Archive for January, 2008
Indian ODI squad surprise move to Adelaide
As Harbhajan Singh appeals his three test ban for racial abuse at the Adelaide Federal Court, it’s been revealed the seven non-Test playing members of the Indian limited overs squad have arrived in Adelaide, despite being scheduled to be lodged in Melbourne ahead of Friday’s sell out Twenty20 match against Australia at the MCG.
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Harbhajan appeal begins as rumours of ICC peace deal persist
Harbhajan Singh’s appeal against a three test ban for racial abuse has commenced at the Adelaide Federal Court.
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Dreary Adelaide pitch lets series down
Adelaide Oval Curator Les Burdett might be a legend in South Australia, however the rest of the world is asking questions about another highway, which reduced what should have a pulsating series decider into a boring, uneventful grind.
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Djokovic: Serbia will be going crazy
Novak Djokovic, Australian Open champion for barely an hour, already realises the magnitude of his breakthrough grand slam triumph, the first by a Serbian player.
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Djokovic wins Australian Open with four set win over Tsonga
World number three Novak Djokovic has dramatically won his first grand slam title, surviving a leg injury to beat unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6 in the Australian Open final.
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Djokovic smelling victory in Oz final, leads Tsonga 2 sets to 1
World number three Novak Djokovic is one set away from winning his first grand slam title, after taking a two sets to one lead over a tiring Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the Australian Open final.
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Djokovic levels final with Tsonga at one-set all
Serbian Novak Djokovic has levelled the Australian Open final against unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at one-set apiece, taking the second set 6-4, after losing the first by the same score.
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Tsonga takes first set of Oz final against Djokovic
If unseeded Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga is nervous playing in his first tour final of any sort, he’s certainty not showing it, stunningly taking the first set of the Australian Open final from world number three Novak Djokovic 6-4.
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Breezy Gilchrist plays farewell cameo
Retiring Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist has given a short reminder of what cricket will lose when he hangs up his gloves at the end of this test, entertaining the Adelaide crowd with an all-too-brief 14 in what is almost certainly his final test innings.
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Cricket Columns
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Missing words and missing scruples (30/1/08)
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Dreary Adelaide pitch lets series down (29/1/08)
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Why in the middle of a test, Gilly? (26/1/08)
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Forget knifing Gilly, save the blades for Hogg(25/1/08)
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Roebuck single is a hit but the album is a flop(13/1/08)
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Mat Thompson: Hypocrisy and hysteria(8/1/08)
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ICC gets it right as crisis surely eases (8/1/08)
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World record with an asterisk (7/1/08)
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Can Hussey catch Bradman?(16/12/07)
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Australia can break streak [...]