Michael Clarke believes South Africa is as tough as any tour

TEST captain Michael Clarke is adamant Shane Watson will continue to open for Australia in South Africa, a tour he believes is as tough as any in international cricket.Watson hasn't scored a 50 in any of his seven Test innings this year and his average of 17.4 in the recent three-match series against Sri Lanka was the lowest of Australia's specialist batsmen.Long adamant...

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Team England arrives in India – Cricket News Update

Team England arrives in India Cricket News UpdateThe Poms are all ready and steady to go against the Men in Blue after finally landed in India to kick-off the 5-match One Day International (ODI) series on October 14, 2011, in Hyderabad.Having already marked their dominance against the Indian visitors on the recent home-series, the English side looks strong...

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Afridi and Razzaq sign for Lions

Pakistan allrounders Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq have signed to play for the Lions franchise in the domestic twenty-over competition in 2012. Both Afridi and Razzaq said they had received interest from more than one South African franchise but chose the Johannesburg-based team.My manager received several offers to play in South Africa," Razzaq said. "We made a decision...

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Aleem Dar backs controversial DRS as "good addition to game"

Karachi, Oct 2(ANI): Pakistan's award-winning umpire Aleem Dar has given the controversial Decision Review System (DRS) a thumbs-up, terming it "a good addition to the game The DRS has become a controversial topic, with high costs and its limited scope drawing criticism from various quarters, notably from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) that has strongly...

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West Indies' Sammy and Richardson hail ICC GCA facilities

West Indies captain Darren Sammy and team manager Richie Richardson have hailed the "wonderful" facilities of the ICC Global Cricket Academy (ICC GCA) at the end of a week-long training camp at Dubai Sports City (DSC).The West Indies squad's practice at the venue ahead of a tour to Bangladesh culminated in a five-wicket victory against Afghanistan on Monday evening, and...

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David Richardson answers your questions

ICC's General Manager (Cricket) David Richardson answered questions from the ICC's Facebook and Twitter followers on the new Playing Conditions which came into effect on 1 October.Watch out for upcoming Facebook and Twitter chats with other leading players and officials. Anirudh Rajagopal: Don't you think the Powerplays have made the batsman's game even more friendlier...

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Amla to lead South Africa against Australia

JOHANNESBURG : Hashim Amla will captain South Africa in this month's limited-overs series against Australia, Cricket South Africa (CSA) said on Monday. Opening batsman Amla, who will lead South Africa in two Twenty20 internationals and three one-dayers against the touring Australians, will deputise for AB de Villiers who misses the series due to a fractured finger. Veteran...

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