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Stress-free MacGill looks to West Indies

Stuart MacGill has finished a season of stress on a Pura Cup-winning high and is now preparing for the tour of the West Indies in May

20-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Former captains back Katich Test quest

Simon Katich has used Matthew Hayden, Damien Martyn and Justin Langer as role models during his record-breaking campaign to regain a Test spot

19-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Cup caps off perfect year for Katich

Simon Katich says leading New South Wales to their third Pura Cup title in six years, in a season when they were undefeated, has been his proudest achievement in cricket

19-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

NSW's all-round power delivers Pura Cup title

New South Wales became the Pura Cup champions for the third time in six years with a 258-run win over Victoria after Beau Casson grabbed four wickets on the fifth day

19-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Siddle faces another shoulder reconstruction

Peter Siddle, Victoria's best bowler in the Pura Cup final with match figures of 9 for 167, may need yet another shoulder reconstruction in the next few weeks

18-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Katich unfazed by Pura Cup record

Simon Katich says his record-breaking Pura Cup season would mean little unless New South Wales secured the trophy in the final against Victoria

18-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Lee's 97 puts Blues on the brink

Brett Lee narrowly missed his maiden first-class century but New South Wales made securing the Pura Cup a formality after four days at the SCG

18-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Hughes and Katich put Blues on top

Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich both entered the record-books as they guided New South Wales to an almost unbeatable position on the third day of the Pura Cup final in Sydney

17-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Hodge confident Victoria can fight back

Victoria can still win the Pura Cup final provided they can end New South Wales' second innings before the close of the third day, according to Brad Hodge

17-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Lee stirs as team of champions starts to surge

16-Mar-2008•Peter English

Siddle's pain is Victoria's gain

Peter Siddle, Victoria's first-day hero in the Pura Cup final, battled a severe tooth ache as he inflicted pain on New South Wales at the SCG

15-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

New South Wales suffer from Siddle shocks

Brad Haddin came to the rescue to make sure Simon Katich's efforts were not totally wasted on a tense opening day of the Pura Cup final

14-Mar-2008•Peter English

Lee 'can't wait' for Pura Cup final

There is not much Brett Lee has failed to achieve this summer but to really cap off his outstanding season, Lee is desperate to deliver the Pura Cup to New South Wales

14-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Blues hold aces in high-stakes match

New South Wales have all their Test stars available, they are playing at home and they need only draw to win the title. The odds are stacked against Victoria in the Pura Cup final

13-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Katich crowned Pura Cup Player of the Year

The prolific season of Simon Katich, who will lead New South Wales in the final on Saturday, has resulted in him winning the Pura Cup Player of the Year award

13-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Veterans dominate in year of farewells

In the lead-up to the announcement of the Australian Cricketers' Association state all-star teams, Cricinfo chooses its versions of the 12 best Pura Cup and FR Cup players from 2007-08

12-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Beau wraps up successful summer

Beau Casson has finally established himself in the New South Wales team and his timing could not be better, as Australia search for their next long-term spinner

12-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Siddle eager to step up against stars

Victoria's emerging fast bowler Peter Siddle says he will draw extra motivation from playing against a near Test-quality New South Wales team in the Pura Cup final

12-Mar-2008•Brydon Coverdale

Hard work pays for Crosthwaite

Victoria's reinstated wicketkeeper Adam Crosthwaite says he sympathises with the man he has replaced, Matthew Wade, ahead of the Pura Cup final

11-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

Lee 'fired up' for Pura Cup final

Victoria's struggling top order will need to fend off a fired-up Brett Lee if the Bushrangers are to upset the favourites New South Wales in the Pura Cup final at the SCG

11-Mar-2008•Cricinfo staff

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