The Roar » Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au Your Sports Opinion Fri, 10 Feb 2012 06:53:50 +0000 en hourly 1 kersi-meher-homjihttp://feedburner.google.com Channel Nine unwise to snub sub-continent clash http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/12D6WEhe5Cw/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/02/10/channel-nine-unwise-to-snub-sub-continent-clash/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:01:38 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=67810 Channel Nine’s decision to not broadcast the India vs Sri Lanka match on its main station reflects an unfair and insular attitude. I was all agog on Wednesday to watch the tri-nation one-day international match between India and Sri Lanka at the WACA. I finished my daily chores early just so that I could see [...]

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]]> Channel Nine’s decision to not broadcast the India vs Sri Lanka match on its main station reflects an unfair and insular attitude.

I was all agog on Wednesday to watch the tri-nation one-day international match between India and Sri Lanka at the WACA. I finished my daily chores early just so that I could see all 100 overs uninterrupted.

I switched on the TV, but lo and behold, there was no cricket coverage on Channel Nine. Instead there were riveting programmes such as Hi 5, Hot Seat, Excess Baggage, Big Bang Theory, and Bride Wars.

“What?! No cricket on Channel Nine?,” I yelled.

“Ah, Foxtel will surely cover it,” I consoled myself. But not so; they were busy replaying the Pakistan versus England Test match.

I switched channels like an alcoholic on a pub crawl. Then I struck gold. GEM (Channel 99) was broadcasting the match I so badly desired.

Last Sunday Channel Nine showed the Australia versus India MCG match live on their regular channel. And I’m sure they will show today’s game between Australia and Sri Lanka there too.

Does that mean that some matches in the tri-nation series are different – inferior even – if they do not involve Australia? Are matches not involving Australia second class?

Having lived in Australia for 41 happy years, I know that Aussies are not racists. I have never encountered even one negative instance in the land Down Under. The story is the same for my family members and friends, who have resided in Australia for over 25 years.

But are we Aussies parochial? I have encountered this sort of attitude in the past, when interest in anything not involving Australian players is considered slightly inferior.

Yet India and Sri Lanka met in the 2011 Cricket World Cup final last April. On paper they are the titans of one-day cricket, even if India’s performance in the Tests this summer has been woeful. Spectators and TV audiences would not shun such teams.

Cricket tragics from Sri Lanka (drums and all) and the Swamy Army from India are packing stadia and munching “wada” and “dossa” while watching cricket in front of their tele.

My Australian friends were as disappointed as I was that Channel Nine had shown discrimination in their decision to only broadcast matches involving Australia.

For those who were not aware of GEM or Channel 99, India defeated Sri Lanka by four wickets with 20 balls remaining.

On paper it looked an easy win but actually it was not. It was a struggle all the way, particularly once India – chasing a victory target of 234 – lost the in-form but injured batsman Virat Kohli (77 runs) to be 6/181.

But man-of-the-match Ravichandran Ashwin (3-32 in 10 overs and 30 not out runs) and Ravi Jadeja, the $2 million dollar man for IPL-5, carried India to victory.

There was a bit of comedy at the end when three Sri Lankan fielders converged to catch Ashwin but each left it to the other. The lucky batsman watched with a delighted winning smile. Pity those without GEM missed the thrills and the spill.

Programmers at Channel Nine, take note: Australia is a multicultural country where all nations should be treated equally, where the home team should not receive preferential treatment.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/02/10/channel-nine-unwise-to-snub-sub-continent-clash/feed/ 33 http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/02/10/channel-nine-unwise-to-snub-sub-continent-clash/ Clarke: remember the topsy-turvy Adelaide Test of 2003 http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/pl96ZUKjtnM/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/24/clarke-remember-the-topsy-turvy-adelaide-test-of-2003/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:34:48 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=65112 Everyone – not almost everyone – is awaiting a whitewash 4-0 series win for the Australians in the Adelaide Test starting today. But Michael Clarke, beware the Ides of the December 2003 Adelaide Test. He was only a Sheffield Shield player then and made his successful Test debut the following year. However, Ricky Ponting, the [...]

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]]> Everyone – not almost everyone – is awaiting a whitewash 4-0 series win for the Australians in the Adelaide Test starting today. But Michael Clarke, beware the Ides of the December 2003 Adelaide Test.

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]]> Youth and experience have struck gold for Australian cricket in the last few months. The young brigade has contributed substantially to Australia making rapid strides in Test cricket, starting with regaining the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/19/dawn-of-a-golden-new-era-for-australian-cricket/feed/ 47 http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/19/dawn-of-a-golden-new-era-for-australian-cricket/ Is this the start of another Golden Age for Australian cricket? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/HSdYGM9_CPk/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/13/can-australia-make-it-three-test-wins-in-a-row/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:25:45 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=63369 From October 1999 to March 2001 and from December 2005 to January 2008, Australia had won 16 Tests in a row each time, with not even a draw to break the winning sequence. Those were the golden years for Australian cricket. The best they have achieved since 2008 is seven wins on the trot, from [...]

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]]> From October 1999 to March 2001 and from December 2005 to January 2008, Australia had won 16 Tests in a row each time, with not even a draw to break the winning sequence. Those were the golden years for Australian cricket.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/13/can-australia-make-it-three-test-wins-in-a-row/feed/ 23 http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/13/can-australia-make-it-three-test-wins-in-a-row/ Unique SCG milestone awaits Michael Clarke http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/Xb6cVJBgpD8/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/05/unique-scg-milestone-awaits-michael-clarke/#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:29:05 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=62457 It’s beginning to look a lot like the decade from 1995 to 2004, with Australians bowling and batting like before. Replace Glenn McGrath with James Pattinson, and Steve Waugh with Michael Clarke, and we could be staring at déjà-vu. What a match for the Australians on the SCG turf celebrating its 100th Test! Except for [...]

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]]> It’s beginning to look a lot like the decade from 1995 to 2004, with Australians bowling and batting like before. Replace Glenn McGrath with James Pattinson, and Steve Waugh with Michael Clarke, and we could be staring at déjà-vu.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/05/unique-scg-milestone-awaits-michael-clarke/feed/ 14 http://www.theroar.com.au/2012/01/05/unique-scg-milestone-awaits-michael-clarke/ No Australians in cricket’s 2011 Test XI http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/uvpckTWIoJg/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/28/no-australians-in-crickets-2011-test-xi/#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 18:37:47 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=61478 The Melbourne Test between Australia and India and the Durban Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka starting today may change the composition of my 2011 Test XI but as it stands now, no Australian gets into it. To make it more painful, five Englishmen make the international 2011 Test XI. The selection is based [...]

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]]> The Melbourne Test between Australia and India and the Durban Test between South Africa and Sri Lanka starting today may change the composition of my 2011 Test XI but as it stands now, no Australian gets into it.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/28/no-australians-in-crickets-2011-test-xi/feed/ 22 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/28/no-australians-in-crickets-2011-test-xi/ Highs and lows of Australian cricket in 2011 http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/Eb_FiFm3V3s/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/24/the-highs-and-lows-of-australian-cricket-in-2011/#comments Fri, 23 Dec 2011 19:57:51 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=59994 What a year! 2011 may have had it all, but mostly it was for England, South Africa and India. Unfortunately, there were only a few highlights for Australia. Not to say there were no individual highlights. We saw the six-spree of Shane Watson against Bangladesh, Mike Hussey’s string of successes in Sri Lanka in both [...]

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]]> What a year! 2011 may have had it all, but mostly it was for England, South Africa and India. Unfortunately, there were only a few highlights for Australia.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/24/the-highs-and-lows-of-australian-cricket-in-2011/feed/ 3 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/24/the-highs-and-lows-of-australian-cricket-in-2011/ Who will win the Boxing Day Test? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/Ok0_BfhJiE8/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/23/who-will-win-the-boxing-day-test-2/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:00:15 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=61032 As opening batsman Ed Cowan, and probably all-rounder Dan Christian, are set to make their Test debuts for Australia in the MCG Test on Monday, let us preview the most awaited Test on the calendar. Of late, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between Australia and India has provided more gripping drama than the Ashes. Certainly there have [...]

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]]> As opening batsman Ed Cowan, and probably all-rounder Dan Christian, are set to make their Test debuts for Australia in the MCG Test on Monday, let us preview the most awaited Test on the calendar.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/23/who-will-win-the-boxing-day-test-2/feed/ 25 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/23/who-will-win-the-boxing-day-test-2/ Will it be the MCG or SCG for Sachin’s 100th hundred? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/m1hK_Zag62k/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/20/will-it-be-mcg-or-scg-for-sachins-100th-hundred/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 17:21:50 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=60541 The argument currently going on in India is not so much as to when Sachin Tendulkar will reach his 100th international century, but whether he deserves the Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India) Award. Bharat Ratna is the highest award in India, originally meant to honour achievement in politics, literature, the arts and social service. However, [...]

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]]> The argument currently going on in India is not so much as to when Sachin Tendulkar will reach his 100th international century, but whether he deserves the Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India) Award.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/20/will-it-be-mcg-or-scg-for-sachins-100th-hundred/feed/ 18 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/20/will-it-be-mcg-or-scg-for-sachins-100th-hundred/ Black day for Australia despite Warner’s century http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/uy4jsPIzm20/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/13/black-day-for-australia-despite-warners-century/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:18:05 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=59847 Australia appeared certain to win the Hobart Test at stumps on day-3, being 0 for 72 chasing 241 for a victory. A 2-0 series triumph over New Zealand would have given Michael Clarke’s men confidence to face the stronger Indian challenge in the traditional Boxing Day on the MCG. But it was not to be [...]

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]]> Australia appeared certain to win the Hobart Test at stumps on day-3, being 0 for 72 chasing 241 for a victory. A 2-0 series triumph over New Zealand would have given Michael Clarke’s men confidence to face the stronger Indian challenge in the traditional Boxing Day on the MCG.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/13/black-day-for-australia-despite-warners-century/feed/ 92 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/13/black-day-for-australia-despite-warners-century/ Australians beware, Sehwag is on fire http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/enhAdGYv2gk/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/09/australians-beware-sehwag-is-on-fire/#comments Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:25:17 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=59432 As Michael Clarke goes out to toss with New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor today in the Hobart Test, half his mind will be on Indian’s dynamic opener and six-smasher, Virender Sehwag. And no wonder. Sehwag’s sensational double century yesterday against the West Indies in an ODI at Indore, India, is enough to send shivers down [...]

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]]> As Michael Clarke goes out to toss with New Zealand skipper Ross Taylor today in the Hobart Test, half his mind will be on Indian’s dynamic opener and six-smasher, Virender Sehwag.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/09/australians-beware-sehwag-is-on-fire/feed/ 59 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/12/09/australians-beware-sehwag-is-on-fire/ Debutants win in November, but how will they go in December? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/_9ZF-q9OuTY/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/30/debutants-win-in-november-but-how-will-they-go-in-december/#comments Tue, 29 Nov 2011 17:51:47 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=58293 What a month for three Test debutants from different countries at Test level this November. In the two-Test series between Australia and South Africa, debutants Vernon Philander, 26, from South Africa, and teenage sensation Pat Cummins, from Australia, won all the awards between them. Opening bowler Philander was the Man of the Match in the [...]

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]]> What a month for three Test debutants from different countries at Test level this November. In the two-Test series between Australia and South Africa, debutants Vernon Philander, 26, from South Africa, and teenage sensation Pat Cummins, from Australia, won all the awards between them.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/30/debutants-win-in-november-but-how-will-they-go-in-december/feed/ 12 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/30/debutants-win-in-november-but-how-will-they-go-in-december/ Talking cricket with the titans of the game http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/fwwZNJf7ETU/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/26/talking-cricket-with-the-titans-of-the-game/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:01:04 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=57659 Call me a name-dropper but Thursday and yesterday (the 25th) were days to remember for me when I mingled freely with 14 past and present Test cricketers at the Sydney Cricket Ground. On Thursday, I attended the launch of Greg Chappell’s book, Fierce Focus, when I had the opportunity to meet the Chappell trio of [...]

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]]> Call me a name-dropper but Thursday and yesterday (the 25th) were days to remember for me when I mingled freely with 14 past and present Test cricketers at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/26/talking-cricket-with-the-titans-of-the-game/feed/ 14 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/26/talking-cricket-with-the-titans-of-the-game/ Only two certainties in line-up for Brisbane http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/u9RaJW9sgWM/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/25/only-two-certainties-in-aussie-line-up-for-brisbane-test/#comments Thu, 24 Nov 2011 14:14:52 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=57407 The first Test against New Zealand starts in Brisbane next Thursday, and who will represent Australia is a riddle. Although Australia did reasonably well in their recent tours of Sri Lanka and South Africa at Test level, the batting, bowling and wicket-keeper selections are in a state of limbo. There are only two certainties in [...]

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]]> The first Test against New Zealand starts in Brisbane next Thursday, and who will represent Australia is a riddle.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/25/only-two-certainties-in-aussie-line-up-for-brisbane-test/feed/ 45 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/25/only-two-certainties-in-aussie-line-up-for-brisbane-test/ Cummins’ stunning debut and Ricky hits back http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/xy7miurYteU/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/21/cummins-stunning-debut-and-ricky-hits-back/#comments Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:32:32 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=57108 It seems Ricky Ponting’s obituary was written too soon by many experts. Last night he proved his detractors wrong with a polished and unbeaten 54 at stumps on day four of an engrossing Johannesburg Test. Needing an imposing 310 runs to win this Test to draw the series, Australia is on the way with 3-142 [...]

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]]> It seems Ricky Ponting’s obituary was written too soon by many experts. Last night he proved his detractors wrong with a polished and unbeaten 54 at stumps on day four of an engrossing Johannesburg Test.

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]]> A bouncer from Jeff Thomson on my (non-helmeted) head in the 1970s would not have knocked me down as painfully as a phone call from The Roar’s Bayman yesterday morning.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/14/peter-roebuck-%e2%80%93-a-classy-writer-and-my-friend/feed/ 51 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/14/peter-roebuck-%e2%80%93-a-classy-writer-and-my-friend/ The day when wickets fell like ninepins at Newlands http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/kB-FBIZr7xA/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/11/11/the-day-when-wickets-fell-like-ninepins-at-newlands/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:32:23 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=55752 In my 60 years of watching cricket I have not seen a day’s play when wickets toppled so fast, literally like ninepins. I am referring to the Australia v. South Africa Test at Cape Town last night. In all 23 wickets fell for 294 runs in a day. At one stage 18 wickets tumbled for [...]

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]]> Are the days of Packer World Series Cricket back? Remember the dark era of late 1970s and early 1980s when most countries had an upper hand over a divided Australia? Especially the period when the Packer boys gave the establishment Test captain Kim Hughes a tough time?

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]]> Forget the Pup and Kat in-fight. Plenty has already been written on it. Instead, let’s concentrate on Mr Test Cricket, Michael Hussey.

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]]> Forget what old pros like Clive Radley and Mark Alleyne and the MCC universities captain Robert Wooley think about it. Forget what Cricket Australia thinks about it. Forget what my hero Sunil Gavaskar and my favourite cricket writer Peter Roebuck think about it.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/21/5ives-cricket-sounds-a-dumb-idea-to-me/feed/ 40 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/21/5ives-cricket-sounds-a-dumb-idea-to-me/ Will Johnson, Hughes regain their magic in South Africa? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/ZtSGLfDI6BQ/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/18/will-johnson-and-hughes-regain-their-magic-in-south-africa/#comments Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:02:55 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=52878 The selectors have done a good job in picking the Test squad for South Africa. There is a mixture of youth – epitomised by 18 year-old quickie Patrick Cummins – and experience, symbolised by batting veterans Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey, both twice Patrick’s age. Here is my Test XI: Shane Watson and Phil Hughes [...]

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]]> The selectors have done a good job in picking the Test squad for South Africa. There is a mixture of youth – epitomised by 18 year-old quickie Patrick Cummins – and experience, symbolised by batting veterans Ricky Ponting and Mike Hussey, both twice Patrick’s age.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/18/will-johnson-and-hughes-regain-their-magic-in-south-africa/feed/ 33 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/18/will-johnson-and-hughes-regain-their-magic-in-south-africa/ Warner swings left and right and NSW are in the semis http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/cqgVkPFRZbM/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/07/warner-swings-left-and-right-and-nsw-are-in-the-semis/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:38:22 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=52044 The way New South Wales are gunning like crack-shot cowboys, it appears they will lift their second Champions League Twenty20 trophy, after winning the inaugural competition in Hyderabad, India, in 2009. On Friday the 7th they will meet the star-studded Royal Challengers Bangalore in that opponent’s home town. RCB have a strong international line-up in [...]

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]]> The way New South Wales are gunning like crack-shot cowboys, it appears they will lift their second Champions League Twenty20 trophy, after winning the inaugural competition in Hyderabad, India, in 2009.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/07/warner-swings-left-and-right-and-nsw-are-in-the-semis/feed/ 4 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/10/07/warner-swings-left-and-right-and-nsw-are-in-the-semis/ Trent Copeland’s exclusion is hard to understand http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/Jez0Yxm1mqA/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/29/trent-copelands-exclusion-is-hard-to-understand/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 18:29:57 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=51547 Trent Copeland, 25, did not set Sri Lanka alight with brilliant performances in the recently concluded Test series, but he showed promise of things to come. He could keep Sri Lanka’s world-class stroke-players Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene quiet. I saw some similarities between Copeland and a young Glenn McGrath. I was surprised [...]

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]]> Trent Copeland, 25, did not set Sri Lanka alight with brilliant performances in the recently concluded Test series, but he showed promise of things to come. He could keep Sri Lanka’s world-class stroke-players Kumar Sangakkara, Tillekeratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene quiet.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/29/trent-copelands-exclusion-is-hard-to-understand/feed/ 16 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/29/trent-copelands-exclusion-is-hard-to-understand/ Hussey Hussey Hussey, oi oi oi http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/8hRre40kqlo/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/21/hussey-hussey-hussey-oi-oi-o/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:00:35 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=51007 Australia under new skipper Michael Clarke won a Test series for the first time since January 2010. Not just that, but on foreign soil, and against a higher ranked team in Sri Lanka. This series win promotes Australia to No. 4 in Test ranking and demotes Sri Lanka to No. 5. Many contributed to Australia’s [...]

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]]> Michael HusseyAustralia under new skipper Michael Clarke won a Test series for the first time since January 2010. Not just that, but on foreign soil, and against a higher ranked team in Sri Lanka.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/21/hussey-hussey-hussey-oi-oi-o/feed/ 14 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/21/hussey-hussey-hussey-oi-oi-o/ Will Marsh be dropped or will he join the greats? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/Afq3XtnuihE/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/15/will-marsh-be-dropped-or-will-he-join-the-greats/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:59:55 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=50524 Will Shaun Marsh join Andy Ganteaume and Rodney Redmond or will he join Bill Ponsford, Doug Walters, Alvin Kallicharan, Greg Blewett and Saurav Ganguly in the Colombo Test starting tomorrow? As we all know, Marsh scored a century in his Test debut last week in Pallekele, Kandy. What no one knows is whether he will [...]

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]]> Shaun MarshWill Shaun Marsh join Andy Ganteaume and Rodney Redmond or will he join Bill Ponsford, Doug Walters, Alvin Kallicharan, Greg Blewett and Saurav Ganguly in the Colombo Test starting tomorrow?

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/15/will-marsh-be-dropped-or-will-he-join-the-greats/feed/ 48 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/15/will-marsh-be-dropped-or-will-he-join-the-greats/ Another debutant shines for Australia against Sri Lanka http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/j_lyYMf0PAM/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/10/another-debutant-shines-for-australia/#comments Fri, 09 Sep 2011 19:42:10 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=50069 It seems Australian selectors have found a new formula to win Test matches. In the first Test at Galle against Sri Lanka last week, they blooded Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon, and they contributed richly to Australia’s morale-boosting victory. The absence of Ricky Ponting forced the selectors to include another debutant for the second Test [...]

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Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh bats during the second day of the second test cricket match. AP Photo/ Eranga Jayawardena

It seems Australian selectors have found a new formula to win Test matches. In the first Test at Galle against Sri Lanka last week, they blooded Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon, and they contributed richly to Australia’s morale-boosting victory.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/10/another-debutant-shines-for-australia/feed/ 25 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/10/another-debutant-shines-for-australia/ Cope Lands a Winner and other zany biography titles http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/-me-Nb80WJc/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/06/cope-lands-a-winner-and-other-zany-biography-titles/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:59:46 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=49666 Fathers’ Day has come and gone, but Christmas is not that far away. It’s about time Test cricketers look around for ghost-writers to do their autobiographies. I got these ideas when watching the Galle Test between Australia and Sri Lanka on the telly. Tall Trent Copeland getting a wicket off his second ball in Test [...]

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]]> Fathers’ Day has come and gone, but Christmas is not that far away. It’s about time Test cricketers look around for ghost-writers to do their autobiographies.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/06/cope-lands-a-winner-and-other-zany-biography-titles/feed/ 5 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/06/cope-lands-a-winner-and-other-zany-biography-titles/ Australia convincingly back to winning ways http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/IN2n_vPtRco/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/04/australia-finally-back-to-winning-ways-in-sri-lanka/#comments Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:10:41 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=49630 A Test victory at last! Australia, under new captain Michael Clarke, defeated Sri Lanka by 125 runs in the first Test at the picturesque Galle, to lead 1-0 in the series. Chasing 379 to win in a low-scoring match, the home team was on her knees at 5-68. A defeat on the third day looked [...]

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Australia's captain Michael Clarke throws a ball during a cricket practice match between Australia and Sri Lanka Board XI in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2011. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)

A Test victory at last! Australia, under new captain Michael Clarke, defeated Sri Lanka by 125 runs in the first Test at the picturesque Galle, to lead 1-0 in the series. Chasing 379 to win in a low-scoring match, the home team was on her knees at 5-68. A defeat on the third day looked likely.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/04/australia-finally-back-to-winning-ways-in-sri-lanka/feed/ 24 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/04/australia-finally-back-to-winning-ways-in-sri-lanka/ A big day for debutants Lyon and Copeland http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/uNvhr5o7zT0/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/02/a-big-day-for-debutants-lyon-and-copeland/#comments Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:28:46 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=49525 Yesterday was a day to remember for Australian Test debutants, tall quickie Trent Copeland and offie Nathan Lyon, in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka. Australia’s modest score of 273 on the opening day of the Test on Wednesday suddenly looks a winning total, thanks to the rookies from NSW and South Australia. Off his [...]

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]]> Trent Copeland Yesterday was a day to remember for Australian Test debutants, tall quickie Trent Copeland and offie Nathan Lyon, in the Galle Test against Sri Lanka.

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]]> http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/02/a-big-day-for-debutants-lyon-and-copeland/feed/ 29 http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/09/02/a-big-day-for-debutants-lyon-and-copeland/ Will Clarke inspire Australia to a win in Sri Lanka? http://feeds.theroar.com.au/~r/kersi-meher-homji/~3/K5gQbTuRyLk/ http://www.theroar.com.au/2011/08/30/will-clarke-inspire-australia-to-a-win-in-sri-lanka/#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 18:00:23 +0000 Kersi Meher-Homji http://www.theroar.com.au/?p=49338 How the once mighty Australians have fallen in Test arena! They were on top of Test cricket for over a decade from mid-1990s to mid-2000s. Now they have to win the Test series in Sri Lanka, starting tomorrow, to have a chance to wriggle back to the number four position in Test cricket. How will [...]

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How the once mighty Australians have fallen in Test arena! They were on top of Test cricket for over a decade from mid-1990s to mid-2000s.

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