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		|  13-10-2011, 21:18 | #841 |  
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			Former Leicester Tigers boss Pat Howard has been named as Cricket Australia's general manager for team performance, The Australia head coach, captain and chairman of selectors will all report to the 37-year-old former rugby union international.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15288870.stm
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		|  14-10-2011, 11:08 | #842 |  
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			Great TV coverage of the first ODI from India.....NOT.   |  
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			Yes not happy.
		 
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			They resolve union disputes with amazing speed in India.   
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			Yes they certainly do things differently in India from the way we do things in our country.
		 
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			Latest score in the India v England one day match is India are 179-4.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cric...nd/9615278.stm
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			Just a small  matter of 301 to win then   |  
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					Originally Posted by dazed&confused  Just a small  matter of 301 to win then  |  Or 300 to draw.   
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			England suffered a middle-order collapse on their way to a 126-run defeat against India in Hyderabad Chasing 301, captain Alastair Cook scored 60 but his dismissal sparked a flurry of wickets as England slid from 111-2 to 174 all out.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15288877.stm
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			Australia by three wickets in Johannesburg and draw the Twenty20 international series 1-1. 
The Aussies had made 147-8, captain Cameron White top scoring with 39.
 
Teenager Pat Cummins (2-26) struck early as South Africa slumped to 84-7, needing 64 from the last 33 balls.
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			Virat Kohli hit a commanding century as India thrashed England for the second time in four days to take a 2-0 lead in their five-match one-day series  Set 238 to win, Kohli (112) and Gautam Gambhir (84) added 209 as India romped home with 13.2 overs to spare.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cricket/15338125.stm
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			India took an unassailable 3-0 lead in the one-day series against England with a tense five-wicket win in Mohali. 
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		| But, aided by some poor bowling and fielding, Mahendra Dhoni (35 not out) got India home with four balls to spare. | 
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			England went 4-0 down in the one-day series in India as half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Suresh Raina guided the hosts to an emphatic six-wicket win. 
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		| It was a bad-blooded encounter, involving a series of heated exchanges, with the umpires having to intervene on a number of occasions. | 
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		| England crashed to a 5-0 series whitewash against India after a shocking collapse led to a 95-run defeat in the final match in Kolkata. |  
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		| Former captain Michael Vaughan believes England must change their approach to one-day cricket after their 5-0 whitewash against hosts India. |  
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		| Flower admitted Tuesday's loss was probably the hardest defeat of his England reign since they were skittled for 51 all out against the West Indies in 2009. |  
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