TASMANIA Summer News, Dec 07, 2011

Ponting targets century in Tasmania ESPNcricinfo.com This time last summer he was the leader and No. 3. Now he bats at second drop, behind one of Australia's most inexperienced top orders of all time: David Warner (one Test), Phillip Hughes (16) and Usman Khawaja (five). The captaincy has passed to ... See all stories on this topic » ESPNcricinfo.com

Sydney's coldest start to summer in 50 years Sydney Morning Herald Meteorologists blame cold winds, sweeping up from near Tasmania, for the unseasonable weather. Today's forecast temperature of 18 degrees is seven below the average for this time of year. The additional chill brought by projected 30-40km/h winds will ... See all stories on this topic »

Runners revel in Webber race Tasmania Mercury They hope for better conditions for next year's event when Webber believes he might be able to lure F1 colleague and UK mate Jenson Button to Tasmania to take part. A week after winning the Brazilian GP, Webber said he was not out to win his own race. ... See all stories on this topic »

Champion home for summer Tasmania Mercury With the world championship decided, and the European summer circuit over, it's time for a break. "This time of year, December and January, I can come back to Hobart and have some down time," he said. "Next year the plan is to try and defend our world ... See all stories on this topic »

Cold snap to last all weekend Sydney Morning Herald Melburnians had their coldest start to summer in 15 years yesterday because of a cold wind from the Southern Ocean. A senior forecaster at the Bureau of Meteorology, Scott Williams, said south-eastern Australia - including Victoria and Tasmania - was ... See all stories on this topic »

HOW A CLOWN PRINCE HAD THE LAST LAUGH Express.co.uk “That will be a challenge considering the team they have got.” Whether Bresnan will still be laughing at the end of the summer only time will tell, but this is one cricketer who certainly won't be clowning around any time soon. See all stories on this topic »

Mitchell Starc keen to lock Mitchell Johnson out of Test team Herald Sun And the Black Caps should know Starc has form at Bellerive, ripping through Tasmania for the Blues, returning match figures of 6-119 in March 2010. "I played a four-day game here where I took six for the game and a Twenty20 where I got hit around a bit ... See all stories on this topic »

Captain's call to arms Tasmania Mercury "Back then the people heading down to Antarctica were not as celebrated as they are today, in fact they received a lot of criticism," Watson told an audience at the University of Tasmania's art school on Friday night. "Whenever you do anything in the ... See all stories on this topic »

Wharf shed plans revealed Tasmania Mercury The Antarctic and cruise ship hub should be built in time for the 2012-13 summerseason, Tasports chief executive Paul Weedon said. He said the modern design would retain the historic foundations of the shed. "The design does not alter the historic or ... See all stories on this topic » Tasmania Mercury

Bracewell tackles problem Stuff.co.nz As they did after a poor ODI performance against Pakistan in Hamilton last summer, senior players kicked management out of the dressing room and it was time for some home truths. Everyone got a chance to have their say about what went wrong. ... See all stories on this topic » Stuff.co.nz

Pattinson destroys Black Caps Back Page Lead The less said about the attempted catching, the better. Australia's second pre-India tune-up begins in Hobart on Friday. Mickey Arthur will be hoping New Zealand brings its 'A' game to Tasmania or risk his side being undercooked for the summer's main ... See all stories on this topic »

New-look Australia revel in their journey of discovery The Guardian (blog) They must be favourites to complete a 2-0 series win against New Zealand inTasmania this weekend before turning their attention to four Tests against India, starting in Melbourne on Boxing Day, which could produce the most intriguing cricket of the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Science and communication in the information age ABC Online The Overland Telegraph project suffered a narrow escape in the Northern Territory when the monsoon descended during the summer months of 1871 and 1872, flooding the Katherine and threatening to isolate Todd's crews. The inundation which ensued posed a ... See all stories on this topic »

Aussie cricket's green machine Herald Sun But there are plenty of other laggards, with only tiny Tasmania able to claim it is also punching above its weight given a population a tenth the size of Melbourne. Of the 18 players to score 5000 runs or more for Australia, nine are originally from ... See all stories on this topic »

Cummins warned against IPL cash The Australian He has only played two five-day matches, last season's Sheffield Shield final for NSW againstTasmania and the Johannesburg Test and broke down after both of them. Admittedly, Cricket NSW chief executive Dave Gilbert, himself a former Australia paceman ... See all stories on this topic »

Ric Finlay: The man behind the numbers ABC Online Every summer he meticulously kept score in the ABC cricket book - his home library includes every one printed, including the first edition in 1934. His first gig for the ABC was a tour match betweenTasmania and Pakistan at Hobart's TCA Ground in 1983. ... See all stories on this topic »

Reprimanded Katich still blames Clarke The Age Having bypassed NSW's one-day clash against Tasmania on Sunday to prepare for the hearing, he will resume today against the Tigers in their Sheffield Shield match in Canberra. Katich, 36, said he and Clarke could continue to co-exist in the same team... See all stories on this topic » The Age

Aussie Holiday Boost With No Leave No Life to Return to TV Screens Invest in Australia We have high quality food and wine; some of the planet's leading luxury lodges in Southern Ocean Lodge on Kangaroo Island and Tasmania's Saffire Freycinet, Qualia in the Whitsundays and Wolgan Valley Resort and Spa in the Blue Mountains, just to name a ... See all stories on this topic »

Going against the elements Business Times (subscription) While Boxing Day is associated with images of snow in the minds of many Singaporeans, that is when the Rolex Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race begins at Sydney Harbour at the peak ofsummertime in Australia. A flight from Sydney to Hobart would take all of a ... See all stories on this topic »

Vics hoping for 'off' Bulls Sportal.com.au Losses to Western Australia and Tasmania in their two first-class outings there this season have been particularly disappointing. The Warriors chased down a whopping 362 in the first instance and the Tigers bowled Victoria out for a paltry 94 last week ... See all stories on this topic »

Horses With Arthritis Can Benefit From Eating Hawthorn HorseYard (blog) Flowering tops (leaves and flowers)are harvested in late spring and the berries are gathered in latesummer and early autumn.The optimum time for harvesting the tops is only about a week so you need to be vigilant toget the correct time. ... See all stories on this topic »

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