Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

February 2011

Earthquake makes motivated Kiwis more dangerous: Border

Former Australian captain Allan Border feels New Zealand would be more dangerous than usual in the World Cup match against Australia as the Black ...

More From February 2011

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Yuvraj injured ahead of England clash

Indian batsman Yuvraj Singh injured his hand during nets on Thursday, raising concerns about his fitness for their World ...
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Stumped ICC sorry after South Africa anthem cut short

Organisers apologised to the South African team for a technical snag that led to an abrupt end to their ...
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Preview: Bangladesh v Ireland, Match 9

Ireland has a good batting line-up with the likes of Ed Joyce and Niall O'Brian in form. [© ...
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Trans-Tasman rivals to meet in emotional clash

Trans-Tasman rivals meet in a World Cup clash on Friday, overshadowed by the devastating Christchurch earthquake [© AFP] ...
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Bangladesh gun for WC revenge against Ireland

Ireland have trained hard over the last few months to adjust to the unfamiliar conditions of the sub-continent ...
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Getting to the World Cup on time, Dhaka style

Traffic in Dhaka in 2009 was at a standstill for an average of 7.5 hours a day, according to ...
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Afridi demands more from Pakistan

Pakistan defeated Kenya by 205 runs [© AFP] Kenya's Elijah Otieno (2nd right) and Shem Ngoche congratulate Pakistan ...
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World Cup ticket fury as police baton-charge fans

Huge crowds swarmed to buy tickets in Bangalore on Thursday [© AFP] Cricket fans jostle to maintain their ...
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Coach Baptiste urges Kenya to refocus

Kenyan coach Eldine Baptiste says his players urgently need an injection of self belief [© AFP] Kenya's Thomas ...

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Australia

Australia missed an opportunity to test David Warner’s leadership skills by making Ricky Ponting as stand-in captain in place of the injured Michael Clarke. @Getty Images

If a debutant could lead Australia, why not the relatively more experienced Warner?

Things have been on an upswing for Australian ...
Andrew Symonds said he retires with regret that he will not be able to fulfill his final year of the IPL with the Mumbai Indians © Getty Images

Andrew Symonds quits all forms of professional cricket

Former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, one of the ...
Ricky Ponting will briefly regain the captaincy from the injured Michael Clarke © Getty Images

Ponting to captain in Clarke’s absence

Australia's selectors have turned to the former captain ...
Gautham Gambhir

Ice-cool Dhoni downs Australia

A supremely calm MS Dhoni guided India to ...
Clarke

Clarke shrugs off warm-up defeat

Australia are not worried about losing both of ...
GREAT EXPECTATIONS

Great expectations

Misbah ul Haq (Pakistan) Misbah ul Haq ...
ponting

Ponting’s head in a spin as Aussies hit double trouble

Bangalore: Captain Ricky Ponting will have woken ...
michaelclarke

Warm-up games don’t count much: Clarke

Bangalore: Despite suffering their second successive loss in ...
tgrftr

Is the Captaincy Running Out on Ricky Ponting?

Five series losses. Two Ashes in England, the loss ...