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Missing words and missing scruples

sharad-pawarMissing words and missing scruples

Put yourself in these shoes. You run a television broadcast. Let’s say, just for argument, it’s Channel Nine’s cricket. You’re sitting on a crucial piece of audio, for instance audio that contains a certain potent word. For this exercise, we might call that word ‘monkey’. You know its very existence would close a racial abuse case in seconds, yet you also know it would probably end a tour, costing your employers over a dozen matches of prime time product.

So, what do you do with that audio that contains the certain potent word? Read the rest of this entry »

Dreary Adelaide pitch lets series down

adelaide-ovalDreary 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. Read the rest of this entry »

Cricket Columns

> Missing words and missing scruples (30/1/08)
> Dreary Adelaide pitch lets series down (29/1/08)
> Why in the middle of a test, Gilly? (26/1/08)
> Forget knifing Gilly, save the blades for Hogg(25/1/08)
> Roebuck single is a hit but the album is a flop(13/1/08)
> Mat Thompson: Hypocrisy and hysteria(8/1/08)
> ICC gets it right as crisis surely eases (8/1/08)
> World record with an asterisk (7/1/08)
> Can Hussey catch Bradman?(16/12/07)
> Australia can break streak record (25/11/07)
> Shane still the sultan of spin (15/11/07)
> Buchanan must be nuts(14/11/07)
> Petulant Warne looks silly(14/11/07)
> Boring Aussie cricketers really a turn off?(14/11/07)
> Bowl-off hurts MacGill too(6/11/07)
> The Grill: Shane Warne (25/9/07)
> The Grill: Stuart MacGill (20/9/07)
> Close the door on Donna (16/9/07)

Miserly McGrath does it again

He might be long retired from international cricket, but Glenn McGrath is fast becoming the most valuable Australian in the Indian Premier League, if not the tournament whole, as the legend helped Delhi Daredevils to an eight wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in Chennai.

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Marsh wins man of match on debut

Western Australia’s Shaun Marsh has scored an unbeaten 84 on debut to help Kings XI Punjab to a breezy seven wicket win over Deccan Chargers in Hyderabad.

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Ganguly: What does Warne know about spirit of game?

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Sourav Ganguly has responded to Shane Warne’s claims that he doesn’t play in the spirit of the game, by suggesting “Warne should look at what he’s done all his life.”

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Warne wins again and sprays Ganguly for good measure

  > Ganguly: What does Warne know about spirit of game
  > Marsh wins man of match on debut
     

Shane Warne’s magic touch is rubbing off on the Rajasthan Royals, who today beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 45 runs to extend winning streak to four matches. Warne ‘s supreme competitive streak was also on show, evidenced by his run-in with Kolkata captain Sourav Ganguly.

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Vintage McGrath steers Delhi home

A superb opening spell from Glenn McGrath has helped the Delhi Daredevils to a 10 run home win over Bangalore Royal Challengers in the Indian Premier League.

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