Ridiculous to hear you are old, slow after a weak game: Kallis

Having recorded a career-best 224, South Africa’s all-rounder Jacques Kallis blasted the media, stating that only newspapers believed that he was too old and slow to have a place in the national cricket team.Just two days before hitting his double century against Sri Lanka in the third Test match at Cape Town, Kallis was being lambasted in the media for his performance in the second Test, which the Proteas lost by 208 runs.“Fortunately I do not...

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The bowlers need the cushion of extra runs, says Dhoni

M.S. Dhoni is criticised for saying the same thing every press conference — and it only gets tougher after six successive overseas defeats — but he improvised a metaphor on Friday evening.Asked how India could stop the free-fall, Dhoni said, “You need a parachute.”He elaborated: “If you see the last two series, our performance in England and now here, we didn't put enough runs on the board. It's important to take 20 wickets but you also need the...

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Australia crushes India

The embers of India's resistance smouldered on Friday, flickers of occasional brightness amidst the dull glow, but were quenched before they could burst into flame.Resuming on 114 for two, requiring a further 364 to make Australia bat again in the second Test, India was bowled out for 400 on the fourth evening. The innings defeat, which wasn't entirely unexpected after M.S. Dhoni's touring party had folded for 191 on the first day, gave Australia...

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Pattinson out of the Test series

Australian fast bowler James Pattinson will miss the remainder of the Test series against India because of a “bone stress injury” of the left foot.Pattinson complained of pain in his left foot towards the end of the second Test, which concluded here on Friday. Australian physio Alex Kountouris said scans had “cleared him of a stress fracture” but had revealed “early stage stress injury of the metatarsal bone.”Kountouris added that the 21-year-old...

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