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'I never expected to play Test cricket'     

In a little over three years, Brendan Nash has gone from being an Australia substitute fielder to playing a Test against them

Why we need a truly global Champions League     

Ian Chappell: Cut Tests down to three days, and use the franchise model effectively to expand the scope of cricket

West Indies: from amazing to abysmal     

The Numbers Game: The aura and anticipation of an Australia-West Indies series has slipped and the contests have become one-sided

Deluge in ODIs, drought in Tests     

Numbers Game: Michael Hussey has had a fine year in ODIs; in Tests, though, it's a different story

A most Australian win

Australia's series win has been among their most characteristic - and least. And Ponting has been at the heart of it all, says Sidharth Monga