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Aussies winning 2003 world cup
The Australian cricket team can be compared directly to greats such as Roger Federer, Tiger Woods and Valentino Rossi. All of whom absolutely dominate their respected sports. They have been painful and relentless in their pursuit for revenge in a successful Ashes whitewash, a truly emphatic display. Records have been broken, greats have retired. The story could not have been written any better.
After completely out playing the opposition in their initial One Day International encounters, the Aussies lost the unthinkable. They lost the one day series to a defiant England, or some would say. The English side was depleted with a string of injuries and a constant change in leadership becoming a common theme. The wheels were definitely falling off and Australia only needed to put the icing on the cake.
Instead Australia lost Andrew Symonds and fell apart even if it was only for two games in the final. One has to question the strength of this side and their resilience when Englands glass was obviously half full. This is a timely reminder to opposing teams who may have thought Australia was unbeatable. They are very much beatable in a one day game that contains so many different variables. Teams like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa, New Zealand and now England are very much contenders to win the world cup.
Darrel Hair continues to find new and innovative tactics to find his way on to cricketing headlines. Darrel just cant seem to keep away from the limelight. The new and improved Darrel is trying to sue the Pakistani Cricket Board and the ICC (International Cricket Board) for alleged racial discrimination. No mean feat you say? Not in Darrels books. If I remember correctly, this is the same individual who tried to bribe the ICC for 500 thousand dollars last year
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As a Victorian and someone who resides pretty close to the heart of Melbourne, the Australian Open is must watch television. As usual the Open did not disappoint with the quality and the caliber of play. The womens draw was heavily contested and hard to pick until the final was played. Serena Williams was able to muscle her way through Maria Sharapova in a dominant display. The mens draw was exactly the opposite. It was simple. Who was going to beat Federer
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Sydney International Airport
Airport security has become paramount due to the amount of terrorist activity in recent years. It would be fair to say that Australia is a major target considering our alliance with the U.S and we should be doing everything in our power to secure our nations ports and airports. The Bali bombings and the devastation in the London underground are timely reminders of the past that could become the very near future
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Undeniably Shane Warne is a sportsman we all love to hate. He epitomises good, bad and genius in his every wake. His contentious nature and his ability to make the ball talk as Michael Slater so eloquently puts it, has made the best look silly the good look worse, all the while Shane is smirking while walking away from a career that will be remembered throughout cricketing history
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In a couple of weeks time Australia and England will resume their battle for the Ashes in Brisbane. Its hard to believe that the baggy green are actually looking to win it back this time. Under Steve Waugh they managed to win 9 Ashes series in a row before faltering to an emerging English side last year. Undoubtedly one of the biggest rivalries in world sport, the battle against the old enemy will be fuelled with controversy.
England played their first tour match against the Prime ministers XI and there was absolutely nothing to write home about. They were convincingly out played in every facet of the game and look beaten before the Ashes series has begun. Injury plagued and without key players from their last win in Jones and Vaughan. Its hard to see a younger and very much inexperienced English side win on Australian soil. Although Im very much backing the Aussies in this one, Im hoping a contest evolves and not another whitewash that seems apparent
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I was doing a bit of surfing on the net and found this great video on Sachin Tendulkar and his career to date, its great watching for any cricket lover. Im actually one of his biggest fans and follow his career with great intent.
Interesting to note that in the video, Gavaskar another Indian great very much believed that Tendulkar would end up making 15,000 test runs, quoted in 2001. As it stands he has amassed 10469 runs and its fair to say hes probably coming to the end of an exceptional career. I guess the most remarkable aspect of Gavaskars comment was that it was very much believable at the time because Tendulkar was at the peak of his powers almost invincible at the batting crease. Since then he has been plagued with injury and played sporadically within the Indian Team
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Banished, wiped out, waiting for the dead to arrive and walk him through his most rudest awakening, all the while thinking of her, his most precious. A love that began beyond this life one full of mortality. He stared down through the thundering darkness, not knowing how far the drop, or what was waiting below. He knew this was his last chance. Should he turn back to search for what was once his deepest pleasure or should he let go? He started to slip forward and before he knew it, he had plunged forward only to realise that this could be the beginning of the end.
He was to leave behind a life that had given him so much. The perfect job, a wife that never left his side, but it was time, he needed answers? As he hit the water these were the only thoughts that could drown him. The icy cold water sliced into his skin as he sank to the bottom. As the bed of seaweed scraped his foot he rebounded back to the surface gasping for breath. No. Death was not an option. The torch light was still moving around at the cliff top. If he could reach the rocks he may still be a chance. Diving into the water with one last gasp he was able to swim towards the rocks. Scrambling to his feet he heard gun shots, they had seen him
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