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April 15, 2006
Posted by Angshuman Hazra on 04/15/2006 in Australia
Fatullah stadium in Bangladesh was blessed with an amazing 1st Test match. Bangladesh have deserved every praise that came their way for displaying a new-found spirit . Euphoria over, let us now spare a thought for the other 'pathetic' side that participated in a contest few saw coming.
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February 4, 2006
Posted by Scott Wickstein on 02/04/2006 in Australia
As the interminable VB series finally comes to a conclusion, one has to say that this tired old format is starting to wear off on the Australian public. In the bigger cities of Melbourne and Sydney, which get to see plenty of international cricket each year, the attraction of paying to see Australia take on South Africa or Sri Lanka in a series that leads to a best of three finals is limited.
Friday’s fixture between Australia and South Africa only drew 26,000 to the indoor stadium; for most cities this is a fair turnout, but there was a time when at the MCG over 60,000 would regularly turn out to see the Australians mete it out to whoever the opposition was. And while I was watching Friday’s play on television I noticed that Channel Nine said that tickets were still available for Sunday’s return fixture. These tidings should be of concern to Cricket Australia.
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