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• Should Dave Warner shut the tweet up?

  

  OPINION | David Warner has fallen foul of the dreaded foot-in-tweet disease that has infected sport. Social media, we all have access to it; the majority of us use it on a daily basis. So what should happen when someone misuses it for a personal attack?

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• Ashes mission not impossible

  

  OPINION | An Aussie victory in the Ashes this summer is about as likely as finding a Pom who actually believes it will happen, right? Well, in ANDY COLLET we’ve just defied the odds on one, so start believing.

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• Waugh backs unfancied Ashes tourists after Aussie squad named

  

  Former Test captain Steve Waugh says history can repeat and Australia’s underdogs can win this year’s Ashes cricket series in England.

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• Aussie cricket writer Gideon Haigh wins MCC prize for book ‘On Warne’

  

  Acclaimed Australian cricket writer Gideon Haigh has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Cricket Society and MCC Book of the Year for his book On Warne.

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• Gillespie predicts tough Ashes for Aussies

  

  Former Test paceman Jason Gillespie believes the uncertainty and confusion surrounding Australia’s batting line-up is a serious problem heading into the Ashes.

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• Australian cricketers beset by injuries

  

  Surgery for Aussie pace spear head James Pattinson puts him in doubt for start of England tour, as the Australian women’s cricket squad also being affected by injuries with Fast bowler Ellyse Perry out of action for the World Cup.

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• Cricket Australia requests ICC squad be kept secret

  

  Cricket Australia has asked the ICC not to reveal the names of its ICC Champions Trophy squad.

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• Michael Clarke recovers from gastro

  Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke spent Sunday in hospital suffering from gastroenteritis, Cricket Australia has confirmed.

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• Ryan Harris thunders into Ashes contention

  

  Ryan Harris’s superb comeback from injury continues to gather momentum, with the Ashes aspirant demolishing Tasmania’s top order in the Sheffield Shield final.

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• Watson one of four dropped from third Test for discipline breach

  

  The Aussie cricket team is in meltdown ahead of third Test against India. Four players, including vice-captain Shane Watson, have been axed as coach says Aussie cricket needs to adopt a “hard ruthless culture” to succeed.

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• Australia humiliated by India in second cricket Test

  

  The Aussie cricket team have been humiliated by India, losing the second Test before lunch on the fourth day.

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• Aussie spinners find something in the dirt

  

  Australia’s spinners helped concede a first-innnigs total of 503 to India but they shared seven wickets in Hyderbad

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• Big Merv takes big catch in India

  Big Merv Hughes has taken a catch in the crowd at the second cricket Test against India, sparking interest from his former Australia skipper Allan Border.

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• Aussies crushed by India on day five of the first Test

  

  The Aussies have gone down to India by 8 wickets on day five, with a unbeaten 81 from debutant Moises Henriques the only positive to come out of the Australian second innings.

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• One-spinner strategy questioned ahead of second Test

  The push for left-arm spinner Doherty to be recalled for Australia’s second Test against India could put pressure on Starc.

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• Summer stint for Ricky Ponting at Surrey Cricket Club

  

  Surrey Cricket Club has signed Tasmanian Ricky Ponting for a summer stint to cover for Graeme Smith. Ponting, 38, will play for Surrey in June and July this year and will be available for selection in all formats. South African Smith is likely to be involved in the ICC Champions Trophy from June 6-23.

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• Watson keen to cash in with bat in India

  

  Shane Watson says not bowling on the Test tour of India should be a boost for his batting form.

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• Aussie women cricketers want more after World Cup win

  Australia are keen to win more trophies after securing their sixth women’s cricket World Cup title with a 114-run victory over the West Indies in India.

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• Ashes: Matt Prior says Poms plan to ‘bully’ Aussies to win

  

  England set to employ the tactics made famous by Shane Warne, Matthew Hayden and Steve Waugh, and ‘bully’ Australia in the upcoming Ashes series.

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• Bailey frustrated over T20 withdrawals

  

  Australian Twenty20 captain George Bailey is frustrated but understands why he will lead an understrength team against the West Indies in Brisbane.

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