Melbourne, Nov. 14 : Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting today endorsed the recall of Andrew Symonds to the national team, describing him as an invaluable asset.
"He''s a great team man and a great player. He''s someone we look forward to having around," the Courier Mail quoted Ponting, as saying.
Launching his sixth book of the series Captain''s Diary in Sydney, Ponting''s praise of Symonds came just a couple of hours before the all rounder was named in the Test team to play New Zealand.
Melbourne, Nov. 14 : An evening of Twenty20 cricket at the Gabba in Brisbane today, will see a new generation of cricketers going to work on innovative shots and styles with the potential to send the pyjama format of the game on a different evolutionary path.
An Australia XI will play an All Star XI in which players will be drawn from both Test and Sheffield Shield sides.
The ones to watch out for will be 23-year-old Peter Siddle, an emerging fast bowler, and 22-year-old Dave Warner, the New South Wales all-rounder, who has mastered the art of switching from left to right and vice-versa while pummeling the ball to all parts of the ground.
Melbourne, Nov 14: One cannot expect Andrew Symonds back to be a saint overnight as his push for a Test recall gathered momentum, said the sports psychologist who guided the troubled all rounder to overcome his problem.
Dr Phil Jauncey said the allrounder would continue to face major challenges as Symonds was named in a 13-man Australian squad for next week’s first Test against New Zealand at the Gabba, the Daily Telegraph reported.
Melbourne, November 13 : A religious sect which follows the Ten Commandments, and does not think it necessary to form governments for peace and order, still exists in Melbourne''s northern suburbs.
Members of ‘The Kingdom of Yahweh’ believe that laws are written on people’s “hearts and minds", and that governments made by man''s hands should be opposed.
Melbourne, Nov 13 : If you don’t care about recession when it comes to spending, then you’re probably a ‘Neo’ and in case you do, then you might be a ‘Traditional’, according to consumer behaviourist Ross Honeywill.
Honeywill says that Neos are spenders who are not overly influenced by economic contractions. They love wearing designs, shop at destination strips with chi-chi outlets, stay in boutique hotels and don''t care about the recession.
Melbourne, Nov 13: US lingerie firm Victoria''s Secret is being sued by dozens of women who claim their bras gave them painful rashes and permanent scarring.
Roberta Ritter, who describes herself as a long-time Victoria''s Secret shopper, complaint that she felt ‘utterly sick’ after wearing one of company’s bra.
"I had the welts ... very red, hot to the touch, extremely inflamed, blistery. It itched profusely. I couldn''t sleep, waking up itching. I was just utterly sick," ABC Online quoted Ritter, as saying.
The 37-year-old filed a lawsuit against the company on May 14 in relation to the Angels Secret Embrace and Very Sexy Extreme Me Push-Up bras she said she purchased.
Melbourne, Nov. 14 : Australian Test captain Ricky Ponting today endorsed the recall of Andrew Symonds to the national team, describing him as an invaluable asset.
Melbourne, Nov 14: One cannot expect Andrew Symonds back to be a saint overnight as his push for a Test recall gathered momentum, said the sports psychologist who guided the troubled all rounder to overcome his problem.
Melbourne, November 13 : A religious sect which follows the Ten Commandments, and does not think it necessary to form governments for peace and order, still exists in Melbourne''s northern suburbs.
Melbourne, Nov 13 : If you don’t care about recession when it comes to spending, then you’re probably a ‘Neo’ and in case you do, then you might be a ‘Traditional’, according to consumer behaviourist Ross Honeywill.
