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...least they avoided a whitewash. By winning the final cricket test against South Africa in Sydney, Australia's team salvaged some honor. Still, in what is being mourned Down Under as the passing of an era of global dominance, South Africa beat the Aussies 2-1, Australia's first series loss on home ground in 16 years. During that time, the Australian team redefined the five-day version of the game - the only one purists believe merits the devotion they bestow on it - incorporating the sort of devil-may-care style of play hitherto confined to the one-day game...
...with a commodity-fueled economic boom. Its cricket prowess was helped by an apparently endless seam of talent: brilliant batsmen, fast bowlers and a spin bowler, Shane Warne, who managed to do things with a cricket ball that nobody had imagined for decades. But Warnie is retired from test cricket, his pudgy frame and perpetually highlighted hair now to be found in the TV commentary box. In the first two tests of this southern summer, Australia's aging warhorses and green youngsters were outplayed by a South African team that was hungrier and smarter...
...College Board has introduced a new policy that will allow students to choose which SAT Reasoning test scores they submit to colleges. The policy, Score Choice, will take effect in March, and so will be operational when current high school juniors apply to college next year...
...think there are people who might end up doing better on the test if they realize this won’t part of their permanent record,” Fitzsimmons said in an interview on Monday. “I think the whole idea is this policy lets students step back a little...and own their own scores. They took the test and went through the process...and ultimately they should make the decision about whether or not to send the scores to the colleges...
Furda said that he is not convinced that allowing students to choose one score to submit from multiple sittings will reduce stress associated with the test...