Old school

It may have been Sydney in January but it could just as easily have been Old Trafford in May as the 5th Test started under grey skies and increasingly frequent showers. Michael Clarke’s first move as captain was a bold one after opting to bat despite the overhead conditions and a damp and green pitch.

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Off with their heads?

Ricky Ponting’s reign as Australian captain is starting to presage the last days of Louis XVI of France. Revolution is nigh with the likes of Steve Waugh promoting Tim Paine as a young, fresh captain to lead the rebuilding effort.

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Dear Santa

As I’ve been such a good boy this year, please can you let me win the toss on a typical greenish English seamer. Can our bowlers consistently put the ball on a testing full length. Please can the opposition batsmen play a series of loose and airy shots outside off-stump to give the keeper and slips catching practice.

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This week we ask if England’s and India’s heavy defeats at the WACA and Centurion are a result of hubris or merely a blip. We also look at the rejuvenated Mitchell Johnson, predict who is now favourites for the Ashes and congratulate Sachin Tendulkar on yet another astonishing landmark.

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