Sports ; Cricket: Aussie openers make a solid start
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Sports News, Australia were 203 for one at tea after winning the toss on the opening day of the second and final test of the Trans-Tasman series at the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide in Australia on Friday.
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Michael Kasprowicz snared three wickets, Shane Warne took two and Australia held the upper hand in the first cricket Test Thursday until Jacob Oram&#39;s rearguard half-century salvaged New Zealand&#39;s innings.
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Australia were all out for 343 in their first innings early on the second day of the opening cricket Test against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Thursday.
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England made significant early inroads into the Australian batting line-up on the opening day of the third Ashes cricket Test at the WACA Ground here, with the hosts 69 for three at lunch.l.
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Australia has made a slow but solid start to the first cricket Test against India in Bangalore. After seven overs, the tourists had reached 0 for 14, with Matthew Hayden on 5 and Justin Langer on 4. For up to date scores, visit our live scorecard.
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Australia is in a commanding position at stumps on day three of the first cricket Test against India in Bangalore, despite a late fightback from the home side.
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Medium-pacer Stuart Clark rocked England with the wickets of both openers to give Australia early success on the opening day of the second Ashes cricket Test at Adelaide Oval.
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Hosts West Indies, England, South Africa and Sri Lanka will fire the opening shots in their World Cup campaigns on Monday at the start of series of warm-up matches.
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Victories in India are precious and to win so emphatically in the opening match of a series of such importance will further buoy an already buoyant Australian team.
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Winning the toss is probably a &quot;bat first&quot; proposition in the first cricket test between Australia and New Zealand starting at the &#39;Gabba on Thursday.
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MELBOURNE, Australia  - Stand-in skipper Yousuf Youhana was leading from the front as Pakistan showed some steel to defy the Australian cricket juggernaut on the opening day of the second Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
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Perth - Justin Langer weathered Shoaib Akhtar&#39;s opening pace barrage and counter-punched with his 21st Test hundred to guide Australia from 78 for five to 357 for eight at stumps on Thursday on the opening day of the series-opener against Pakistan.
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Mumbai - Australia began their Indian tour on Thursday with an aggressive batting display by Matthew Hayden on the rain-curtailed first day of a three-day match against Mumbai.
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Australia picked up from where they left off in their first innings by racking up the runs in their second innings to take a 312-run lead into lunch on day three of the first Test in Perth.
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PORT ELIZABETH, South Africa : England opening batsmen Marcus Trescothick and Andrew Strausss gave their side a solid start on the second day of the first Test against South Africa at St George&#39;s Park.
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India claimed three quick wickets to seize the initiative on day one of the Third Test against Australia in Nagpur. The home side toiled early on as Australia openers Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer put on
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BANGALORE (India): Anil Kumble achieved the 400-wicket landmark yesterday even as world champions Australia piled up 316-5 on a scintillating opening day of the first cricket Test here.