Buchanan meets Flower to reveal Australian secrets

Birmingham, June 30 2009: Unthinkable to an ordinary Australian, John Buchanan has revealed that he has shared with England coach Andy Flower some of the secrets of his long association with Ricky Ponting’s men which could be used in the home team’s advantage in the Ashes beginning July 8.
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Flintoff reprimanded for missing team bus

Discipline has never been Andrew Flintoff’s strong point and England’s talismanic all-rounder was reprimanded for missing the team bus during a pre-Ashes bonding session in Belgium.

Seeing Buchanan in rival camp disappointing: Ponting

Australia skipper Ricky Ponting feels uneasy on seeing John Buchanan in the rival camp prior to the Ashes and is hoping that the former Aussie coach does not sport an England jumper.

Australia sending spy to assess Cardiff pitch

Suspicious of an England design in choosing Cardiff for first Test of the Ashes, Australia is sending a spy to the virgin venue to check on the state of pitch there.

Buchanan meets Flower to reveal Australian secrets

Unthinkable to an ordinary Australian, John Buchanan has revealed that he has shared with England coach Andy Flower some of the secrets of his long association with Ricky Ponting’s men which could be used in the home team’s advantage in the Ashes beginning July 8.

Lee doesn’t merit place in main Ashes team: Davidson

Brett Lee does not merit a place in Australia’s main Ashes squad and his role should be confined to mentoring the bowlers, said former Aussie pacer Alan Davidson.

Skip IPL for major ICC events: Physio John Gloster

Indian cricketers should opt out of the Indian Premier League if a major international tournament is scheduled immediately after it, said the team’s former physio John Gloster.

As captain, Vaughan in Brearley’s league: Boycott

Mike Brearley is arguably the best captain England ever had but former opener Geoffrey Boycott believes Michael Vaughan is no less and belongs to the same league.

Vaughan quits, says time for youngsters to take over

Tired of battling poor form and a nagging knee injury, England’s most successful Test captain Michael Vaughan today announced his retirement from all forms of professional cricket with immediate effect.

Symonds reveals reasons for T20 WC axe

Catching a rugby league game at a pub with just pints of beer for company was the reason why Andrew Symonds was dumped from Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup squad, the troubled all-rounder has revealed.

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