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Bush bowled over in Pakistan
As you may have noticed President Bush has been in Pakistan over the last few days, and he has tried his hand at cricket
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
As you may have noticed President Bush has been in Pakistan over the last few days, and he has tried his hand at cricket. By some accounts he wasn't too shabby. Chances of him trying to push the game forward in the USA, though, are still pretty slim.
Bush, an avid baseball fan, even had to be shown which way around to hold the willow blade when he met local schoolchildren and members of Pakistan's team
Give fans what they want
Andrew Ramsey says that the increasing amount of international cricket is threatening the careers of the games major stars
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
Andrew Ramsey says that the increasing amount of international cricket is threatening the careers of the games major stars.
Full postSuch is the volume of cricket being scheduled around the globe these days that the rate at which players are being injured is beginning to resemble that usually associated with contact sports such as rugby union, rugby league and Australian football.
China to pick up cricket
The world's most populous nation - China - is embracing the great game
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
The world's most populous nation - China - is embracing the great game. Read the report in the Sydney Morning Herald here.
Also read about how Britain is giving its support to a new cricket revolution in Cuba.
Full postAustralian cricket's pop star has the 'it' factor
Mitchell Johnson looks every bit the poster child for the Playstation generation, writes Alex Brown , and adds that he has the 'It' factor.
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
Mitchell Johnson looks every bit the poster child for the Playstation generation, writes Alex Brown, and adds that he has the 'It' factor.
It is the rarest of Australian bowling commodities: a genuinely fast left-armer capable of swinging the ball viciously. The kind of cricketer who, if fit and in form, coaches covet and selectors salivate over. But there's the rub. The if factor.
Cricket cultures in conflict
Series involving India and England evoke plenty of memories of a rich and colourful history
The Surfer
25-Feb-2013
Series involving India and England evoke plenty of memories of a rich and colourful history. As the two sides lock horns at Nagpur cricket historian Boria Majumdar reflects on changing times.
Full postProteas joke about lack of Dizzy spells
A productive day for The Courier-Mail’s Ben Dorries who apparently discovers the South Africans have been giggling at the omission of Jason Gillespie .
Peter English
25-Feb-2013
A productive day for The Courier-Mail’s Ben Dorries who apparently discovers the South Africans have been giggling at the omission of Jason Gillespie.
The bemused Proteas rate Gillespie as one of the world's finest quicks and are stunned they have not had to face him all summer. Sources close to the South Africa side say relieved batsmen have poked fun at the omission of the 30-year-old, cracking jokes at team meetings.
Dorries also says generators are on standby at Newlands after power shortages hit Cape Town.
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