Cricket News In Brief – December 22, 2011 – Part 2 – Live Cricket News And Update
A statue of Australian legend, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Shane-Keith-Warne-c89672 was unveiled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground to honour one of the greats of Kangaroo cricket.
Warne was instrumental for his national team’s domination during the turn of the century as he was the first player to break the 700-wicket barrier.
"It's 300 kilos that statue, it's pretty lifelike for when I played," Warne said after unveiling the statue."It's a great honour, it's a bit weird seeing yourself up there but, I'm very proud."
Australian top order batsman, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/South-Africa-c757.
The left-hander has been missing for the Kangaroos for over six weeks and was expected to miss the Boxing Day bout however; his recovery is on course after extra workout routines with team physio, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Kountouris-c43123.
He still needs to prove his fitness to the selectors and if deemed fit, will slot in his usual no.3 spot ahead of all-rounder, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Daniel-Christian-c1308.
Aussie national selector, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377 to find his best form in the upcoming series against India.
Punter has averaged under 30 this calendar year, and has no century to his name in Test cricket. He however, remains an integral part of the team according to Bichel.
“Ricky has got a couple of 60s in recent times, under pressure as well, and he needs to keep on performing. At the end of the day, thats what Test cricket is about, being on the big stage and performing," stated Bichel.
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The Men In Green won the two-Test match series by convincing margins, while Sri Lanka were appalling in their first Test against South Africa, suffering an innings defeat.
The top four remain unchanged with http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 occupying those positions. However, all could change in the upcoming Test matches where the Men In Blue battle against the Kangaroos, while the Proteas lock horns with the Lankan
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Lions-c808 with both games kicking off on Boxing Day.
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