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Jan 31, 2012

AUSTRALIA Summer News, Jan 31, 2012


4th Test: Team India laid to rest in Adelaide
Times of India
Only time will tell whether Indian cricket will rise from the ashes of this self-inflicted tragedy, but reputations scalded in the harsh Australian summer this time are unlikely to be redeemed. (AFP Photo) ADELAIDE: Indian cricket's last rites were ...
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Rejuvenated Forrest gets a shot at the big time
Sydney Morning Herald
... three ODIs of the summer. Photo: Getty Images A BELIEF that Peter Forrest could be a long-term replacement for Ricky Ponting or Mike Hussey in all forms of the game has propelled the new Queenslander intoAustralia's one-day international squad.
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Sydney Morning Herald
The convenient IPL bogey
Cricketnext.com (blog)
Every time a ball crashed into Rahul Dravid's stumps this Australian summer, it was because stints with the Royal Challengers Bangalore and Rajasthan Royals had corrupted an otherwise flawless technique. And when those edges flew from VVS Laxman's bat ...
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Daylight Savings Time Around The World 2012
The Province (blog)
Daylight savings time 2012 will begin on the second Sunday of March and end on the first Sunday of November. So that means in 2012 we get the extra daylight Sunday March 11. All this ends November 11 2012 when we change back again.
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Time Team India is rehauled
The Asian Age
India was touring the Caribbean last summer when Duncan Fletcher first saw Rohit. “I don't know why you are not playing Test matches. You can make it to most Test sides in the world,” Rohit, before leaving for Australia, told this newspaper, ...
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Brad Haddin fears he may never regain his spot as Aussie wicket keeper
Herald Sun
Haddin believes he may never win his spot back after Victoria's Matthew Wade was chosen for Australia's first three one-day matches of the summer against India and Sri Lanka over the next fortnight, beginning on Sunday at the MCG. "I think any time ...
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Azarenka steamrolls Sharapova to win Australian Open, take No. 1
CNN
Victoria Azarenka dictated play in her 6-3, 6-0 beating of Maria Sharapova in theAustralian Open final. MELBOURNE, Australia -- Let's start with a story. On asummer day almost eight years ago, a young woman reached her first Grand Slam final and was ...
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Growth slows at Woolworths
Brisbane Times
This removes a headache at a time when Woolworths needs to focus on its core grocery business to maintain earnings growth. Woolworths, Australia's largest supermarket operator, will take a $300 million hit to close as many as 100 Dick Smith stores.
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Big Bash League more smash than crash
The Roar
To my astonishment, it has been the big hit of Summer. It is time to reflect on what Cricket Australia did right and why I was so very very wrong! The moment I heard that Cricket Australia had planned to bail on having the state teams play an end of ...
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Jaques to retire from Australian cricket
Sydney Morning Herald
Former Australian Test opener Phil Jaques is retiring from domestic first class cricket at the end of the summer to join English side Yorkshire on a British passport. The 32-year-old played 11 Tests and boasted an impressive record, before a back ...
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South Australian State Championships: James Magnussen and Blair Evans Post ...
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
Magnussen, who won the world title last summer with a 47.63 and led off Australia's400 free relay with a 47.49, opened the meet with a 48.74 in prelims. He followed that up with a winning time of 48.05 in the final. Both times eclipsed the previous ...
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The End of Australia's 'Ambien Slam'
New York Times (blog)
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | January 31, 2012, 2:08 pm MELBOURNE, Australia — Covering the Australian Open, which ended later than usual this year, means going through two major time changes. First, there is the jet lag that comes with flying all the way ...
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Australian player ratings
Back Page Lead
A 4-0 scoreline suggests most of Australia's players turned it on during the summerseries against India. But who performed the best? Who flattered to deceive? And who should find something else to do during the April tour of the West Indies?
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During summer in Australia, visitors will find it difficult to stay indoors
Fort Worth Star Telegram
In November, with Australia's summer days fast approaching, I finally take Mike up on his standing offer to serve as my wingman for a three-week tour of Queensland and New South Wales, in east Australia. He fashions an ambitious itinerary of both urban ...
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Fort Worth Star Telegram
Clarke honing in on game's best bats
The Canberra Times
As majestically as Ponting, the renaissance man, played in Adelaide, Clarke eclipsed him as Australia's best batsman two years ago. Like Ponting, the two Indian champions are all-time greats, but Dravid's bat and pad have become permanently estranged ...
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Fruit 'n' veg thrown away
ABC Online
SHANA MORTIMER: Massive oversupply in the summer time. We didn't even make costs on them, which makes us question whether they are worth growing or not. It definitely didn't make the whole exercise worthwhile anyway, financially - yeah no.
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Tomic to face court over police standoff
FOXSports.com
The standoff made national headlines and followed his outstandingsummer of tennis, where he was runner-up at the Brisbane International and made the fourth round of the Australian Open. The world No. 34 had a special exemption allowing him to drive ...
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Mitchell Johnson hopes to reignite his career in the IPL
The Australian
If Johnson's prospects of playing for Australia again looked bleak on his return from South Africa, the odds against him lengthened even further this summer. In his absence, Peter Siddle and Ben Hilfenhaus produced the best form of their lives and ...
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Australian Beachgoers Unaffected By Shark Attacks
Global Animal
(SHARKS) AUSTRALIA — 2012 has already been a shark-infestedsummer for Australians. With three attacks in January, you'd think locals would be hesitant to return to the sun-soaked beaches. They're not. Read more on why locals are still venturing into ...
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Winter sports a cool change
The West Australian
At the height of an Australian summer, thoughts of frosty frolics on the snowfields might seem a little out of place. But now is the time to start planning and booking your next winter skiing holiday. It doesn't have to be overseas; there are a host of ...
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The West Australian
Strong Great Britain and Australia squads means track cycling test event will ...
Telegraph.co.uk (blog)
The Olympic Games track programme this summer will be much more than a shoot-out between Great Britain and Australia – medals will be distributed liberally among other nations – but that old sporting rivalry will be at the very heart of proceedings and ...
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Australia: The Only Western Nation With an Intact Mojo
Huffington Post (blog)
Today, the 26th of January, is Australia Day. It's currently summer down there, which gives you some idea just how weird the place is. The also have mammals that lay eggs, and various other animals that look like they were dreamed up during a bad acid ...
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Julia Gillard and Labor flatlining with voters: Newspoll
The Australian
Labor support among voters has not shifted during the summer break, with the party's primary vote on 30 per cent and the Coalition maintaining its clear election-winning lead going into the year on 45 per cent. Based on preference flows at the previous ...
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Keep a stiff upper lip, summer's on the way
Sydney Morning Herald
Signs of the times … retailers are feeling the pinch everywhere, including the City of London. Photo: Reuters At least there's the Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics to look forward to. First day back at work for the year, I was called into the boss's ...
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Australia's Twenty20 skipper George Bailey is set to create history
Herald Sun
It can only be hoped that Bailey has more success with the bat than Gregory, although he did win two of Australia's first three Tests. A rugged but gritty batsman befitting a colonial of the time, Gregory averaged just 20, which is still better than ...
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