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Gabba witnessed some sparkling fireworks from the blades of Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin, as their partnership that blossomed to add 307 not only broke records, but also did well to deliver fiercesome blows to the English side, which had squandered away all the hold it had on the Australian side at the end of the second day’s play at Gabba. The upshot, England now has to battle it out to save itself from blushes, as Strauss and Cook survived some anxious moments before the close of play on the third day of this Gabba test, the first in the Ashes 2010 encounter. Anderson flooring a catch, Broad turning crimson, as a welter of emotions ran amuck at the Gabba cricket ground, with Hussey and Bradin finding momentum to plaster the English bowling to all parts of the ground. Hussey was keen to prove a point to the cricketing world and Haddin played perfect second fiddle to Hussey, as the brilliant union of these two baggy greens plundered the resolve of the English attack. England now has t...

Australia completed the formalities to register a series whitewash when it defeated Pakistan in the 5 th one-day international at the WACA, with the ball tampering allegations proving to add fuel to the tensed atmosphere. Australia romped home to reach the target of 213, with three balls left unused in the Australian innings. The dramatic finish witnessed the winning run come in the form of a no-ball when Ryan Harris had hit the ball in the air to mid-off, as the no-ball then got declared by the square leg umpire. Mike Hussey, yet again played the role of a hero to perfection, with his 40 runs complied from 46 deliveries. His knock made sure that Australia completed the series with a 5-0 win. The sporting events were pushed to the backburner when investigations were initiated with respect to the ball tempering incident perpetrated by Shahid Afridi, the stand-in Pakistan captain. Caught by the camera, when he was using is teeth on the ball, the third umpire had reported the same to t...