Cricket Australia removes Prior video after ECB accuses of them of copyright

Prior decided to take a break from international cricket after the second Test against India at Lord's

Prior decided to take a break from international cricket after the second Test against India at Lord’s

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Cricket Australia have removed a video entitled “Future dire for Prior”, which features a montage of mistakes by England wicketkeeper Matt Prior, after they were accused of breaching the copyright laws by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL EXCLUSIVE: Ian Pont reveals the secrets of becoming a pace legend and the art of reverse swing

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“You have to have a passion for pace, to want to bowl fast in the first place”

Ian Pont is known throughout the cricketing world as one of the most prominent and accomplished fast bowling coaches and he recently spoke to me about the secrets behind becoming a pace legend, the art of reverse swing and his new coaching clinic, the Ultimate Pace Foundation.

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Cricket Australia request Facebook page entitled ‘100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day’ to be deleted

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Cricket Australia have requested that the page be taken down

Cricket Australia has requested a Facebook page entitled “100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day” to be deleted after it amassed more than 114,000 likes.

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Ponting ‘offended’ after Taylor sticks his nose into Clarke dispute

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“The disappointing thing for me was that this wasn’t left in the change-room and it wasn’t sorted out in the change-room”

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has announced that he was “really offended” when ex-skipper Mark Taylor decided to get involved in his ongoing dispute with Michael Clarke.

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A BATTING WITH BIMAL BREAKING REPORT: Michael Clarke expresses interest in Shane Warne’s ‘dream team’ coaching line-up, but also backs Pat Howard

Clarke still believes Howard should be the high performance chief

Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed interest in former leg-spinner Shane Warne’s proposition of a new ‘dream team’ coaching line-up, which includes people such as former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming taking on the role of head coach and ex-Australian player Ian Chappell being the mentor of the national team.

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