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June 16, 2009 Australia

Mitchell Johnson and Stuart Clark reveal the extent of institutionalised avian molestation in Australia

< 1 minute read“It’s interesting to see each other’s balls.” So said Mitchell Johnson this week. Apparently the Aussies have been discovering that the balls in England aren’t like the ones they’re used to back home. Stuart Clark explained further: “I think it’s just we’ve grown up playing with Kookaburras for so long

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March 19, 2009 Australia / County cricket

Kent want Stuart Clark fit and firing for the Ashes

< 1 minute readWhy else would Kent sign Stuart Clark other than to help him recover from injury and to help him get a few overs under his belt in English conditions? It’s perfect. How delightfully accommodating of them. In the unlikely event that Kent come up against an England batsman in those

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January 25, 2008 Australia / India

Stuart Clark’s bowling average enters the realms of the credible

< 1 minute readThere’s no problem picking five bowlers when one hits 87 and another hits 63. There were some pretty expensive bowling figures knocking about after India finished their innings. Perhaps the nicest was Stuart Clark’s 0-92. Now we’ve nothing against Clark, but he shouldn’t be averaging under 20 with the ball.

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  1. Tim on Sophie Ecclestone in the micro-est-cosm; Harry Brook leading from the front; and the ghosts of Rohit and Kohli | Mop-up of the dayOctober 30, 2025

    You could. Less jetlag. Meanwhile, er, didn't I always say Australia shouldn't take this tournament for granted...

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    Suppose you could argue it reduces flight times and mitigates time zone adjustment.

  3. Tim on Sophie Ecclestone in the micro-est-cosm; Harry Brook leading from the front; and the ghosts of Rohit and Kohli | Mop-up of the dayOctober 30, 2025

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