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Australian Author Driven To Penetrate American Publishing Market
Region: Australia
Professor David Carter of The University of Queensland, in Australia wrote, "While a number of high profile Australian writers are now located in the US and/or routinely have American publishers, little is known currently about the history of the publishing relationship between Australian authors/Australian books and American publishers. What is known at present has largely been the by-product of work on an ind... more
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"The IPL stint got my confidence up"
Region: Australia"It (the IPL stint) got my confidence up as a player. It allowed me to come back to the Australian team. It was a massive turning point to play on such a big stage," Shane Watson said. "The captaincy and coaching ability of Warne was a great learning experience. I learnt how to control my emotions," he added. "In 2007 World Cup semi-finals against South Africa, I was really pumped up but didn't do so well. So it's gr... more
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Ponting: We’ve been on right track
Region: Australia"I'm not a huge cricket watcher, particularly when I've got a day off," the Australia captain said. "They know how to play to their strengths and they are very disciplined. They have certainly upset a few teams. No one even gave them a shot against Pakistan." "it's probably the first time in a while that we have come in not ranked number one, we were around third or fourth. The experts probably expected us to finish ... more
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Ponting salutes Watson's display
Region: Australia"I think the last couple of months of his cricket life probably, we've started to really see the real Shane Watson," Ricky Ponting said. "Getting his opportunity in the Ashes to open the batting, a position he is not really accustomed to, he played beautifully there. "Now sort of back to his full fitness, he's showing everybody just how good a cricketer he can be. The way he bowled against England I thought was terri... more
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"Great to see youngsters do well"
Region: Australia"We have gone through some ups and downs in the last 18 months. A number of great players have left and we brought in a lot of young, fresh players. It was great to see some of them stand up and deliver," Australia captain Ricky Ponting said. "After the Ashes, ODI series started in England and we did well there to put ourselves in a position where we can give this tournament a little bit of a shake. We've played some ... more
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Once again an Indian student at suicide in Australia
Region: AustraliaAs per my knowledge,in Australia within a week,this is the second incident of an Indian immigrant suicide. Before this,not getting a job by Indian student Gurjinder Singh had committed suicide . Please cicl following link for more news. http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/4251639-once-again-an-indian-student-at-suicide-in-australia Thanking you. more
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Ponting retires from international T20
Region: AustraliaAustralian captain Ricky Ponting said, "After much thought and careful consideration I have advised Cricket Australia of my decision to retire from international Twenty20 cricket." "I have also spoken to Andrew Hilditch, Tim Nielsen and Michael Clarke and I feel this decision provides me the opportunity to prolong my Australian Test and one-day career, an opportunity I am extremely determined about. "As I said after ... more
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Bracken wary of England threat
Region: Australia"The England side will be using the Ashes win as a motivation to try and beat us here in both forms," the 31-year-old, Nathan Bracken said. "They will want to win the one form of the game that is left and walk away saying we beat Australia in both the Tests and the one-dayers. "That will be their goal for the series and for us it will be our aim to stop them." "On paper the England side has a lot of good cricketers ... more
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Aussies plan to bounce out England
Region: Australia"We'll be targeting them from short of a length as we saw yesterday, so there are positives to take from that," said opening batsman, David Warner. "Binga (Lee) and Mitch are bowling quick and England can expect more of that." "I don't think many teams have got it down pat," he added. "The Sri Lankans are real good at it, they use Murali and Mendis and they've got Malinga as well. "Your variations are going to be i... more
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"Katich must replace Ricky as captain"
Region: Australia"It's time to allow a stronger character like Simon Katich to take over," Former stumper Steve Rixon said. "We've lost our edge. I don't relate to the brand of cricket we are playing under Ricky. We aren't playing the sort of cricket that has made us ruthless and a team that no one really likes to play," Rixon said. "Teams aren't capitulating under pressure like they used to. We seem to have a more timid nature...and... more
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