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Close finish sets up remainder of series

If this is the way this Test series is going to be played, cricket fans are in for a couple of thrilling Tests in Hobart and Perth

22-Jul-2020•Lynn McConnell

High roller Waugh admits one shot held Test in balance

High roller Waugh admits one shot held Test in balance

Australian captain Steve Waugh admitted one blow from New Zealand's Chris Cairns was the difference between a loss and a draw for his team during a dramatic day of high stakes in the first Test at the Gabba today.

12-Nov-2001•Michael Crutcher

Not all doom and gloom in rain-frustrated first Test

Not all doom and gloom in rain-frustrated first Test

Frustration with the rain, admiration for Chris Cairns' approach, a welcome return from Brett Lee and the slight possibility of some remarkable Australian cricket still producing a result were offered in newspaper assessment of the fourth day of the

12-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

Gillespie fires out Kiwi top order in superb display

Gillespie fires out Kiwi top order in superb display

New Zealand's top order batting frailties were exposed again by Australian Jason Gillespie on another rain-affected at the Gabba in Brisbane today

11-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

Fleming responds to Gilchrist comments

Fleming responds to Gilchrist comments

On a day dominated by the rain, the newspapers of Australasia concentrated on Adam Gilchrist's fourth Test century, in the first Australia-New Zealand Test at the Gabba in Brisbane yesterday

11-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand bowling failures dominate news opinion

New Zealand bowling failures dominate news opinion

New Zealand's failure to maintain the first day-last session strike power in the first Test at the Gabba was the feature of newspaper coverage of the rain-affected second day's play

10-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

Australia's bowlers now face two days of tough toil

Australia's bowlers now face two days of tough toil

Australia's vaunted bowling attack moves onto centre stage in the first Test with New Zealand at the Gabba over the next two days

10-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

Australian batting class revealed as Kiwis sink

Australian batting class revealed as Kiwis sink

Australia demonstrated what everyone knew when turning back New Zealand's first day-last session challenge in the first Test on a rain interrupted second day at the Gabba in Brisbane

09-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

New Zealand bowlers prove surprise package on first day

New Zealand bowlers prove surprise package on first day

What was shaping as a nightmare day for New Zealand cricket in the first Test at the Gabba in Brisbane turned around on the control of Chris Cairns, and the belligerence of bullocky part-timer Craig McMillan

08-Nov-2001•Lynn McConnell

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Pakistan PM Sharif on India boycott: 'A very considered stance, and we should completely stand by Bangladesh'

Pakistan PM Sharif on India boycott: 'A very considered stance, and we should completely stand by Bangladesh'

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