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Daniel Brettig

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'We'll do whatever you want' - Moles

While conceding that it was impossible to expect the game's financial giants to schedule additional series against Associates, Afghanistan's coach Andy Moles suggested that his team be used as a warm-up option for encounters against Pakistan in particular

12-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

FICA seeks return to ICC table

The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations is seeking a return to formal representation at the ICC's decision-making tables, while also asking that administrators be made more accountable for their performance

11-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Watson a winner at six - Warne

Shane Warne believes Australia "stumbled on" their best batting order for the World Cup in their victory over Sri Lanka, and also thinks Shane Watson's move to the middle order will allow the allrounder to let go of his earlier apprehension and simply hit

11-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Clarke shrugs off latest selection issue

Australia's captain Michael Clarke hinted at some confusion within the team over Shane Watson's omission and rapid recall from the World Cup team across games against Afghanistan and Sri Lanka

08-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

World sees Australia's blind spot

With the pointy end of the World Cup around the corner, Australia's attack will have to find a way to cope with the absence of a high-quality attacking spinner, on pitches where their pacers may not find much help

08-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

The World Cup's best rivalry?

A look back at the Australia-Sri Lanka encounters in World Cups

07-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Australia wrong-footed by dry pitch

Australia's selectors appear to have been wrong-footed by a bone dry SCG surface forcing them to consider the recall of Shane Watson and the inclusion of the left-arm spinner Xavier Doherty for his first game of the World Cup

07-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Finch batting from memory

If it has only been three matches since Aaron Finch made a compelling century against England in the World Cup opener at the MCG, it has also been three weeks

06-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Rohrer's blow a wake-up call

Ben Rohrer's story tells us a lot about how we used to view head protection and bouncers, and how the death of Phillip Hughes means we never will again

05-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Watson accepts his fate

Shane Watson has admitted that he is fast running out of chances to get back among the runs, and earn his place in Australia's XI

05-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Pace our biggest shortcoming - Porterfield

Ireland captain William Porterfield chose not to dwell on the dropped chance early in the innings that allowed Hashim Amla to soar to yet another ODI century, but he did admit that coping with accurate bowling at high pace was the greatest struggle for As

03-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canberra

Ireland miss their only chance

Ireland's hefty loss showed that for their bowlers, every possible advantage must be stolen by their fielders in order to avoid a lopsided scoreboard

03-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canberra

The World Cup Brisbane forgot

The best pitch in Australia has hosted very few of the world's best players at a tournament purporting to show off the virtues of cricket down under

02-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Ireland hope to outwit de Villiers

Ever since Boyd Rankin was lured to England as part of cricket's uneven class system, Ireland have lacked that extra gear of speed

02-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Canberra

Yasir Shah's omission 'strategic' - Misbah

Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq has described the omission of the legspinner Yasir Shah from the team to play Zimbabwe as "strategic" and based upon the well-informed views of the assistant coach Grant Flower

01-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Pakistan's bad cover version of 1992

The events in Brisbane may not matter much in the big picture of this World Cup, but to Misbah-ul-Haq and his men, it may yet be the spring board to repeat what happened 23 years ago

01-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

Duckworth-Lewis method in new avatar for World Cup

An anomaly in the Duckworth-Lewis rain calculation system has been addressed in the formula being used at the World Cup, adding a third name to the complex calculation in the form of Australian academic Steve Stern

01-Mar-2015•Daniel Brettig

Pakistan's last chance to calm the critics

The sight of Zimbabwe, also defeated by the West Indies, affords Pakistan a chance to regain some confidence at a ground that should suit their pace and the spin

28-Feb-2015•The Preview by Daniel Brettig

Misbah hits out at criticism from home

Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq has questioned the criticism of his side emanating from home, though he did acknowledge his team had been "pretty average" thus far in the World Cup

28-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig

Beleaguered Holder scorched in de Villiers blaze

By elevating Jason Holder to the captaincy of a troubled team so early in his career, West Indies have risked stalling the development of an immensly promising cricketer

27-Feb-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

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