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Lack of acclimatisation will hurt India

Peter Roebuck, writing in the Hindu , says India's preparation for the three-Test series in South Africa has been amateurish even though some of their players got there early.

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Ponting and Clarke a worry

James Lawton, writing in the Independent , says Mitchell Johnson's exploits to put England on the back foot were offset by the poor performances of Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke in Perth.

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Ashes will hold its own against India-South Africa

Cricket in the ongoing Ashes series may not measure up to what India and South Africa may offer in their three-match Test series, but the build-up to the latter is hardly the stuff of 'marquee' contests, says Scyld Berry in the Daily Telegraph .

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Cook's resurgence

Donald McRae speaks to Alastair Cook about his transformation from a phase where his place in the side was in question just earlier in the year to leading England's charge in the Ashes Down Order

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HRV Cup - What's in store?

David Leggat, in the New Zealand Herald , writes on what to expect from the HRV Cup, New Zealand's domestic Twenty20 competition, this year

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Home debuts make for more successful cricketers

Cricketers playing their first Test or series at home are likely to have better results and more successful careers than those debuting away

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Lara's Zimbabwean journey

Neil Manthorp, in the Mail and Guardian , ponders the reasons as to why Brian Lara would play in a domestic Twenty20 tournament in Zimbabwe

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Lessons learnt on New Zealand's trip to India

David Leggat, in the New Zealand Herald , picks out five features of New Zealand's performance in India that have enabled them to draw the first two Tests

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ICC should have helped Haider

Mike Norrish of the Telegraph says that the PCB’s suspension of Zulqarnain Haider's contract was expected but it is the ICC that should have come to his aid.

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Is Sridhar the right choice?

The Hyderabad Ranji Trophy team has undergone a shake-up with the resignation of two coaches following its humiliating defeat at the hands of Rajasthan in Jaipur, where it was bowled out for just 21

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'Two mistakes and India would have lost the Test'

VVS Laxman revisits his match-winning innings in the first Test against Australia in Mohali in an interview in Sportstar .

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Don't be scared of Indian cash cow

Robbert Craddock, writing on the Fox Sports website, says Indian investment in Australian domestic cricket should not be viewed as a threat

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England can win in Australia

Australia haven't been in the best form for some time while things are looking up for England ahead for the Ashes

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Hussain faces the Pro-Batter

Nasser Hussain, the former England captain, faces Australia's fast bowlers but through a bowling machine at the National Cricket Performance Centre in Loughborough

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ECB gets coaching house in order

Mike Selvey, writing in the Guardian , says the ECB is getting things right by investing heavily in coaches at the game's grassroots in England with 33,000 coaches graduating from the board's Coach Education Programme since it was started four

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Why the Ashes matter

Andy Bull, writing in the Guardian , explains why this trip to Australia is such a significant one for England cricketers despite the current Australian team being among the weakest to have hosted an Ashes series in quite some time.

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India's rotation policy robbing cricket fans

The rotation policy of venues for international cricket in India is impractical, says Anand Vasu in the Hindustan Times

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Copying Tendulkar in air-cricket

Barney Ronay, in the Guardian , pays a unique tribute to Sachin Tendulkar - copying his signature wristy flick for a strike-rotating single while playing air-cricket, with an imaginary bat and ball.

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Bittersweet October for young Pujara

October 9, 2005 was a tragic day for Cheteshwar Pujara, a day his mother lost her battle with cancer

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Australia on the slide

David Lloyd, writing in the Independent , says Australia's 0-2 defeat at the hands of India lends strength to the theory that Ricky Ponting's team is one on the decline than one in transition

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