Oz batsman Hughes hopes to fight his way backAugust 28th, 2009 LONDON/ NAGPUR - Sacked Australian opener Phillip Hughes is determined to make his way back into the squad and hopes to return against the West Indies in the first Test at Brisbane. Hughes, who was axed after the Lord's defeat against England, has been training in India with his coach Neil D'Costa and even has a chance to have a one-on-one session with Sachin Tendulkar this weekend.
Hilditch says he's pleased with Ashes selectors' decisionsAugust 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Cricket Australia's embattled chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch has said that he is pleased with the selection decisions made in the Ashes series and says he has no plans to retire. "As far as the selection processes are concerned, we had a really good Ashes, generally speaking," Hilditch said yesterday.
Former Australian players slam selection panel for Ashes defeatAugust 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Tom Moody have criticised the selectors, following Australia's Ashes-losing defeat in the Fifth Test at The Oval. Warne said that he was "staggered" by the decision to leave spinner Nathan Hauritz out of the side, while Moody said that selectors had got the decision "horribly wrong", The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Ashes: Strauss says Poms must play to winAugust 20th, 2009 LONDON - England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has said that he is prepared to risk losing Andy Flintoff's farewell Test to try to win back the Ashes. Asked if he was prepared to risk losing the Ashes to force the pace against Australia, Strauss replied:
"We've got to.
Hughes has no fear of the short ballAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - Dumped Australian opener Phillip Hughes has declared he has no fear of the short ball, citing his enormously successful debut tour in South Africa as proof it is not a major flaw in his game. Hughes also retained hope his Ashes series was not over despite his replacement Shane Watson excelling at the role with three half-centuries in as many innings.
Discarded Oz opener hoping for a call up at The OvalAugust 12th, 2009 LONDON - Discarded Australia opener Phillip Hughes says he is still preparing for next week's Ashes series decider at The Oval just in case he is needed. Arriving in the United Kingdom as one of the most exciting batsman on the planet, the 20-year-old was dumped after just three innings in the Ashes series.
Hughes' latest failure puts more pressure on AussiesJuly 25th, 2009 LONDON - Australian opener Phil Hughes' latest failure has heaped yet more pressure on skipper Ricky Ponting ahead of next week's Third Test at Edgbaston. Opener Hughes made just 10 in a warm-up game at Northampton on Friday and remains horribly out of touch just when Ponting needs him to start firing.
Oz opener Hughes needs to expand range of shots to counter Poms: GoochJuly 23rd, 2009 LONDON - Former England captain and opening batsman Graham Gooch has advised Australia's out-of-form opener Phillip Hughes (57 runs in three innings) to expand the range of scoring options, but not change his unorthodox methods, in order to combat England's tactics. Gooch, who had a torrid time against Australian pace bowler Terry Alderman in the 1989 Ashes series, said that the current grueling initiation would do Hughes a world of good in future campaigns.
Hughes May Find his Defense Weak In English PitchJuly 6th, 2009 Cardiff (Wales), July 6 (ANI): England has taken the threat of Australian opener Phil Hughes so seriously that it commissioned a secret dossier on his technique in the lead-up to the first Ashes Test, starting here on Wednesday. If the recent tour match against the England Lions in Worcester was anything to go by, the local spooks have done their homework well.
Harmison warns of body targeting Aussies in AshesJuly 3rd, 2009 WORCESTER - Fast bowler Steve Harmison has warned that England's quicks plan to target the body of young Australian batting sensation Phillip Hughes during the Ashes series. Harmison may not be in the England attack but he was happy to furnish fast-bowling colleagues such as Stuart Broad and James Anderson with information about the Australians, and in particular, their new opening batsman.
Oz opener Hughes gets back into his groove quicklyJune 27th, 2009 SUSSEX - Australian opener Phillip Hughes was once again amongst the runs, 13 days before the first Ashes Test against England to be played at Cardiff from July 8. Hughes, Ponting and Clarke all passed 70 and the Australians declared their second innings against Sussex with a lead of 417 so as to give the bowlers a second crack at the county batsmen on Saturday.
Poms not the issue, real fight is among quicks: ClarkJune 16th, 2009 LEICESTER - A spot in Australia's pace-bowling attack, it seems, is a more pressing issue for the team than strategizing plans to overwhelm the Poms in the Ashes. That's what pacer Stuart Clark says.
Hughes, North waiting for their Ashes debutJune 15th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian Test opening batsman Phillip Hughes and Marcus North are eagerly counting their days to become part of the historic Ashes series. Hughes said he cannot wait to make his Ashes debut next month.
Oz opener Hughes looking forward to stepping on the Ashes pedalJune 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - For Cricket Australia's boy wonder, Phillip Hughes, the only aim before him is to push the pedal of batting form down harder and take the Poms on at full throttle during next month's Ashes series. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia's latest Test opening bat is all steel when it comes to facing the red cherry.
Middlsex stint will give Hughes confidence ahead of AshesJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australian opener Phillip Hughes feels that his quick stint with Middlesex will help him to adjust well to the English conditions for the Ashes series starting next month. "It was different, but not overly different," Hughes was quoted as saying by The Australian.
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