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Martyn meant no offence

Martyn meant no offence

Damien Martyn, at the centre of the controversy where he pushed aside BCCI chief Sharad Pawar off the podium after Australia beat West Indies to win their first Champions Trophy title, has apologised for his actions

09-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

Pawar yet to get any apology

Pawar yet to get any apology

BCCI president Sharad Pawar has termed the actions of Australian captain Ricky Ponting and batsman Damien Martyn during their Champions Trophy victory celebrations as "totally uncivilised"

09-Nov-2006•Cricinfo staff

Ponting offers to apologise 'if we feel that it's relevant'

Ponting offers to apologise 'if we feel that it's relevant'

Ricky Ponting has offered to apologise to any Indian officials who felt insulted by his team's victory celebrations after the Champions Trophy final at the weekend

Australia under fire for pushing Pawar

Australia under fire for pushing Pawar

Australia have been described as "rude and arrogant" by the Indian media following unsavoury incidents after their Champions Trophy win

07-Nov-2006•AFP

'Winning the event means a lot' - Ponting

'Winning the event means a lot' - Ponting

Ricky Ponting suggested that Nathan Bracken's spell of 3 for 22, when West Indies came out all guns blazing, paved the way to victory

05-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

'We have a bit of a stage-fright' - Lara

'We have a bit of a stage-fright' - Lara

Brian Lara, captain of the West Indies team, admitted that it was a huge disappointment to come so close to defending the Champions Trophy and then stumble at the final hurdle

05-Nov-2006•Anand Vasu in Mumbai

Australia's amazing finals spree

Australia's amazing finals spree

Australia continued their amazing run in finals, thrashing West Indies by eight wickets to lift the Champions Trophy for the first time. Cricinfo looks at the important stats from the final

05-Nov-2006•S Rajesh

Australia score emphatic victory

Australia score emphatic victory

When it came to the crunch, with a major trophy at stake, Australia's greater experience and quality came to the fore, with the bowlers showing immense resolve after being subjected to an early shellacking

05-Nov-2006•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

Roles reversed in David-Goliath clash

Roles reversed in David-Goliath clash

Australia, still very much the favourites, have a resurgent West Indian team and a Brabourne Stadium pitch to worry about before a match that will decide if they can win the one big tournament that has always eluded them

04-Nov-2006•Dileep Premachandran in Mumbai

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