WC 2011: ICC, Cricket Australia won’t deviate from security plans
Cricket Australia and the International Cricket Council have both said that they will not deviate from their existing security arrangements because of speculation that terrorists are aiming to attack some World Cup 2011 venues.

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Cricket Australia announces changes
Cricket Australia has announced The Big Bash will be expanded.

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LENGTHY BANS FOR PAKISTAN TRIO | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
The International Cricket Council have confirmed they have handed down suspensions to three Pakistan cricketers at the end of the anti-corruption tribunal in Doha.

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Cricket: Australia beats England by 51 runs
BRISBANE – Captain Michael Clarke has made a half century in a timely return to form to lead Australia to a 51-run win over England in the fifth one-day cricket international on Sunday and an insurmountable 4-1 lead in the seven-match…

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CLARKE DESPERATE TO FIND FORM | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
Australia’s out-of-form stand-in captain Michael Clarke revealed he asked to play grade cricket in Sydney on Saturday as he desperately seeks to engineer a turnaround in form.

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OFFICIALS SHOCKED AT VENUE SWITCH | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
The International Cricket Council’s decision to switch venues for the World Cup’s group stage clash between England and India has left senior stadium officials “shocked”.

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MURALI ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT PLANS | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
Sri Lanka off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has announced he will retire from the international scene following the World Cup. Despite quitting Test cricket last summer, the 38-year-old has continued to represent his country at one-day level.

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Cricket: Watson the hero for Australia
After playing the innings of his life, Shane Watson said cricket was only a game and revealed he would be heading to his home town of Ipswich to help those battling the Queensland floods.Watson scored a career-best 161 not out…

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NEWELL TO WORK WITH LIONS | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
Nottinghamshire director of cricket Mick Newell will work with the England Lions on their forthcoming tour of West Indies. Newell, who guided Nottinghamshire to the LV= County Championship title last season, will join a tour management team headed by the ECB’s performance director David Parsons.

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ECB BEGIN SPONSOR SEARCH | Sporting Life – Cricket News | Live Ball-by-ball scorecards, England, Australia
The England and Wales Cricket Board have invited major brands to come forward and sponsor men’s and women’s Test match cricket. The move follows npower’s decision to stand down as the sponsor of the home Test series, ending an association that has stood since 2001.

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