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White hammered 84 runs off 49 balls
Australia batsman Cameron White and all-rounder Glenn Maxwell both scored half-centuries as the Melbourne Stars crushed their arch-rivals the Melbourne Renegades by nine wickets at the Docklands Stadium.
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Hodge hammered 64 runs off 36 deliveries
Veteran batsman Brad Hodge silenced the Sydney Thunder as his magnificent unbeaten half-century helped the Melbourne Stars ease to a seven-wicket win.
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Hussey scored a spectacular half-century
Former Australia all-rounder David Hussey and batsman Glenn Maxwell demolished the Sydney Sixers to lead the Melbourne Stars to a convincing 77-run win at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
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Wright blasted 70 runs off just 32 balls
The Melbourne Stars got their 2013-14 Big Bash League (BBL) season off to a fantastic start as England import Luke Wright’s flamboyant knock of 70 gave them a convincing 76-run win over their arch-rivals, the Melbourne Renegades.
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Hales and Wright were awarded increment contracts despite only being included in the Twenty20 squad
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) have awarded increment contracts to five players for the 2013-14 season.
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“Guys like Anderson and Pietersen are in their early 30s now and they are prize assets and we need to look after them”
England batsman Kevin Pietersen, off-spinner Graeme Swann and pace bowler James Anderson have not been included in the limited overs squad for the ODI and Twenty20 series against Australia due to the fact that the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) want to limit their workload.
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Watson and Clarke gave all the Australian players and fans a reason to celebrate
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson blitzed his way to a brilliant century as he and skipper Michael Clarke ensured the baggy greens finished their tour of England on a high note.
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Morgan and Bopara saved England from suffering an embarrassing defeat
The Irish duo of Boyd Rankin and Eoin Morgan helped England breeze past their former team-mates by six wickets in a one-off ODI in Dublin.
Cook believes the top priority for all players should be the Champions Trophy and back-to-back Ashes series
England captain Alastair Cook has attempted to calm fears about an inevitable contract dispute between players and the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) over an increase in wages and more freedom to play in domestic Twenty20 tournaments like the Indian Premier League (IPL).
Pietersen will only play during the Test series in England’s tour to New Zealand
England flamboyant batsman Kevin Pietersen has been ousted from the national team’s limited overs squads in the upcoming tour of New Zealand due to the national selectors desire to keep him fit and healthy ahead of the brutal international schedule to follow later this year.
