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...Your list of Asian Heroes was interesting, especially the article about Sachin Tendulkar. In a cricket-crazy nation like India, where people play everywhere, from public roads to paddy fields, it's no wonder he is a hero. Sunil P. Ipe Kottayam, India...
...news they are free to discuss the issues. Unlike many Australians, Dr. Ali says his students don't register a division between Muslims and others. "I can tell you what's on their mind right now," he says. "They're more interested in what will happen in the cricket against England. The kids want the Ashes back here...
...main reason they lost was that England had the better fast bowlers. The worry for Australia is that even without Simon Jones, they still might. McGrath is a champion. He's also 36. Watching him running in to bowl revives memories of an Australian practice at the Sydney Cricket Ground in the late '90s, when two speedsters at opposite ends of their careers were operating in adjacent nets. Veteran Craig McDermott was bustling in as though he had a lead weight strapped to each thigh; a flowing Brett Lee, meanwhile, might have been mistaken for an Olympic sprinter. Though...
...darkest memory for many Australian cricket fans is the period during the mid-'80s when Australia, rocked by the simultaneous retirements of three all-time greats in Chappell, Lillee and Rod Marsh, could hardly beat time with a stick. The slump reminded local guardians that gradual renewal was the way to keep a team winning, and they undertook to do it. And up to a point, they have?Healy, Mark Waugh and Dean Jones were all let go with some juice still in the lemon. More recently, however, selectors' feelings of loyalty and gratitude toward fine servants have clouded their...
...something more permanent is what fans are waiting to find out. While almost no result would surprise, there's a lot pointing to a 2-2 finish, with one or two senior Australians to get the tap on the shoulder during a tense summer. For followers of Australian cricket it's a series to be savored, as an ode to the past, a cold-eyed appraisal of the present, and a glimpse into a challenging future...