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Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds
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Ian Healy Interview: All that went around before and after you heard the iconic ‘BOW-LINNN’ SHANE’ war-squeak on cricket grounds

[ad_1] Ian Healy had seen everything. Inzamam-ul-Haq’s dancing feet, the release from Shane Warne’s hand and the awareness that it was going to dip sharply and slide outside leg stump, and the intended shot through a deliberately untenanted midwicket. “Sometimes seeing too much can be a problem,” Healy smiles as rain buckets down at the Gabba. And the pressure. “Oh yes, the pressure. I definitely felt it that day.” Pakistan had needed 56 runs when the last man Mushtaq Ahmed joined Inzamam in that famous Karachi Test of 1994, but the equation now read just three runs to win. “Mushy scored 20! Don’t think he ever did it again! That kind of a day.” Warne, the captain Mark Taylor, and Healy had consulted and decided to leave the midwicket open. Inzamam would once tell this correspondent why ...
Ind vs Aus 3rd Test | Nice to get three figures…been a while: Steve Smith on century against India on Day 2
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Ind vs Aus 3rd Test | Nice to get three figures…been a while: Steve Smith on century against India on Day 2

[ad_1] Australia’s Steve Smith celebrated after reaching his century against India on Day 2 of the Third Test match at Gabba. | Photo Credit: Reuters A sense of relief was palpable as Steve Smith sat down for his media interaction at the Gabba on Sunday (December 15, 2024). The cap low-slung on him, eyes blinking a bit to adjust to the light, and a half-smile creasing his face, the former Australian captain expressed his satisfaction over the ton and for having contributed to the team.Discussing his 101 in the third Test, Smith said: “It was nice to get to three figures. It has been a while. It was cool to contribute to the team. It has been tricky in the first couple of games. Had a coup...