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Cricket’s Larwood dies. Lightning quick England bowler Harold Larwood died in Sydney, aged 90. He was the key figure in the infamous ‘Bodyline’ Test series of 1932-33, when England captain Douglas Jardine instructed him to bowl ‘leg theory’ at the
Like him or hate him full credit to Ricky Ponting for not hiding behind the poor umpiring decisions that saw Australia lose their first Ashes test at Lords for 75 years. ‘At the end of the day we were beaten
India struggles with lowest Lord’s total in cricket. Following-on, 327 runs behind England in the 2nd Test at Lord’s, India made just 42 for their lowest ever Test score, and the lowest ever total in a Lord’s Test. England quicks
The World Cup cricket semifinal between Australia and South Africa at Edgbaston has been labeled the greatest one-day match in history, and arguable the greatest game of cricket ever. The match was tied at 213 and Australia went through to the final because of their superior run-rate in the earlier Super Six stage. In an unbelievable finish, with two balls to spare and one run required, Lance Klusener set off on a fateful run only to find Allan Donald was less decisive, and South Africa’s World Cup was over.
Twenty-year old batting sensation Phil Hughes will make his Ashes debut very soon, and will be the Aussie to watch after his amazing form with the bat for Middlesex. But where for most youngsters it would be a dream come
