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Australia veteran Michael Hussey is being identified as the prized wicket for the West Indies as they aim for series-levelling win in the third Test this week.

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Shaun Marsh hit an unbeaten 68 off 40 balls as Kings XI Punjab defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets on Sunday in Sachin Tendulkar’s comeback match in the Indian Premier League.

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Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the tallest fast bowler of them all?

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach’s ten-wicket haul in last week’s Port-of-Spain Test against Australia is the catalyst behind this examination of the tallest quicks in test cricket history.

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Australia’s Test players are being challenged by captain Michael Clarke’s aggressive captaincy and that’s just how coach Mickey Arthur wants it to be.

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Despite Australia’s emerging young fast bowlers, there’s every chance the same quicks who were demolished by England last time out will feature in next year’s Ashes series.

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Not even Australia captain Michael Clarke could defy the rain gods as the second Test with the West Indies ended in a draw on Thursday.

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Clarke already calling the shots as a fine Australian skipper

The most pleasing aspect of this run-crawl in the Caribbean is Michael Clarke fast establishing himself as a Test captain of substance.

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Ed Cowan has built his Test career so far on his patience at the crease but the Tasmanian knows the patience of selectors might be starting to wear thin.

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The federal government hopes Cricket Australia (CA) will speed up its progress toward an independent commission after issuing a general warning to sporting bodies to improve their governance.

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It seems unlikely but Australia are confident they can still force a win in the rain-marred second Test against the West Indies in Trinidad.

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Australia claimed a 54-run lead after dismissing the West Indies for 257 in their first innings early on day four of the second Test in Trinidad.

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Nathan Lyon’s late spell breathed new life into the second Test between Australia and the West Indies in Trinidad.

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Australia's Matthew Wade makes his ground. AP Photo/Andres Leighton

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Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey continue grinding India into the SCG dirt.

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The Roar of the crowd

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Australia’s batting needs a pre-Ashes shake up

Looking towards next years Ashes series, it is apparent the Australia does not have the quality in the batting line-up to match England’s bowlers.

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Australia took control of the third Test match at West Indies by scoring 328 in the first innings and then knocking eight home team wickets down by close. Third day’s action begins at 1 am AEST on Thursday.

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Australia will look to resume from a difficult 7/212 on the first day in the third Test match against West Indies at Dominica. Join us for live scores and commentary from 1.00am AEST.

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Cricket Australia to blame for pacemen injuries

By Steven_Smithy, 24 Apr 2012
 
Cricket Australia to blame for pacemen injuries

Cricket Australia’s current crop of fast bowlers are getting injured far too often. In most cases, they have no one to blame but their pre-match regimes.

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The third and the final Test match of Australia’s tour of West Indies will begin from Monday and we’ll bring you the live scores and commentary of the action starting at 1.00am AEST on Tuesday.

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Top order troubles for Australia ahead of third test

By Patrick O'Keeffe, 23 Apr 2012
 

Australia goes into the final match of a three Test series with the Frank Worrell Trophy safely retained.

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The problem with one-day cricket lies not in the game itself, but in the scheduling. More international cricket is being packed in than ever before, leading to more drawn-out and forgettable series.

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We’ve all known that the production line of West Indian pacemen has long lost its motor and become out of commission.

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Lifeless pitches will be the death of Test cricket

The second Test match between Australia and the West Indies in Port-of-Spain was one for the purists. Unfortunately it wouldn’t have appealed to many others.

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Aussie spinners opening the bowling 75 years apart

When Michael Clarke opened the bowling with Michael Beer on the second day of the current Test against the West Indies, it was the first time a spinner had done so for Australia in the first innings of a Test match since 1938.

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The forgotten players of Australian cricket

By Marcus Taylor, 17 Apr 2012
 

While Australia’s regeneration is grittily struggling forward in the West Indies, it is worth looking at the golden boys of the previous selection panel. Those who were earmarked for greater success, and rightly or wrongly, find themselves on the wrong side of the current selection panel.

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Foes on the cricket field, not the battlefield

By sajjittarius, 16 Apr 2012
 

Right now, hundreds of Australian soldiers are on peacekeeping duty in Afghanistan, running the risk of coming across Taliban fighters and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) on every patrol.

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Watson is good enough, but is he smart enough?

By Duncan Gering, 11 Apr 2012
Australia's batsman Shane Watson plays a shot. AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena

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