Buzzin Cricket

Ricky Ponting led the Australian team to victory in the ICC Champions Trophy in South Africa, beating New Zealand by six wickets as they continued the imperious form that started with the seven day ODI series against England after the Ashes defeat.
Ponting singled out the excellent Shane Watson who scored his second successive century for [...]

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Australia thrashed England by nine wickets in the semi final of the ICC Champions Trophy, continuing their domination over England in one day cricket.
England had managed just 257 all out with the bat, Tim Bresnan making an impressive 80 before falling to Brett Lee. Luke Wright enjoyed a good partnership of 107 runs with Bresnan, [...]

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Australian pace bowler Mitchell Johnson has been chosen as the ICC Cricketer Of The Year at the annual International Cricket Council’s player of the year awards in Johannesburg.
Johnson took 80 wickets for Australia during the year and starred with both bat and ball in all formats, he beat off competition from England’s Andrew Strauss and [...]

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The Ultimate Test ~ The Story of the 2009 Ashes Series by Gideon Haigh
Published by Arum, £12.99
It’s a good idea. Take cricket’s oldest and fiercest (Pakistan-India not withstanding) rivalry. Two sides lock horns over twenty-five days of unremitting drama, with the balance-of-power fluctuating day-by-day, session-by-session, occasionally over-by-over. Take one man’s daily press reports from the [...]

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The England team finally found themselves in a winning position in the final One Day International against Australia, but still tried their hardest to throw away a good position after Andrew Strauss and Joe Denly had put them on 106 for 1, chasing a total of 177 to win.
England proved once again that Strauss and [...]

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