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Thursday, 07 Jan, 2010 If only Kamran Akmal could catch one. -Photo by AP (file) Cricket
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From the Aussie press News, comments and features from the Australian press during Pakistan's tour down under.





Sydney Morning Herald



Yousuf takes blame for his side's capitulation



Pakistan's soft-spoken captain Mohammad Yousuf blamed himself for the team's implosion on the final day of another gripping Sydney Test.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/yousuf-takes-blame-for-his-sides-capitulation-20100106-luin.html



Triumph of the thrill



A scorching summer proves Test cricket still has plenty to offer...

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/triumph-of-the-thrill-20100106-luez.html



Cometh the hour: Hussey's heroics save his skin - and 10 others'



Mike Hussey might have saved his own skin at The Oval but at the SCG he saved Australia's.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/cometh-the-hour-husseys-heroics-save-his-skin--and-10-others-20100106-lucv.html



How the SCG became home of the thriller



The SCG has become the home of nailbiting Test cricket finales. Hosting some of the tightest contests in memory over the past few years, the New Year's Test has provided welcome relief in an era of one-sided contests and frequent draws.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/how-the-scg-became-home-of-the-thriller-20100106-luey.html



Referral system shows its worth as umpiring howlers abound



The referral system was introduced to eradicate the howler. A decent example of the howler came when Nathan Hauritz received a favourable response to a leg-before shout against Faisal Iqbal. Faisal knew he had hit it onto his pad and perhaps the Australians knew, too, but they were entitled to find the full voice of a Renaissance choir because, let's get fair dinkum, part of cricket is the attempt to con the umpire at any given opportunity.

http://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/referral-system-shows-its-worth-as-umpiring-howlers-abound-20100106-lucw.html



Perth Now



Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he has to make runs



Australia captain Ricky Ponting's Test average on his home ground, Bellerive Oval in Hobart, is a little below his career mark. On current form, however, he'll take it.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/ponting-acknowledges-his-failings/story-e6frg1wu-1225817135106



Daily Telegraph



Brad Haddin's peach trumps Kamran Akmal's lemons



Brad Haddin conjured one of wicketkeeping's greatest catches to leave Kamran Akmal feeling more like the Edward Scissorhands of glovemen.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/cricket/brad-haddins-peach-trumps-kamran-akmals-lemons/story-e6frey50-1225816753622



The Age



Pakistan got themselves out: Hauritz



"I probably didn't bowl better than Melbourne but the batsmen got themselves out."

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/pakistan-got-themselves-out-hauritz-20100107-lukx.html



Many sides would have fallen: Ponting



Ricky Ponting has tried to cushion the pain for Pakistan following their SCG batting meltdown by saying plenty of international sides would have succumbed to the pressure.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-sport/many-sides-would-have-fallen-ponting-20100107-lukv.html



Punters do dough on visitors



Heedless punters risked hundreds of thousands of dollars in "live betting" on cricket, unwisely chasing small odds for tiny profits by backing Pakistan to win the SCG Test.

http://www.theage.com.au/sport/cricket/punters-do-dough-on-visitors-20100106-luah.html



The Australian



Hauritz determined to make Hobart trip



Australia's match-winning spinner Nathan Hauritz is determined to play in next week's third Test against Pakistan despite a thumb injury.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/natahn-hauritz-determined-to-play-third-test-in-hobart/story-e6frg7mf-1225816972646


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