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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Which batsmen and bowlers especially enjoyed using the Dukes ball? https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/306000/306001.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1226092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1226092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia equally certain it was a fair catch, says Lyon, while former players criticise Kohli's behaviour in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/283400/283491.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169026.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1169026.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1169026 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The 35-year old opener will not be part of New South Wales' final match of the season against Queensland next week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/273700/273744.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1139222.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1139222.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1139222 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT "I'm becoming a better player and becoming closer to the player I want to be and I think right now I'm very confident with what I'm doing," says Australia opener https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/271200/271243.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1131330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1131330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1131330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victoria were denied their first win of the season as Ed Cowan, Kurtis Patterson and Sean Abbott helped NSW battle to a draw https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200500/200553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1127259.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1127259.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1127259 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan has revealed that Australia captain Steven Smith was surprised at how the national selectors ignored Cricket Australia's directive to choose younger players for the first Ashes Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269800/269852.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126657.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126657.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126657 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australia captain said he wanted to see more of what the 28-year-old Hughes had to offer, given his international potential, and so last summer's leading Sheffield Shield run-maker Cowan had to miss out for NSW https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/267600/267621.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1124537.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1124537.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1124537 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan, the leading Sheffield Shield run-getter last season, was left out of the 12-member team for New South Wales' opening game in favour of young batsman Daniel Hughes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258600/258691.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1124465.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1124465.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1124465 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A sparkling Nic Maddinson century, a late starburst of shots from Ed Cowan and a four-wicket breakout display by Mickey Edwards carried New South Wales to a comprehensive defeat of Tasmania https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/268700/268715.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1122800.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1122800.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1122800 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has declined to intervene in the pay dispute between the board and the Australian Cricketers' Association on his return to the head office last week https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/205300/205351.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1108258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1108258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1108258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the fourth day of the Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and New South Wales in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/255500/255592.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1087619.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1087619.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1087619 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's wrap of the second day of the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258600/258691.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1085849.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1085849.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1085849 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A wrap of the first day's play of the 8th round match between New South Wales and Tasmania https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/235300/235319.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1084386.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1084386.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1084386 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The issue of players' mental health and welfare after being dropped from the team is something Australian Cricket has to look into more closely https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/256300/256344.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1081641.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1081641.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1081641 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Considering how the Dukes ball kept the bowlers in play even after it's been used for 50 overs, Ed Cowan hopes Cricket Australia consider it for use in Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/235300/235319.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1080795.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1080795.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1080795 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan converted his 23rd first-class century into a double ton to sustain New South Wales' domination on day three against Victoria https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/258600/258691.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1080734.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2016-17/content/story/1080734.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1080734 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Set 415 for victory, Tasmania went to stumps on 1 for 24 on the third day in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/235300/235315.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1069416.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1069416.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1069416 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Queensland closed the third day needing a further 314 for victory with nine wickets in hand https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/254000/254075.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1063525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1063525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1063525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The New South Wales top order put together a quartet of solid innings without anyone going on to a hundred in the ground-breaking Sheffield Shield match at Lincoln, near Christchurch https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/228600/228609.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/968529.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/968529.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-968529 Thu, 20 Mar 2025 13:42:20 GMT Nic Maddinson's first hundred of the Sheffield Shield season gave New South Wales the lead on the second day of their match against Queensland at the SCG, where they finished the day on 6 for 272 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/223700/223725.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/945123.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/945123.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-945123 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Another interrupted day allowed only 24.3 overs to be bowled in the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Victoria at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/226100/226111.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/938021.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/938021.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-938021 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Quality won out in the day/night Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval, with New South Wales obliterating South Australia in three days that served as a dry run for the floodlit Test to be played there next month https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/225500/225565.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/935055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2015-16/content/story/935055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-935055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc has continued to dominate the Matador Cup, with a four-wicket haul that helped ensure a third successive victory for New South Wales https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/223600/223611.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/927665.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/927665.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-927665 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opening batsman Ed Cowan will officially be part of the New South Wales squad again after being handed a state contract for 2015-16 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171000/171077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/870207.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/870207.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-870207 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan has called time on his six-season stint with Tasmania and will move back to Sydney to focus on his family, leaving his first-class future uncertain https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161800/161859.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/846897.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/846897.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-846897 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tasmania made assured progress with each of their top-three registering fifties, but South Australia hit back with late wickets in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/195000/195061.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/837937.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/837937.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-837937 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan led a steady Tasmania batting performance before New South Wales lost two early wickets on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171000/171077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/827193.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/827193.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-827193 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ben Hilfenhaus destroyed the South Australia top order to deliver a big win for Tasmania on the fourth day in Hobart, where the Redbacks collapsed for the seventh-lowest total in Sheffield Shield history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200600/200623.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/809615.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/809615.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-809615 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan scored his second century of the match and fourth for the Sheffield Shield season as Tasmania built a strong lead over South Australia on the third day in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200500/200553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/809377.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/809377.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-809377 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan scored his third century of the Sheffield Shield season as Tasmania moved steadily to 6 for 307 at stumps on the first day of their match against South Australia in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/200300/200379.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/808747.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/808747.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-808747 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Handscomb, Dan Christian and Fawad Ahmed all had a hand in putting Victoria in a decent position midway through their Sheffield Shield match with Tasmania, despite a fluent and rapid century by the often more obdurate Ed Cowan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/797731.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/797731.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-797731 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A century by Ed Cowan was only enough to set Western Australia a meager 105 to beat Tasmania after three days of the Sheffield Shield match at the WACA Ground https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/795431.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2014-15/content/story/795431.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-795431 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tasmania have offered Michael Hill a chance to emulate Ed Cowan by making the most of a new start after a stuttering career in his home state of Victoria https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125750.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/tasmania/content/story/738899.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/tasmania/content/story/738899.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-738899 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Jordan Silk both scored centuries for Tasmania but South Australia were able to hold on for a draw on the final day of their Sheffield Shield match in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/172400/172403.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2013-14/content/story/692437.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2013-14/content/story/692437.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-692437 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jordan Silk and Ed Cowan struck their second successive fifties in the game to give Tasmania a 35-run lead after left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty's five-for restricted South Australia to 397. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171000/171077.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2013-14/content/story/692085.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2013-14/content/story/692085.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-692085 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT England will miss Tim Bresnan enormously at the start of the Ashes series and his replacement will be targeted by Australia's batsmen, according to Ed Cowan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/170200/170217.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/689189.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/689189.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-689189 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and James Taylor both enjoyed plenty of time in the middle on the final day in Hove, but only one of them has any real chance of playing in the third Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163300/163315.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/656029.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/656029.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-656029 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A quick glance at the scorecard tells only half the story of Australia's first day against Sussex. At stumps they were 354 for 5, which in a Test match would have set them up soundly https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/163100/163137.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/655359.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/655359.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-655359 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Mitchell Starc have been dropped for Usman Khawaja and Ryan Harris in Australia's XI for the second Ashes Test at Lord's https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/161800/161865.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/652593.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/652593.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-652593 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Life is suddenly a whole lot less certain for Ed Cowan. For the past 18 months he has answered to the title of Test opening batsman, but Chris Rogers' promotion to join Shane Watson atop the order against England means Cowan must now scrap for another com https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155467.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/646815.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013/content/story/646815.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-646815 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Harry Gurney's hat-trick and runs for James Taylor and Ed Cowan put Notts in a position to press for victory on day four at Hove https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/158200/158245.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/638793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/638793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-638793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian opener Ed Cowan has said he raised concerns with the coach Mickey Arthur and captain Michael Clarke about the slipping standards within the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152318.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's batsmen did their homework, fought hard and showed the right attitude. Yet they found themselves nursing a manifestly inadequate first-innings total https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155467.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan confessed to a "pretty flat" net session as Australia trained ahead of the third Test in Sydney https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152900/152902.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599243.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/599243.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599243 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner and Ed Cowan must contemplate leading Australia after Michael Hussey's retirement added further to the leadership conundrum https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/141300/141313.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/599046.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/599046.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-599046 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan, the Australia opener, has been confirmed as Nottinghamshire's overseas signing for the first half of the 2013 season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151658.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/597881.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/597881.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-597881 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nottinghamshire are currently in talks to sign Australia batsman Ed Cowan as their overseas player for the start of the 2013 county season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152318.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/596764.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2013/content/story/596764.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596764 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's Test team convened without Ricky Ponting in Hobart on Monday evening https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152400/152488.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596630.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/596630.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-596630 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan smoothed the path for Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey to run South Africa ragged as Australia closed day four on 4 for 487 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151658.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590884.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590884.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590884 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While trying his best to ignore the chorus predicting him to be the first batsman to find his way out of the Australian Test team this summer, Ed Cowan is out to change a few perceptions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145094.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590283.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/590283.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-590283 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 77-ball century from David Hussey set Victoria on the path to victory in a high-scoring match against Tasmania at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151200/151251.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/588548.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/588548.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588548 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT At 24, Matthew Wade is set to become Australia's youngest first-choice Test wicketkeeper since Ian Healy https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145000/145036.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/588507.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/588507.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-588507 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Two cricketers dominated the evenly-balanced opening day of the second unofficial Test match between England Lions and Australia A at Edgbaston https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148600/148640.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577382.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/577382.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-577382 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australia A captain Ed Cowan continued his productive tour of England, leading a strong reply from the visitors after the allrounder Chris Woakes scored 92 to push England Lions to 315 on the second day at Old Trafford https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/148300/148375.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576525.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/576525.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576525 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan knows the series against England Lions has a significance for next year's Ashes but does not want Australia A to look too far ahead https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145184.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/575997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-575997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Australia A batsmen, led by captain Ed Cowan, enjoyed a productive start to their tour of England as they made 362 for 4 against Derbyshire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144400/144493.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/england/content/story/574347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia A's tour of England is destined to attract few headlines, but its potential value to the nation's Ashes quest is immense https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574181.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/574181.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-574181 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT As the latest captain tasked with getting the best out of the famously enigmatic Mitchell Johnson, Australia A's leader Ed Cowan has decided on a directive to the left-armer that may be summarised by the following four words: do what you like https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136800/136845.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/573892.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/573892.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-573892 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT In a summer filled with poor weather, organisers of the Cheltenham Festival, just like the Olympics, are praying for just two weeks without rain but it seems even that has been denied to them. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572163.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/572163.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-572163 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan, the Australian batsman, just happened to be living in Cirencester because of his heavily-pregnant wife. He made a first-class debut for Gloucestershire and promptly won his county cap. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144700/144731.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/571996.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/571996.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571996 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Hamish Marshall led from the front as Gloucestershire boosted their hopes of a quarter-final place with a seven-wicket Friends Life t20 win over Worcestershire https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/134400/134424.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571183.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/county-cricket-2012/content/story/571183.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-571183 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Gloucestershire are on the verge of completing negotiations with Ed Cowan, the Australia Test batsman, to play on a short-term basis ahead of the Australia A tour of England. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145101.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/570912.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/gloucestershire/content/story/570912.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-570912 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Plenty of people were surprised not to see Ed Cowan's name on the list of Cricket Australia's contracted players for 2012-13, released on Friday. Cowan was not one of them https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140533.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/569530.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/569530.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569530 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan, the incumbent Test opener, and Australia's Twenty20 captain George Bailey have missed out on national deals as part of a major reduction of Cricket Australia's contract list https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143800/143801.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/569349.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/569349.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-569349 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan has argued that critics of his and Ricky Ponting's contributions to Australia's Test series in the West Indies are not looking far enough beyond the skeletal facts of the scoreboard https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145106.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/562685.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/562685.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-562685 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT West Indies will need to complete their highest successful chase since they rewrote the record books in Antigua nine years ago if they are to level the series against Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145100.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/562621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/562621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-562621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The opener's series in the Caribbean has been characterised by a number of starts but no major score https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144700/144731.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/561748.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/561748.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-561748 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Chris Hartley's sixth first-class century and a strong performance from the Queensland bowlers gave the Bulls the upper hand in the battle for the Sheffield Shield https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143600/143664.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/557732.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/557732.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557732 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Ricky Ponting both scored centuries to put Tasmania in a strong position to push for victory after two days against Western Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130138.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/556787.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/556787.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-556787 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and George Bailey have kept Tasmania in the race to make the Sheffield Shield final after they steered the Tigers to victory over Queensland in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/82500/82513.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554460.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554460.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554460 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan ensured Tasmania would take first-innings points on the second day at Bellerive Oval, where his 82 steered the Tigers past Queensland's 205 late in the afternoon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130138.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554110.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554110.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554110 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Jonathan Wells both scored centuries to secure Tasmania a place in the Ryobi Cup final with their win over Queensland in Hobart https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/553446.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/553446.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-553446 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Steven Cazzulino built a handy opening stand for Tasmania in reply to New South Wales' 7 for 341 declared on a second day that was heavily interrupted by rain https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/552452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/552452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-552452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan wants to force Shane Watson down the Australian batting order on his return to the Test team by making himself indispensable at the top https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/550171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/550171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-550171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are hopeful that their best batsman from the first innings, Ed Cowan, will be fit on the third day in Melbourne after he spent much of the second day in the rooms receiving treatment for a sore back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140557.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/547063.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/547063.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-547063 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan has reiterated Australia's calls for a uniform approach to the Decision Review System on a day when he and Michael Hussey fell to decisions that would have been overturned had they been reviewed https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140556.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546932.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546932.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546932 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's batsmen scrambled to 6 for 277 against a shrewd and opportunistic India on day one of the Boxing Day Test, and would not have progressed that far without a meritorious debut from Ed Cowan in front of 70,068 spectators at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140500/140531.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546856.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546856.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546856 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia have decided against using the allrounder Daniel Christian in the Boxing Day Test, while the left-armer Mitchell Starc has also missed out from the 13-man squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138300/138382.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546736.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546736.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546736 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan has barged his way into Australia's Boxing Day Test team to face India through weight of runs, and will be joined by Shaun Marsh provided the West Australian can prove his fitness https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140300/140379.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546342.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546342.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546342 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Opening batsman Ed Cowan then strengthened his case for a call-up to Australia's Test squad by scoring his fourth consecutive long-format hundred https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140300/140379.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546253.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/546253.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-546253 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan, the Tasmania opening batsman, is edging closer to Test selection following his transfer from the first to the second of two tour matches against the Indian touring side https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139487.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/545147.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/545147.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-545147 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The axe may be hanging over Phillip Hughes after another Test failure, but he has been given a chance to save his spot ahead of the Boxing Day Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139900/139946.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/544470.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-india-2011/content/story/544470.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-544470 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Wicketkeeper Peter Nevill led New South Wales' fightback against Tasmania in Canberra, but Tasmania were still in control of the contest by the close https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/content/story/544204.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sheffield-shield-2011/content/story/544204.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-544204 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Matthew Wade fashioned innings of substance to help Australia A get within 28 runs of the New Zealand tourists' first innings in the tour match in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/139400/139487.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2011/content/story/542188.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2011/content/story/542188.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-542188 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT New Zealand's young fast bowler Doug Bracewell excelled with the bat then the ball as the tourists enjoyed another decent day against Australia A in the tour match in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2011/content/story/541986.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-new-zealand-2011/content/story/541986.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-541986 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An enterprising stand of 204 between Ed Cowan and George Bailey allowed Tasmania to set South Australia 402 for victory on day three of the Sheffield Shield match in Hobart https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/540838.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/540838.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-540838 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tasmania surged to a 48-run victory over South Australia in a rain-shortened domestic one-day match in Burnie https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/540327.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/540327.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-540327 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Tasmania's middle order scrapped and fought through an absorbing third day of the Sheffield Shield final between Tasmania and New South Wales in Hobart https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130200/130223.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/507055.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/507055.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-507055 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT While the highlight of day one was the batting of two Test stars, Phil Hughes and Simon Katich, day two featured a battle of wills between two hard-nosed Shield journeymen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130100/130138.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/506817.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/506817.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-506817 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Luke Butterworth followed up his six-wicket haul with an unbeaten 91 to put Tasmania 251 runs ahead of Western Australia in Perth https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/sshield-10/content/story/502472.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sshield-10/content/story/502472.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-502472 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan made his first hundred of the Sheffield Shield season and delivered first-innings points to Tasmania, but Victoria fought back to ensure the match remained in the balance after two days https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110327.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/500440.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/500440.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-500440 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A 134-run stand between Ed Cowan and George Bailey steered Tasmania to a four-wicket victory over Western Australia https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/493866.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/493866.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493866 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Lee and Phillip Hughes set up a comfortable victory for New South Wales, who cruised past Tasmania's 8 for 189 in the regional centre of Burnie https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109400/109416.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/490393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/490393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-490393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An unbeaten century from Callum Ferguson delivered victory to South Australia and ended Tasmania's eight-match unbeaten streak in domestic one-day games https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/122100/122113.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/489910.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/489910.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-489910 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shaun Marsh has lost his race to be fit for Australia A's game against England at Hobart and has been replaced by Ed Cowan https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/118600/118653.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/487075.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/487075.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-487075 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ryan Harris continued to impress ahead of the Ashes by claiming nine wickets for the match, but Ricky Ponting fell for 5 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/115300/115305.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/486622.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/486622.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-486622 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan and Travis Birt continued Tasmania's undefeated run in the Ryobi Cup by setting up a 72-run victory over New South Wales, who were on top at the halfway mark https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/123300/123301.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/483141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/483141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-483141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Half-centuries to Ed Cowan, Mark Cosgrove and George Bailey set up Tasmania's convincing 91-run victory over South Australia in Adelaide https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/84400/84484.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/482159.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/482159.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-482159 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ed Cowan is one of Australian cricket's most entertaining Tweeters, but he's also one of the country's most prolific domestic batsmen https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/110300/110327.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/480173.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/480173.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-480173 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT