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Australian bushfire victims glimpse their ravaged town

Australian bushfire victims glimpse their ravaged townSydney - Survivors returned Saturday for a glimpse of once-picturesque Marysville, the mountain hamlet north of Melbourne hardest hit by Australia's worst forest fires.

One in five of its residents is thought to have died when a blaze believed deliberately lit rushed the town February 7 and gutted all but a dozen buildings.

Marsh too not interested in becoming England cricket coach

Marsh too not interested in becoming England cricket coachSydney, Feb 14: Former Australian coach Geoff Marsh has said that he was not interested in the job of England cricket coach, because he would not want to coach another team against his own country

Four months before the Ashes, England face difficulties after favoured coaching candidate John Buchanan indicated that he was not prepared to coach against Australia, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

Ponting backs Haddin’s captaincy credentials

Ponting backs Haddin’s captaincy credentialsSydney, Feb 14:

New Australian T20 debutant says he is not ready for international cricket

Symonds knee problem flare up puts cloud on playing future

Symonds knee problem flare up puts cloud on playing futureMelbourne, Feb 14: Queensland all-rounder Andrew Symonds' playing future is again under a cloud, as a knee problem forced him from the field on the first day of the Sheffield Shield match against South Australia at Adelaide Oval.

Symonds took the wicket of Michael Klinger for figures of 1-3 in two overs before lunch, but appeared uneasy and did not re-emerge from the dressing room after the interval, the Daily Telegraph reported.

Australian bushfire victims bused back to blackened town

Australian bushfire victims bused back to blackened townSydney  - Residents of Marysville, Australia, where one in five residents are thought to have died in last weekend's forest fires, were bused back Saturday for a brief look at what's left of their once picturesque township.

They won't be allowed off the buses because forensic teams are still at work locating and identifying the 100 bodies thought to be in the burned-out cars and flattened buildings.

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