian right now!!!"
And 77Aussie who proclaimed: "Hail the great man! He was probably just in a hurry to get home so he could root the missus for the fifth time that day."
England spinner Graeme Swann has said that he would like to see one-day cricket scrapped because he believes too much cricket is being played, and that Twenty20 and Test cricket are the formats of the future.
‘I think one-day cricket will have to give at some point, hopefully for everyone,' Swann told BBC Sport. ‘I don't think that game should carry on for much longer.'
‘We do play too much cricket and if something had to give my choice would be 50-over cricket, or make it 40-over cricket or something,' Swann added before receiving no sympathy.
Swann also expressed dismay that the 2013 World Test Championships have been postponed until 2017, and has called the decision ‘short-sighted'.
‘This is frustrating because being English we rate Test cricket above and beyond anything else, and certainly the Champion's trophy,'
His calls are likely to fall on deaf ears, as the ICC will be reluctant to give up the income one-day provides, and possibly because nobody believes that cricket is as exhausting as Swann thinks it is.
By Peter Simpson
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Shane Warne Confirms Comeback
Shane Warne has confirmed that he will play for Melbourne Stars in the inaugural Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia, which kicks off in December.
Warne retired from all forms of cricket only six months ago, following his stint in the Indian Premier League; but now the formerly roly-poly spinner has announced that he is fit and raring to go: ‘I'm fitter than I have ever been. I had a few offers but the MCG has been my backyard for 20 years.... It's got nothing to do with money. If it had something to do with money and me coming out to play cricket, I'd still be playing in the IPL. This is something that I'm passionate about.'
Warne's return, at 42 years of age, after a short retirement is another example of a great sportsman just not being able to give it up. Perhaps the pull of the game he loves was too much for him; or - as many of us suspect - Liz Hurley is an absolute nightmare to live with.
Australia’s continued dominance of Cricket continued as they blasted their way through the first innings of their final test match against India in Adelaide.
With powder thrown all over their faces, the Aussies are no
Good ol' Bob Hawke! This week the former Australian Prime Minister accepted a challenge from a cricket fan to down a pint while watching the second Test between Australia and India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
In the vide
England spinner Graeme Swann has said that he would like to see one-day cricket scrapped because he believes too much cricket is being played, and that Twenty20 and Test cricket are the formats of the future.
‘I think on
Shane Warne has confirmed that he will play for Melbourne Stars in the inaugural Twenty20 Big Bash League in Australia, which kicks off in December.
Warne retired from all forms of cricket only six months ago, following hi
Well that was a letdown! After a summer of everyone building up the clash between England and India as the battle for global supremacy, the Indian facade was destroyed much like the scene in the Wizard of Oz when the infam
Whatever happens for the rest of this second test, the defining moment that will almost certainly be remembered for years to come occurred just before tea on the third day. And in a match where Stuart Broad became the 12
