Word: craig
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...Australian Test wicket-takers of all time, four have played in the period since the Caribbean triumph of 1995, with Brett Lee poised to join Warne, McGrath, Craig McDermott and Jason Gillespie on the list. At times, fans have been too spoiled to appreciate how good they've had it. Most Australians would choose Dennis Lillee/Jeff Thomson as the country's best postwar pace pairing. And for speed, menace and charisma, they were. But in tandem, Lillee and Thomson took 148 wickets; McGrath and Gillespie have 376. As the highest wicket-taker in Test history, Warne's clippings would fill...
...overcast November morning, Craig Gill is watching the England players practice in the Sydney Cricket Ground nets. From Leeds but a Sydney resident since 1992, Gill will spend the summer as part of the Barmy Army, the relentlessly merry 30,000-strong force of traveling England supporters. There's a lot to like about the tourists' session. Despite a long layoff due to injury, Flintoff's bowling looks as lively as ever. Perfectly balanced over his bat, his work devoid of superfluous movement, Andrew Strauss looks impregnable against all comers. A sense of harmony prevails. But Gill sounds so pessimistic...
...There’s a line in the film “Miracle” where U.S. assistant coach Craig Patrick, astounded that Herb Brooks would want Jim Craig as his starting goalie, tells Brooks, “Word is Craig’s game’s been off since his mother died.” Without missing a beat, Brooks snaps, “Have you ever seen him when his game?...
...Richards as a nuclear physicist, it’s time to press the reboot button.In classic 007 fashion, James Bond orders a martini. But in the new “Casino Royale,” when asked whether he would like it shaken or stirred, Bond (played by Daniel Craig) replies, “Do I look like I give a damn?” That just about sums up the new 007 adventure: grittier, tougher, and better than any other Bond film in recent memory. Pierce Brosnan’s 007 films were about how far the writers?...
Against then-No. 14 Boston College last December 22, freshman forward Evan Harris came off the bench to post career-highs of 18 points and seven rebounds. Harris’ big game came against one of the best frontcourts in the country, featuring All-Americans Craig Smith (now with the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves) and Jared Dudley...