Windies batting star Chanderpaul can expect 'chin music' from AussiesNovember 24th, 2009 more images
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BRISBANE - West Indies batting star Shivnarain Chanderpaul can expect " chin music" from the Australians when the two sides begin their Test series clash at the Gabba here from Thursday. The Australians have revealed that they plan to give Chanderpaul Kookaburra-seam haircuts with a barrage of bouncers this summer.
Langer asks 'fantastic" Hughes to ignore critics and play his natural gameNovember 21st, 2009 more images
more imagesMELBOURNE - Australia's new batting coach Justin Langer has backed Phillip Hughes, and said the self-styled opener should ignore the critics and stick to his guns. Langer said Hughes, who enjoyed a brilliant debut series in South Africa earlier this year, must draw on his mental strength rather than seek to tinker with his technique.
Bollinger replaces Clark in Oz team for first Test against WindiesNovember 19th, 2009 more images
more imagesMELBOURNE - Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week. Experienced batsman Mike Hussey retains his spot while Shane Watson will open the batting with no recall for young gun Phil Hughes.
Hughes poised to knock Watson down a few pegs: KatichNovember 12th, 2009 more images
more imagesSYDNEY - Australian opener Simon Katich has said he expects fellow New South Wales opening partner Phillip Hughes to make a comeback to the Test squad against the West Indies, and a push down the order for current opener Shane Watson. Katich, who is preparing for the first Test against the West Indies to be played in Brisbane later this month, believes that Hughes has benefited from the experience of being dumped and will make his comeback count, both in the short and long term.
Ponting, Taylor pitch for Hughes inclusion in series against WindiesNovember 6th, 2009 HYDERABAD - Australian skipper Ricky Ponting and former captain Mark Taylor have said that New South opener Phillip Hughes could re-ignite his Test career during the series against West Indies. The endorsements follow support from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch ahead of the first Test against the West Indies at the Gabba on November 26.
Hilditch gives Hughes hope he'll be back opening against the WindiesOctober 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - The chairman of the Australian cricket selection committee, Andrew Hilditch, has given New South Wales opener Phillip Hughes hope about making a comeback to the Test squad for the Australian summer series against the West Indies. Hughes returned to Sydney yesterday to be told that Hilditch had informed incumbent Test opener Shane Watson to be prepared to bat anywhere in the top six against the West Indies next month.
New South Wales' success credit to Katich's tacticsOctober 23rd, 2009 HYDERABAD - New South Wales's success in the ongoing mega-rich Champions League is being given to skipper Simon Katich, who is believed to be the brain behind the Blues' revolutionary tactics. One of the main tactics used by Katich was to unsettle opposition bowlers by using the combination of right hand and left hand batsmen at crease.
Cricketer Katich reaches Celebrity Master Chef semi-finalsOctober 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian and New South Wales cricketer Simon Katich, it seems, is a cook of some repute. Katich defeated fashion designer Alex Perry and broadcaster Wendy Harmer on Celebrity MasterChef last night.
Champions League scoreboard: New South Wales vs Diamond EaglesOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following is the scoreboard of the Champions League Group B match between new South Wales and Diamond Eagles here Friday:
New South Wales:
Phil Hughes b Mpitsang 1
David Warner b Bailey 23
Simon Katich c Rossouw b van Schalkwyk 53
Moises Henriques c Adrian b van Schalkwyk 27
Ben Rohrer not out 22
Steven Smith b du Preez 10
Brett Lee run out (van Wyk/du Preez) 0
Daniel Smith not out 0
Extras (lb 6, w 2) 8
Total (for six wickets in 20 overs) 144
Fall of wickets: 1-3 (Hughes, 1.4 overs), 2-82 (Warner, 12.3), 3-84
(Katich, 13.4), 4-126 (Henriques, 17.4), 5-138 (Steven, 19.2), 6-138
(Lee, 19.3)
Bowling:
Dillon du Preez 4-0-32-1
Victor Mpitsang 3-0-11-1
Ryan McLaren 3-0-30-0
Shadley van Schalkwyk 3-0-22-2
Thandi Tshabalala 4-0-33-0
Ryan Bailey 3-0-10-1
Diamond Eagles:
Rilee Rossouw lbw Lee 1
Adrian McLaren run out (Katich) 11
Morne van Wyk c Hughes b Clark 0
Dean Elgar st Daniel b Hauritz 2
Boeta Dippenaar c Katich b Clark 7
Ryan Bailey run out (Katich) 8
Ryan McLaren c Hauritz b Henriques 40
Shadley van Schalkwyk b Henriques 3
Dillon du Preez b Clark 7
Thandi Tshabalala not out 8
Victor Mpitsang not out 0
Extras (lb 4) 4
Total (for nine wickets in 20 overs) 91
Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Rossouw, 0.6 overs), 2-13 (Adrian, 2.4), 3-14
(van Wyk, 3.1), 4-22 (Dippenaar, 5.6), 5-24 (Elgar, 6.3), 6-36
(Bailey, 9.4), 7-62 (van Schalkwyk, 14.3), 8-71 (du Preez, 15.6), 9-90
(R McLaren, 19.3)
Bowling:
Brett Lee 4-1-14-1
Doug Bollinger 4-0-21-0
Stuart Clark 4-0-12-3
Moises Henriques 3-0-13-2
Nathan Hauritz 4-0-13-1
Steven Smith 1-0-14-0
Result: New South Wales won by 53 runs
Toss: New South Wales, who chose to bat
Player of the match: Simon Katich (New South Wales)
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (West Indies) and Sanjay Hazare (India)
TV umpire: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Match referee: Roshan Mahanama (Sri Lanka)
Blues beat Eagles by 53 runsOctober 9th, 2009 NEW DELHI - New South Wales Blues beat Diamond Eagles by 53 runs in the Chmapions League Twenty20 at the Ferozeshah Kotla stadium here Friday. Winning the toss and batting, Blues scored 144 for six before restricting Eagles to 99 for nine.
Clark, Katich, Haddin back Ponting to lead AustraliaAugust 26th, 2009 SYDNEY - New South Wales Test stars Stuart Clark, Simon Katich and Brad Haddin arrived back in Sydney this morning, and immediately stepped in to defend Ricky Ponting's captaincy credentials, though he has become the second Australian skipper to surrender the Ashes twice in England. "Ricky Ponting has got my full support and I think he's the best man to be captain.
Katich looking to nail the Ashes at The OvalAugust 16th, 2009 CANTERBURY - Being one of just four Australian cricketers who played in the shock 2-1 Ashes series loss to England in 2005, opener Simon Katich says Australia is ideally placed to prevent a repeat (a draw) at The Oval, when the fifth match gets underway from Thursday. Katich says his side is primed for revenge.
Pak batsmen faulty technique behind poor show in Lanka: RamizJuly 27th, 2009 LAHORE - Former captain Ramiz Raja has said that Pakistan team's lack of Test match exposure, faulty technique of the batsmen led to their drubbing in Sri Lanka. With nearly all the visiting teams shunning Pakistan on security grounds, the team hardly played Test matches over the last couple of years, he said.
Warne rates Australian squadJuly 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - With the Ashes series scheduled to begin in less than a week's time, former Australian spin legend Shane Warne has rated each player of the Australian squad. Warne has indicated that captain Ricky Ponting is the mainstay of the batting line-up, who would be full of motivation on his fourth Ashes tour.
Simpson to help Katich improve his tweakersJune 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - After helping Simon Katich sharpen his batting skills for the last Ashes tour, former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson can again be seen helping the left-handed batsmen improve his leg spin for this year's series starting next month. Katich, Marcus North and vice-captain Michael Clarke have all been told to work on their part-time spin for the Ashes.
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