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		<title>Rampant Gayle runs SA to the ground</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Chris Gayle lit up the Sawai Mansingh Stadium with a quite spectacular display of power-hitting as West Indies stormed into their second successive Champions Trophy final. Gayle&#8217;s run-a-ball unbeaten 133 - and his 154-run opening wicket stand with Shivnarine Chanderpaul - turned what was supposed to be a close game into an absolute no-contest, as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>West Indies ride on Gayle-storm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	JAIPUR, Nov 2: Even before the start of the Champions Trophy, Chris Gayle had made up his mind to occupy the crease and play his shots according to the merit of the ball. With two hundreds already in the tournament, he was confident and sure about about his role in the team as well. 
	So, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/03/west-indies-ride-on-gayle-storm/</link>
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		<title>Money not the gauge of cricket success: ICC</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	International Cricket Council (ICC) chief executive Malcolm Speed says money is not a true barometer of cricket success.
	Speaking at a news conference ahead of the ICC&#8217;s two-day executive board meeting starting in Mumbai on Friday, Mr Speed said he judged organisations on three criteria and the amount of money a cricket board had took a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/01/money-not-the-gauge-of-cricket-success-icc/</link>
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		<title>Impressive Australia overwhelm India</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The combination of India and Champions Trophy has been a nightmare for Australia twice in the past, but Ricky Ponting and co. finally ended that jinx, thrashing India by six wickets to emphatically move into the semi-finals of the tournament. A target of 250 should have tested them even on a good batting strip, but [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/01/impressive-australia-overwhelm-india/</link>
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		<title>Lack of drug-testing culture in India to blame - Speed</title>
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	Malcolm Speed, chief executive of the ICC, has blamed the ICC&#8217;s shortcomings with regard to implementing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Code during the Champions Trophy on the lack of drug-testing culture in India. 
	&quot;The current ICC Champions Trophy is our first tournament since we became signatories to the WADA Code and it has presented [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/01/lack-of-drug-testing-culture-in-india-to-blame-speed/</link>
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		<title>Dead-pan Panesar ready for Australia</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	On Friday England&#8217;s Test squad sets off on the journey of a lifetime, from London to Sydney via Hong Kong, to begin their defence of the Ashes. This morning, Monty Panesar made a journey of a much more prosaic nature - from Luton to a park in Denmark Hill, South London, where he sat in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/01/dead-pan-panesar-ready-for-australia/</link>
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		<title>&#8216;Adapting to conditions is the key&#8217; - Smith</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	The last two times South Africa have come up against West Indies in big tournaments - the World Cup and the Champions Trophy - they have been at the losing end. It could be just coincidence, but Graeme Smith, the South African captain, is certainly aware of the history. &quot;We know that they beat us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/11/01/adapting-to-conditions-is-the-key-smith/</link>
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		<title>Bangladesh sign off with easy win</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Nafees added to the century he scored in Zimbabwe in August
	Shahriar Nafees made 123 as Bangladesh completed a 101-run consolation win over Zimbabwe in the Champions Trophy.
	Dropped in the covers on nought, Nafees shared 84 in 20 overs with Saqibul Hasan (37) and 80 from only 14 overs with skipper Habibul Bashar (30).
	Brendan Taylor hit [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/bangladesh-sign-off-with-easy-win/</link>
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		<title>Fleming reveals World Cup dream</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Fleming is set to beat Arjuna Ranatunga&#8217;s one-day record
	Stephen Fleming has set his sights on lifting the World Cup before ending his long tenure as New Zealand skipper.
	He will set a new record on Wednesday when he leads them for the 194th time in a one-day international.
	And the game against Pakistan in Mohali will decide [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/fleming-reveals-world-cup-dream/</link>
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		<title>Time for Fletcher to leave England post - Boycott</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Former England captain Geoffrey Boycott has called for Duncan Fletcher to be axed as coach following the side&#8217;s comprehensive defeat to Australia in a Champions Trophy group match on Saturday.
	&#8220;If you talk to people like John Wright and Bob Woolmer, successful coaches with a lot of experience, they will tell you that the job comes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/time-for-fletcher-to-leave-england-post-boycott/</link>
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		<title>Delhi police probe match-fixing in England World Cup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Herschelle Gibbs and his laywer on their way to chat with the Delhi police © AFP
	Suspicions of match-fixing during England&#8217;s hosting of the cricket World Cup in 1999 have led Indian police to Britain only days after they formally questioned South African batsman Herschelle Gibbs.
	Delhi police are probing whether matches held in England were fixed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/delhi-police-probe-match-fixing-in-england-world-cup/</link>
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		<title>Barbados to get floating hotels for World Cup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	With the World Cup less than five months away, Barbados is gearing up to play host to plenty of cricket fans. The latest initiative is to have 14 cruise ships docked at its port, of which six will serve as permanent floating hotels to make up for the lack of conventional hotel rooms.
	The Jamaica Gleaner [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/barbados-to-get-floating-hotels-for-world-cup/</link>
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		<title>Expect a close call</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Graeme Smith and Shaun Pollock can take heart from the surface on view © Getty Images
	Graeme Smith might just be enjoying himself a little more in the state of Gujarat than he did in Mumbai. The Sardar Patel Stadium, for starters, resembles more closely the stadia he is used to playing at back home - [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/expect-a-close-call/</link>
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		<title>Johnson ready to bowl faster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Mitchell Johnson: &#8220;I want to try to get around that 150. I&#8217;m always trying to bowl quick&#8221; © Getty Images
	First it was Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar in Malaysia. Then it was Kevin Pietersen and figures of 3 for 40 in a fine performance against England on Saturday. Now Mitchell Johnson has re-set his sights [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/johnson-ready-to-bowl-faster/</link>
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		<title>ICC dragged into England compensation row</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	Inzamam-ul-Haq leads his side back onto the field &#8230; but too late to save the Test © Getty Images
	The ICC is to intervene on England&#8217;s claims for compensation from the forfeited Oval Test after Pakistan rejected their demands for £800,000 in lost revenue.
	As expected, following the failure to reach an agreement between the two countries&#8217; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://worldofcricket.blogsome.com/2006/10/23/icc-dragged-into-england-compensation-row/</link>
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