"Our game will always be to be as aggressive as we can," Buchanan said.
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A former Special Forces soldier, who was involved in John Buchanan's controversial 2006 boot camp, has offered to help the current Australian wayward team before the Ashes series, to be held in England in July.
According to industry experts, the consumption of petroleum products in the month of April was only 30-40 per cent of what it had been prior to the lockdown. Due to this, refineries were forced to bring down their capacity too.
Former Australia coach John Buchanan believes that the sacking of four players was a hardline strategy, which could either make Mickey Arthur an Ashes hero or finish his career as an Aussie coach.
Patrik Schick put the Czechs in front three minutes before half-time as he towered above two defenders to power home a header, but his second goal seven minutes into the second half will almost certainly be one of the tournament's greatest.
The film opens in theatres this Christmas.
The Big B plays Meyer Wolfsheim in the film that also stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire.
Tipped to take over as Pakistan coach, Dav Whatmore, on Sunday, resigned from the post of chief coach Kolkata Knight Riders citing his inability to continue in the job.
Helicopter-borne elite US Navy Seals struck deep into Somalia in a daring pre-dawn raid and freed two hostages -- an American woman aid worker and a Dane -- after a shootout with pirates holding them, leaving at least nine gunmen dead, a rare mission in the restive African nation
Quaison fires Sweden to extra-time World Cup playoff win over Czechs
Australia will retain coach Tim Nielsen until the end of the next Ashes series in England in 2013, the national cricket board said on Tuesday.
England captain Andrew Strauss has advised his Australian counterpart Ricky Ponting that their usual Ashes mind games would be futile this time around.
'Stories can change people.' 'But there's a story we have been afraid to see and hear about ourselves in this industry.' 'A story about which voices we respect and elevate, and which we tune out.' 'Story about who's offered a seat at the table and who is kept out of the rooms where the decisions are made.'
Former India batsman Sandeep Patil will take over as Director of Cricket Operations of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Bangalore, replacing Dav Whatmore who resigned from the post recently.
Competing in an enclosed arena for the first time, which presented altogether different playing conditions, dented his chances at the junior US Open, says Yuki Bhambri. The junior Australian Open winner was making good strides towards his second junior Grand Slam title, but due to rain was forced to play his delayed quarter-final on indoor courts and went down fighting to Chase Buchanan of the United States.
John Buchanan's controversial multiple captaincy idea has found partial backing from South African cricketer Jonty Rhodes who feels a fielding captain can act as a "facilitator" to the normal skipper.
In a bid to widen its fan base Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has taken to Twitter, a social networking and micro-blogging service that enables its users to send and read other users' updates known as tweets. Another Indian Premier League outfit, the Rajasthan Royals, champions of the inaugural edition last year, have also been using the service.
Sourav Ganguly might have been ruled out from the sole leadership position by Kolkata Knight Riders cricket manager John Buchanan, but his fellow mate Aakash Chopra looks up to the former Indian captain for his vast experience.
'He created the Knight Riders because of his love of sport, his affection for cricket and a desire to bring sport to the community,' says John Buchanan.
Sourav Ganguly is almost certain to be reinstated as captain while John Wright is likely to take over as coach of Kolkata Knight Riders in the third edition of the Indian Premier League in 2010, team sources said on Saturday.
"They are two very good senior international players so (coach) John Buchanan and the team management thought that if they are not going to have the opportunity (to play) it is unfair to keep them around," Bhattacharya was quoted as saying by Cricinfo.
Ricky Ponting has expressed his disappointment over a barrage of criticism levelled against retiring captain Michael Clarke following Australia's Ashes series defeat against England.
Top seed Yuki Bhambri's title hopes went up in smoke after a stunning straight-set defeat to unseeded local favourite Chase Buchanan in the boys' singles quarterfinal of the US Open.
Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan said the captain of his team for the Twenty20 event's second season in South Africa will be named on April 16, two days before the tournament kicks-off. 'We will decide first and announce (the captain) on April 16,' he told television channels.
The winning team of the forthcoming Indian Cricket League Twenty20 tournament -- Edelweiss 20s Challenge -- will pocket a hefty prize money of Rs 2.50 crore while the runners up would pocket Rs 1.25 crore, the tournament organisers announced. The team finishing third in the tournament will get Rs 50 lakh, while the financial incentive for every win at the league stage will be Rs 25 lakh.
Former Australian captain Steve Waugh, whose name is making rounds as one of the possible replacement for sacked Kolkata Knight Riders coach John Buchanan, on Friday dismissed the speculation saying he had no plan to take up the job.
Former Australia assistant coach Jamie Siddons is suing Cricket Australia because he hurt his shoulder throwing cricket balls, local media reported on Thursday. Fox Sports television said Siddons had lodged a writ in the Victorian Supreme Court seeking compensation for the damage to his right shoulder.
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India's ODI captain was bought by Indian Cements, owner of the Chennai franchise, for a whopping 1.5 million US dollars, approximately around Rs six crore.
The Australian team may have been on decline since he took over as the coach but Tim Nielsen continues to have the backing of the country's board, which today extended his contract until the 2011 World Cup. Nielsen's contract was due to expire after the 2009 Ashes tour of England and Cricket Australia (CA) said it is "delighted to have retained his services for the next three years".
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday said it had documented cases where workers building venues for Russia's 2018 soccer World Cup had been left unpaid, made to work in dangerously cold conditions, or suffered reprisals for raising concerns.
Shah Rukh Khan clears the air about his rift with Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Saurav Ganguly. 'Saurav and I are good friends and there is no problem between Saurav, John and I.'
Shah Rukh Khan clears the air about his rift with Kolkata Knight Riders Captain Saurav Ganguly. 'Saurav and I are good friends and there is no problem between Saurav, John and I.'
Adam Gilchrist says Shane Warne does not deserve an automatic recall to the one-day side and must prove himself at state level before being considered for selection.
Sanjay Jha says Stephen Fleming's churlish complaining has resulted in him losing enormous goodwill.
Sachin Tendulkar unveiled 'Pavilion', an exhibition-cum-museum of the rarest of rare photographs and other memorabilia of cricketing legends in Hyderabad.
Matthew Hayden has delivered the first stunning blow of the much-awaited Australia versus India Test series - almost a month before the first Test.
Tom Moody and Tim Nielsen top Cricket's Australia's list of coaching candidates.
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