Lara&#39;s optimism is pure whitewash
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IF anyone needed an indicator of how far the West Indies have fallen, it came when captain Brian Lara talked about the advantage his players would gain from knowing how to lift in the final Test of a series just to avoid a whitewash.
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KANPUR: A masterstroke. Thatâs what everybody would term the South African think-tankâs decision to open the innings with a makeshift opener.
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The Chicago White Sox wasted an opportunity to gain ground in their increasingly futile bid for the AL wild-card berth.
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Toss won, spinners picked, minds set. And then it all went downhill on day one. In this season of hope gone awry, there was more to be disappointed with on day one of this test match.
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On the eve of this Test, the South Africans had been billed as huge underdogs who would succumb without a fight against the Indian spin.
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On top one day and completely down in a matter of two days. That is the story of Pakistan cricket. What a show they put up against the Indians the other day, only to collapse in a heap against the West Indies.
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How refreshing that an entire summer of predictable one-day cricket should end with a match that turned the formbook on its head. India looked down and out of this match when they were bowled
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West Indies captain Brian Lara should be fit to lead his side in the ICC Champions Trophy final against England on Saturday. Lara has been cleared of serious injury after being struck on the neck by a Shoaib
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THERE seems to be a feeling getting thrown around at the moment that the cricket is getting a bit predictable because Australia is winning so easily.
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LONDON  - Brian Lara said he will take stock before deciding on his future as West Indies captain following his side&#39;s 10-wicket defeat to England in the fourth and final Test.
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England legend Geoff Boycott is unimpressed by Stephen Harmison's performance on day one of the Ashes.
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Can you believe these baseball games of late? They are tension-filled, comeback-laden, back-and-forth, down-to-the-last-out sporting gems. And they are unwatchable.
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It was all a bit of a fast bowler&#39;s joke at the time but, as Brian Lara lay dazed on the pitch, the words of Shoaib Akhtar must have felt a little more sinister.
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If England&#39;s bowlers summon up as many bouncers in tomorrow&#39;s Champions Trophy final as did their coach Duncan Fletcher yesterday, then Brian Lara can expect another torrid time.
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They are currently a shell-shocked rabble, whose performance in this first Test in Perth was well below an acceptable international standard.
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Australia may be the finest cricket team in the world but they are the worst chasers since the Keystone Cops. Set 107 to beat India 3-0 in the series they were bowled out for 93 as India made the score a rather flattering 2-1.
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After what was billed as the day of destiny for Great Britain&#39;s success-starved players and fans alike, there was a certain sense of inevitability about the result.