John Polack

Tourists' woes head toward broken-record proportions

Putting the seal on a result that loomed as a near-inevitability from inside the first three hours of the match, Australia has today defeated West Indies in the First Test in Brisbane by the crushing margin of an innings and 126 runs

25-Nov-2000•John Polack

Black and Dillon splash out but tourists sink again

Pacemen Marlon Black and Mervyn Dillon fought a brave battle against the inevitable but Australia has nonetheless finished day two of the First Test against West Indies in a commanding position here at the 'Gabba in Brisbane

24-Nov-2000•John Polack

West Indians endure nightmarish start to series

It might only have been the first day of a new Test series between Australia and West Indies but it nevertheless illuminated several fundamental realities

23-Nov-2000•John Polack

Tigers-Warriors clash ends in nail-biting draw

Simon Katich, Damien Martyn and Jamie Cox have all continued to hit the headlines at the Bellerive Oval but their teams have departed the venue without outright points after a thrilling finish to the Tasmania-Western Australia Pura Cup match in

22-Nov-2000•John Polack

Bold declaration breathes new life into battle

A bold declaration from Western Australian captain Tom Moody has offered the scent of an exciting finish to his team's Pura Cup clash with Tasmania at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today

21-Nov-2000•John Polack

Tigers continue to command whip hand

The clatter of three Western Australian wickets shortly before stumps has continued to afford Tasmania the whip hand by stumps on the second day of the sides' Pura Cup match in Hobart

20-Nov-2000•John Polack

Cox, Marsh lead way for Tasmania again

The two 'Mr Reliable' figures in Tasmanian cricket, Jamie Cox and Daniel Marsh, have enjoyed another good day at the outset of the Pura Cup clash with Western Australia here in Hobart today

19-Nov-2000•John Polack

Warriors claim remarkable win as Tigers stumble

Western Australian medium pacers Damien Martyn and Kade Harvey have combined to lift their team to a two-run victory over Tasmania in a thrilling Mercantile Mutual Cup encounter between the teams here at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today

18-Nov-2000•John Polack

Blues-Redbacks clash abandoned

Persistent rain in Sydney has ensured that the Pura Cup match between New South Wales and South Australia has been abandoned without a ball being bowled

17-Nov-2000•John Polack

Gillespie, Bichel back in Australian Test squad

After long absences for each, Australia has today recalled pacemen Jason Gillespie and Andy Bichel to its Test squad

16-Nov-2000•John Polack

WACA faces substantial loss from pitch debacle

The Western Australian Cricket Association (WACA) stands to lose more than $A20,000 in the wake of the events that caused yesterday's Mercantile Mutual Cup match between Western Australia and Queensland in Perth to be abandoned after just five overs

16-Nov-2000•John Polack

Unsafe pitch causes sudden abandonment of Cup match

Predictions that Western Australia and Queensland would produce a contest living up to all of the expectations that come with a Mercantile Mutual Cup Final rematch had been made confidently in the days leading up to today's meeting between the teams

15-Nov-2000•John Polack

Blues race to resounding win

New South Wales has scored a resounding seven wicket win over Tasmania with more than thirteen overs to spare in a rain-reduced Mercantile Mutual Cup match at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart today

11-Nov-2000•John Polack

Cox adds to stellar record

Tasmanian opener Jamie Cox again served the national selectors with a reminder of his very considerable talents by registering twin centuries in a match for the fourth time in his first-class career today

10-Nov-2000•John Polack

Casualties of Waugh mount as Blues snatch points

As if to prove that the range of new bribery allegations against him have done little to alter the elegance of his batting, Mark Waugh (152) has slammed a defiant century to lead New South Wales to first innings points on day three of the Pura Cup

09-Nov-2000•John Polack

Slater enlivens Blues' chase

Michael Slater has roared back to life on another day of unusual twists and turns in the Pura Cup clash between Tasmania and New South Wales at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart

08-Nov-2000•John Polack

Ponting, Cox defy the odds

Against a side that contains close to half of the nation's modern-day Test team, Tasmania's two finest modern-day batsmen constructed a remarkable partnership to lead their side out of trouble on the opening day of the Pura Cup clash with New South

07-Nov-2000•John Polack

Kasprowicz makes encouraging return

Queensland and former Australian fast bowler Michael Kasprowicz has taken a big step in his comeback from injury with an appearance in a Brisbane first grade match this weekend

29-Oct-2000•John Polack

Bushrangers win low-scoring duel

On another day for the bowlers at Punt Road, Victoria has shaken off some poor early season form to secure a tense two wicket win over New South Wales in the teams' Mercantile Mutual Cup match today

29-Oct-2000•John Polack

Lee helps Blues force way to outright victory

Speedster Brett Lee has helped himself to five wickets to lead New South Wales to an outright triumph over Victoria in the teams' Pura Cup clash at the Punt Road ground in Melbourne today

28-Oct-2000•John Polack

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