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Bowlers clawed it back under pressure - Ponting

Australian skipper Ricky Ponting praised his players for battling back into the the VB series opener at the SCG to beat England comfortably by seven wickets after a slow start.

13-Dec-2002•CricInfo

We need to re-assess strategy - Hussain

Nasser Hussain felt his side had improved their performance during the seven-wicket defeat by Australia in the first game of the VB Series in Sydney after their displays during the three warm-up defeats.

13-Dec-2002•CricInfo

Australian openers flay England to set up comfortable win

Australia eased to a seven-wicket victory with five overs to spare in the opening match of the VB Series in Sydney

13-Dec-2002•Ralph Dellor

Punch-drunk Hussain feeling like a Zombie

SYDNEY, Dec 12 AAP - He's got a sense of humour after all

12-Dec-2002•Will Swanton

England look to upset the odds in Sydney

You might not think it looking at England's record in Australia so far, but recent one-day international form indicates that their chances of reaching the finals of the VB triangular series, which starts in Sydney tomorrow, are not entirely

12-Dec-2002•Stephen Lamb

Murali insists no grudges to bear in Australia

BRISBANE, Dec 12 AAP - Controversial Sri Lankan spinner Muttiah Muralitharan insists he holds no grudges with Australian cricket officials and he doesn't expect to be called for throwing again in the country

12-Dec-2002•Michael Crutcher

Hollioake set for England call

SYDNEY, Dec 12 AAP - Adam Hollioake is on the verge of an England recall today after Andrew Flintoff became the latest casualty on a tour that has been ravaged and ruined by injury

12-Dec-2002•Alex Lowe

Flintoff sent home

SYDNEY - All-rounder Andrew Flintoff will return home from England'stroubled cricket tour of Australia after failing to overcome a groininjury.

12-Dec-2002•AAP

England look to upset the odds in Sydney

12-Dec-2002•Stephen Lamb

MCG one-dayers in doubt

MELBOURNE - The Australian Cricket Board said the MCG's future as aone-day cricket venue was in jeopardy because of crowd trouble.

11-Dec-2002•AAP

MCG expected to be a fine place for family cricket fun

The Australian Cricket Board (ACB) announced today that it is confident the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) is complying with the upgraded ground security and crowd behaviour standards established by the International Cricket Council (ICC)

11-Dec-2002•Australian Cricket Board

Sydney viewers see live coverage of Australia v England ODI

Sydney viewers are guaranteed live coverage of the opening VB Seriesone-day international between Australia and England from the SydneyCricket Ground this Friday, December 13 after the match was officiallydeclared a sellout today.

11-Dec-2002•Nine Network

MCG's poor crowd record puts one-day matches under threat

MELBOURNE - The Melbourne Cricket Ground is rated as one of the world'sworst three venues for crowd trouble and this shameful standing hasjeopardised future one-day matches there.

11-Dec-2002•Adam Cooper and Brent Read

I would say it's a miracle, says Kaluwitharana

Flambuoyant wicket-keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana has experienced a week of churning emotions

11-Dec-2002•Charlie Austin

Ponting tells Watson to ignore Waugh

SYDNEY - Australian captain Ricky Ponting on Tuesday urged Shane Watson to ignore the hoopla surrounding Steve Waugh in order to nail down the allrounder position in time for next year's World Cup

10-Dec-2002•Will Swanton - 10 December 2002

England in need of rescue

A former Queensland lifesaver left England's tour of Australia in desperate need of rescue as he guided the Prime Minister's XI to a four-wicket win over the tourists at Manuka Oval in Canberra on Tuesday.

10-Dec-2002•Brent Read

Selection mix gets thicker for Australian selectors

If the World Cup picture got any clearer for the Australian selectors after this weekend, that would have been 'clear as mud'.

09-Dec-2002•David Wiseman

Kaluwitharana, Zoysa recalled for VB Series

Wicket-keeper batsman Romesh Kaluwitharana and left-arm fast bowler Nuwan Zoysa have been recalled for Sri Lanka's forthcoming one-day tour of Australia

09-Dec-2002•Charlie Austin

Brett Lee has struck again

Hot on the heels of felling Alex Tudor with a nasty bouncer in the third Ashes Test, the Australian tearaway has knocked Jeremy Snape out of the international limited overs series with a short ball that broke the England offspinner's right thumb.

07-Dec-2002•Will Swanton

Snape joins England injury toll

SYDNEY, Dec 7 PA - Off-spinner Jeremy Snape today became the latest member of England's tour squad to be hit by injury.

07-Dec-2002•PA

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