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Suarez, Fergie for Golden Vettel

Written By Unknown on Senin, 16 Desember 2013 | 20.47

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Welcome to the second preliminary final in our search for the Golden Vettel winner of 2013. This end of year award goes to the person who stitched up their teammates, or generally acted like a goose during the season.

Back in March Red Bull F1 superstar Sebastian Vettel ignored team orders and shafted his Australian teammate Mark Webber at the Malaysian Grand Prix. This, in our eyes, was a moment of treachery we could not let pass and so the Vettels were born, living weekly on the Fox Sports Facebook page.

First up we tackled cricket and today it's the football world in the spotlight.

Check out the nominees and leave your vote. The football winner will join luminaries from other sports in the Golden Vettel grand final next week.

1. Luis Suarez. Is he brilliant? Undeniably. So good is the Uruguayan playing right now it seems churlish to talk of the downside. But has there ever been a sportsman which such disparity between his most magical moments and his depths of depravity? Exhibit one: his 10 match ban for the April chomp on Chelsea's Branislav Ivanovic (not the first time he has sunk his teeth into an opponent). Then, while serving the ban with the full support of his manager Brendan Rodgers, he agitated for a move away from the Reds, in the process shafting Arsenal by misleading them over his transfer release clause.

Saurez has kept his head down and his scoring boots firmly on since his return - but how long before his next indiscretion - the January transfer window?

Fergie's autobiography launch was not to be missed. Source: Getty Images

2. Sir Alex Ferguson. Football pundits are divided over this, but has Fergie given his anointed David Moyes one of the great all-time hospital passes? Fergie left Moyes a squad that - RVP and Wayne Rooney aside - is ageing or substandard. Fergie can't be blamed for Moyes's chronic failures in his first transfer window in charge but did nothing to help his cause by coming out with an unsettling autobiography when Moyes's reign was in its infancy. That book adds to Fergie's Vettel credentials - he bagged out men who made him such as David Beckham and Roy Keane, and had a substantial swipe at Mark Bosnich.

Manchester United's English midfielder Ashley Young has got some bad habits. Source: AFP

3. Ashley Young. So blatant was his dive against Crystal Palace earlier this season he was publicly ticked off by his Manchester United coach David Moyes. Who knows how it went down behind doors though, as Young was at it again last month, winning a penalty against Real Sociedad with a comical tumble after a slight tug on the sleeve. Moyes refused to condemn him that time, although plenty including Roy Keane did.

Young is unrepentant - so expect more. He says: "I think it's one to ask the referees. They're the ones who are giving free-kicks and penalties.

"It's been talked about obviously by the previous manager and the current manager but that's in house."

Sepp Blatter's nomination should come as no surprise. Source: Getty Images

4. Sepp Blatter. Are words necessary? Well, maybe one word: Qatar. Oh, and Qatar.

Sportsmanship went out the window. Source: Getty Images

5. Leroy Fer. The Norwich player hit the headlines when he rolled the ball into an empty Cardiff City net after it had been kicked out because of an injury. Fer ignored the conventions of fair play that hold that a team will give the ball back to their opposition. Referee Mike Jones disallowed the "goal" - wrongly in the eyes of many, including Fer.

"I just looked at the referee and he did "play on" with his hands so I think the goal had to count," said Fer. "I'm a little bit confused on that one. I meant to put it in because I wanted to win the game."

Which football identity should be in the grand final for the 2013 Golden Vettel?

Who should football's nominee be for the Vettel of The Year award?


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Adelaide thumps Mariners 4-0

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ADELAIDE United defeated Central Coast Mariners 4-0 by mixing its usual tiki-taka game plan which saw the club win just one match this season before Saturday night.

Adelaide steam rolled the reigning champion at Coopers Stadium despite emphatically losing the possession statistic for the first time.

Re-live all the action from Coopers Stadium in our match centre.

Melbourne Victory was the only other club which won the possession stakes just - 51 per cent to 49 per cent - during the round two 2-2 draw in front of a record A-League crowd at Hindmarsh (16,504) this season.

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Mariners had 55 per cent of possession on Saturday but the key to the change of style was Adelaide's use of effective long balls forward to split the Mariners defence.

Adelaide captain Eugene Galekovic was the best long ball example when he claimed an assist for a route one clearance which allowed Sergio Cirio to score Adelaide's third goal when he rounded Mariners keeper Liam Reddy before walking the ball into an empty net.

Out of Adelaide's 457 passes compared to Mariners 554 Adelaide used the long ball 17 per cent of the time while Mariners only tried the long ball six per cent of the time.

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But when Mariners' Mitch Duke got behind the Reds defence's high line after just 45 seconds before his opportunity was lost with a heavy touch Adelaide seemingly defended smarter.

And with the Reds defence seemingly dropping deeper than coach Josep Gombau's previous high line Adelaide took command of the clash.

With Reds forwards also dropping off rather than pressing the Mariners four man defence when the away side had the ball deep, the Reds midfield appeared to be much more compact than its previous nine encounters.

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In essence Mariners had fewer holes to exploit which was symptomatic of Adelaide's previous results barring the opening round 3-1 win over Perth Glory.

"The style we played over the last weeks also we played very well but we didn't get theses results,'' Gombau said.

"We have the style we are playing (Saturday) we don't make mistakes but this is football.

"We know the way that we play and we know what we are doing and we are believing in what we are doing and this is important.

"We have this style and we are playing.

"We are playing the way we want to play and we are creating chances every week more and more."

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Live: Clarke puts hapless Poms in

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AUSTRALIA is just five wickets away from regaining the Ashes but England finally put up a bit of resistance on day four of the third Test in Perth.

The Aussies looked to be charging to victory when they reduced England to 4-121 as Kevin Pietersen holed out off Nathan Lyon.

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But a fighting partnership between Ian Bell (60) and Ben Stokes (72 n.o.) left England 253 runs shot of a miracle victory.

Each of Australia's bowlers, including all-rounder Shane Watson, picked up a wicket each but the bowling group looked noticably tired late on Monday.

Earlier, the hosts provided some of the best entertainment of the series as they piled on the runs before declaring with a lead of more than 500.

Shane Watson belted a century off just 106 balls and George Bailey hit 28 runs off one James Anderson over to completely demoralise England's bowling attack.

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Live: Clarke puts hapless Poms in

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AUSTRALIA is just five wickets away from regaining the Ashes but England finally put up a bit of resistance on day four of the third Test in Perth.

The Aussies looked to be charging to victory when they reduced England to 4-121 as Kevin Pietersen holed out off Nathan Lyon.

Click here to see a full scoreboard, ball-by-ball commentary, stats and FoxTracker in our Match Centre.

But a fighting partnership between Ian Bell (60) and Ben Stokes (72 n.o.) left England 253 runs shot of a miracle victory.

Each of Australia's bowlers, including all-rounder Shane Watson, picked up a wicket each but the bowling group looked noticably tired late on Monday.

Earlier, the hosts provided some of the best entertainment of the series as they piled on the runs before declaring with a lead of more than 500.

Shane Watson belted a century off just 106 balls and George Bailey hit 28 runs off one James Anderson over to completely demoralise England's bowling attack.

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Bart's primed for Xmas Duet

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 15 Desember 2013 | 20.47

Bart Cummings and grandson James are hoping Duet wins at Randwick on Friday. Photo: Colleen Petch Source: Colleen Petch / News Limited

JAMES and Bart Cummings celebrated Christmas yesterday - and hopefully they'll be celebrating a win on Friday with the aptly-named Duet.

It has been a whirlwind couple of weeks for the famous racing family, which started with Bart calling time on the five-month training partnership with his grandson James, only to quickly do a backflip and claim it was back on.

James said on Saturday after The Peak won at Flemington the dust-up had been blown out of proportion, and maintained that view yesterday when contacted by The Daily Telegraph.

"It really was a mountain out of a mole hill," Cummings said.

"I couldn't afford to think about (the split) because 'confidence lost, everything lost'.

"We've got the aptly-named Duet going around Friday night (at Kensington), and we've got Blazing Dragon ready to run out of her skin over 2500m at Flemington on Saturday."

One big change that has taken place with the Cummings' set-up is Bart's long-serving Sydney lieutenant Bill Charles is gone.

"Let's just say Cummings and Cummings is under new manageent," James said when asked about Charles's exit.

Cummings also explained the reason for him leaving the country after the Melbourne spring, which was said to have upset several staffers. It was not a simple case of meeting the future "in-laws", he said.

"Monica's (paternal) grandfather passed away 12 months ago, and her grandmother, Lolita Mimi, who is a lovely lady I just met, Monica hadn't seen her in many years," Cummings said.

"We caught up with her in Canada, and you have to make that effort because you never know when the last chance will be (to see them again). There's a never quiet time."


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Jockeys right to be questioned

Ken Callandar rates Brendon Avdulla's ride on Koroibete at Randwick as the best of the weekend. Source: MARK EVANS / News Limited

CLEARLY the biggest racing story of the weekend has been the heavy grilling by stewards of ace jockeys Hugh Bowman on Friday night and Glyn Schofield on Saturday over their rides on Fulminate and The Alfonso.

Congratulations to the stipes, they need to ask hard questions and punters need to know the answers. Both horses were hot favourites and, from the stands, both rides did not look great as the horses steamed home from last on the turn to run second.

The inquiry into Bowman's ride on Fulminate has been adjourned to date to be fixed. A reading of the stewards report after detailing the jockey's explanation made it quite clear that trainer David Vandyke was critical of the ride.

Schofield's explanation was accepted after lengthy questioning. If you saw the first race on Saturday, one thing that cannot be argued, is The Alfonso was a good thing beaten.

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The Villiers-Summer Cup double, formerly one of the great features of Sydney racing, has been ruined.

Not many years ago the Summer Cup on Boxing Day always attracted one of Randwick's top five attendances of the year, often as high as number three. This year, with a chopped about race shortened to 2000m, plus a raft of restricted events, it will attract a gathering rather than a crowd.

And the Villiers, by tradition Randwick's third biggest Saturday of the year, was a nothing event on Saturday run a week earlier than it should have been. The Villiers has almost always, in its 120-odd year history, been run on the Saturday before Christmas amid great holiday fanfare. Why the change?

The Championships, listed for next Easter, are a fabulous innovation, but everything else does not have to suffer in Sydney. The Golden Slipper programme has been carved up, the city's best long distance race, the BMW, has had its prizemoney slashed and now the big Summer double, the Villiers and Summer Cup, is no more.

Melbourne is Australia's leading racing city and it has built on its reputation by enhancing ready made great races, not wrecking them.

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If the Villiers did not attract a star studded field it did attract star rides with Peter Robl on Ninth Legion and Kerrin McEvoy on Limes both turning in ace performances.

Another jockey who deserves a pat on the back after the weekend is Jason Collett, who rode a winning treble at Canterbury on Friday night and, although not long out of his apprenticeship, he is making good judges sit up and take notice week after week.

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Do you know in the 1960s when Randwick held between 30-35 meetings a year, the false rail was only put in place about three times a year?

I realise the advantages of the new easy to erect modern aluminium rails and the advantages of having a fresh pad of grass to race on, but, as a punter, I know the problems associated with some rails movements.

I don't think we should race at Rosehill or Canterbury with the rail six metres out. There is too much bias as was shown once again at Canterbury on Friday night. At Rosehill more often than not such a rail placement produces follow the leader races with horses out wide unable to make ground.

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While on tracks, before we go overboard about the new Kensington circuit it should be noted that trainers with the credibility of Joe Pride and Chris Waller are worried about the effects on horses who race on the surface, claiming it could be too hard. If there is a problem it should be looked at quickly.

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The giggle of the week (if it wasn't so serious) is everybody who is trying to distance themselves from Bill Vlahos after the BC3 debacle.

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RIDE OF THE DAY

Brenton Avdulla on Koroibete. A gem and a top notch jockey despite his youth.

RUN OF THE DAY

Ninth Legion. Burnt the candle at both ends and showed a great willingness to win.

FORGET IT RAN

The Alfonso didn't win, but should have.


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Trainers angry at surface

Brendon Avdulla wins on Koroibete on the much-maligned Randwick track. Photo: Mark Evans Source: MARK EVANS / News Limited

THE honeymoon is offically over for the $1.6 million Kensington track with Saturday's surface labelled "crap" and "rubbish".

Despite being hailed as one of the best tracks in Australia after racing returned there on October 7, the Kensington deck was about as forgiving as nearby Alison Rd.

Trainer Joe Pride was filthy with the surface, and said he would have left his team of horses at home had he known it would be so hard. His veteran stayer Maluckyday was so sore that his summer campaign has now been aborted.

Fellow trainer David Payne also noted his only runner for the afternoon, Dowdstown Charlie, "jarred up".

Pride asked why Kensington wasn't given more watering, and the fact six class records were run on Saturday backed up his argument.

"I would have kept my horses at home had I known that's what I was going to get yesterday," Pride said.

"It was rubbish to turn that out, just crap.

"I had four horses run yesterday, and three times the jockeys came back and said the track was too hard.

"I don't see how it was good for punters. If you weren't on the fence or on the pace you couldn't win. They were running fields of 14, but it might as well have been six because eight horses couldn't win.

"We all know the track can cope with water, so why not give it a good soak during the week?

"They (the Australian Turf Club officials) ask the jockeys what they think of the surface, but they don't ask the trainers because they might hear what they don't necessarily want to hear. They even ask the winning jockey how it feels, but of course they're going to say the track feels right.

"Maluckyday is stiff and sore. I've spent a lot of time getting him into the right frame of mind to win races, but I've done damage to him mentally and physically he's sore. I feel bad for sending him around."

Pride will inform stewards about how his team were worse for wear after Saturday. He said he would have complained even if he had won the feature Villiers Stakes with hard-luck story Destiny's Kiss, or the Christmas Cup with Maluckyday.

Leading trainer Chris Waller said of the Kensington track: "It does look like a firm surface, but it's a track we have to get used to. I'd compare it to Caulfield and Flemington, which can also dry very quickly and also at time be too firm. Maybe we can work with the club about getting more water on it."

Randwick track boss Nevesh Ramdhani was surprised when told about the trainers' gripes, saying: "I spoke to a few jockeys and they told me it felt great. It would have got five or six mils a day of water, and all up 40mls for the week."

The Villiers Stakes meeting was only switched to the Kensington track because the Randwick course proper was deemed not "optimum".

It was the fourth successive week a race meeting was held on the inner track. A fifth meeting will be run Friday.

The Randwck course proper will definitely be ready for a return on Boxing Day.


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Suns deny Hunt will return to NRL

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AUSSIE RULES convert Karmichael Hunt will stay with the Gold Coast Suns next season after the Brisbane Broncos failed to lure him back to rugby league.

Despite intense speculation that he was about to walk away from the final year of his contract, the Suns announced last night Hunt, who was 27 last month, would remain with the club.

His future with the Suns beyond next season is uncertain but he would need to have an injury free run and play more than the nine games he did this year to earn another deal in the AFL.

The Suns, already one player down for next season after sacking Campbell Brown after his fight with teammate Steven May, would not want to go into next season with another vacancy on their list.

After his shock defection to Aussie Rules for $3 million, Hunt silenced his citicis, who labelled his signing by the new AFL club has a publicity stunt, when he made a solid contribution in the club's inaugural season in 2011.

A club spokesman for the Suns said last night the club understood the interest in Hunt's future but there had been no discussions with him or his management about playing beyond 2014

"These discussions will take place in due course," the spokesman said.

Hunt played 16 games in 2011 and earnt himself a contract extension in 2012 when he played 18 games and developed into a midfielder. He was also the hero in 2012 when he delivered the club its first win of the season with an after the siren goal that gave the Suns a two point victory over Richmond in Cairns.

He was troubled with hamstring tendinitis this season and his nine games took his career tally to 43, the 13th most on the club's list.

Hunt signed a three year deal worth $3 million in 2010 when the club allowed him to play with Biarritz Olympique in the Top 14 French Rugby union competition.

Karmichael Hunt and Titan's Nate Myles catch up during a cross-code training session. Source: News Limited

After making his debut with the Suns, he became the first Australian sportsperson to have reached the elite professional level in three different football codes.

Hunt signed a new deal during the 2012 season for 2013 and 2014.

Another rugby league star Israel Folau made headlines when he signed with Greater Western Sydney for the 2011 season but failed to adopt to Aussie Rules and has since become a star for the Wallabies in rugby league.

The Gold Coast Titans had also been in talks with Hunt's management during the year with Titans boss Graham Annesley saying they have room in the salary cap to make a play for Hunt.


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State of Origin fight night

Written By Unknown on Sabtu, 14 Desember 2013 | 20.47

State of Origin stars will be offered $30,000 to take their rivalry into the boxing ring. Source: Mark Metcalfe / Getty Images

NSW and Queensland State of Origin players will be paid $30,000 each to step into the boxing ring next year, with the mouth-watering fight night set to be staged in Sydney.

Banking on one of world sport's most bitter rivalry's, the Origin showdown will be bankrolled by the same organisers of next year's inaugural NRL Auckland Nines tournament.

The prospect of Blues captain Paul Gallen and Maroons forward Nate Myles renewing their hatred over three rounds inside the ring has already attracted interest from pay TV network Main Event.

Billy Slater and Mitchell Pearce face off in game two of the SOO series. Source: News Limited

Organisers, who have also held preliminary talks with a major sponsor, are likely to pursue Greg Inglis in a match-up with Jarryd Hayne. The night would also allow NSW halfback Mitchell Pearce to settle old scores with 2013 Origin series nemesis, Billy Slater.

The $30,000 purse on offer to each player for three rounds in the boxing ring is a huge lure given they receive the same amount for 80-minutes of Origin.

With planning already underway, a collection of Origin stars, including Blues enforcer Greg Bird have already been sounded out by event organisers, David Higgins and Dean Lonergan, about pulling on the gloves for their state next year.

"There's definitely a lot of rivalries there that would be awesome to see,'' Bird told The Sunday Telegraph.

"There's even some rivalries from the past which wouldn't be bad to reunite, like Mal Meninga and Mark 'Sparkles' McGaw.

"But seriously, these are the things the fans want to see. They love the Origin hatred and boxing is a big part of our training nowadays.

"I watched Billy (Slater) do some boxing training during the world cup and he can throw them.''

The sticking point for Lonergan and Higgins is when exactly the event will be held following the NRL season, particularly when the 2014 season also includes an end of season Four Nations tournament that will conclude in late-November.

Greg Inglis does some boxing during a Kangaroos training session. Source: News Limited

But given the recent success of their Fight For Life charity boxing events, which was held in Auckland last night and has previously included the likes of Gallen, Bird, Sam Thaiday and Willie Mason, a similar date in December next year is most likely.

Bird said that provided the timing of the Origin fight night suits, the players would support the event, particularly if the proceeds went to charity.

"If you figure out the right time of the year, I'm sure a lot of players would want to be involved in it,'' Bird said.

"You get a good charity involved and a handy pay check, I'm sure it would be supported.''

Lonergan said that as soon as the Nines tournament concluded in February, both he and Higgins would zero in on planning for the Origin fight night.

"As far as we are concerned, we are 100 per cent going to do an Origin Fight for Life next year and we may even rest the New Zealand event for one year to get it done,'' Lonergan said.

"We see these guys tearing into each other each Origin series, but to step into the ring and put their reputations on the line is a different story.

"We want it to be in Sydney and will begin to scout locations early next year.

"We will make this happen.''


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One wicked Mitch spell from series

Mitchell Johnson appeals for a wicket during day two of the third Test. Photo: Quinn Rooney Source: Quinn Rooney / Getty Images

MITCHELL Johnson shapes as a decisive force against England's lower order on Sunday but their top order team-mates have managed improved resistance.

Since Johnson had Alastair Cook hooking in the second innings in Adelaide he has bowled 38.3 overs without taking a wicket, a stark contrast to his 6-16 in 26 balls in the first innings of the last Test.

Australia's bowling effort yesterday did not contain the blistering Johnson star bursts of Brisbane and Adelaide but it was impressive nonetheless as they sandpapered away with good control and constant pressure.

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THE DOMINATORS

Here is some heartening news for Kevin Pietersen following his dismissal to Peter Siddle for the 10th time in Tests yesterday.

Many batsmen have suffered worse at the hands of their bowling nemesis.

Former England captain Mike Atherton occupies three of the top four places on the list of players dismissed by one bowler.

He was snared 19 times by Glenn McGrath, and 17 each by West Indian greats Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. At first glance, the stats don't look great for Atherton but it does make you appreciated how tough it must have been to bat in an era of so many champion fast men.

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CHARGING RYANO

RYAN Harris may have been trapped in Johnson's shadow this season but his Test record remains superb.

When Harris bowled Michael Carberry his strike rate in Test cricket was a wicket every 46.8 balls, the best by any Australian Test bowler for more than a century.

Only the remarkable South African Dale Steyn (41.4) has a better strike rate than Harris among current world players.

Harris bowled splendidly again yesterday.

Ryan Harris was a nightmare for England on Saturday. Pic: Tony Ashby Source: AFP

A NEW HOME?

The magnificent Perth wicket brings a special flavour to cricket but you wonder for how long ...

It's becoming a financial nightmare for cricket grounds to exist as stand-alone ventures and the lure of playing cricket Tests at a new Burswood football ground will be strong.

As quaint as the WACA is, a maximum crowd of 23,000 struggles to cut it in an era when the new ground would hold almost three times as much.

The prospect of vacating the spring-bounced WACA for a drop-in deck excites no-one but, as Bob Dylan used to say, money doesn't talk, it swears and this is very much a matter of dollars and cents.

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HOT STORIES

The players were not the only ones feeling the heat in Perth yesterday.

At one stage the temperature in the open-air press box reached 42 degrees.

Some journalists had to put their laptops in the fridge to cool them down while others had red ears from using mobile phones which were steaming hot even though they had been placed in the shade.

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RISKY RUNS

They call it the Red Bull Run - Kevin Pietersen's frantic singles to start his innings.

Pietersen is renowned for having a can or two of Red Bull before he bats and the theory goes that the caffeine hit makes him a restless man when he first takes guard.

Yesterday he was at it again, charging for the quickest of singles to get off the mark with a bunt to mid-off and having to beat a shot at the stumps.

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FLYING SOLO

AUSTRALIA had a 13th man in England's first innings yesterday - the flies.

English skipper Alastair Cook had to pull away from the line of fire as flies buzzed around his helmet before lunch.

He was jeered by the crowd but escaped without the famous Bodyline taunt received by English captain Douglas Jardine ... "leave our flies alone."

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ON THE UP

PLAYERS can move quickly up the pay scale of Australian cricket these days.

When the last list of contracts were announced before the Ashes tour some judges felt Mitchell Johnson was lucky to be included on the list of Cricket Australia contracts given he was not going to England.

But if he can keep up the form of his first two Tests he will rocket into the top five on the list who have a guaranteed income of close to $2 million a year from Cricket Australia alone.

LARA'S THEME

STEVE Smith's first day century got a strong endorsement from master entertainer Brian Lara.

Lara tweeted he found the innings entertaining which is all the praise you need from one of the greatest entertainers the game has seen.


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