Things happen for a reason and I think it is more of a challenge and a chance to get my body right. I wasn`t as strong as I probably should have been . - Brett Lee
Before the ongoing Sydney Test, when was the last time Australia on the wrong side of a ‘dead rubber’?
The last time they went into the last Test without a chance to even draw the series was against India in 1997-98. They won the Bangalore Test then, to lose 1-2. They will be hoping for a similar result at the SCG, where they go trailing South Africa 0-2.
What ODI average did Sir Garry Sobers have?
Though Sir Garry Sobers had a Test average of more than 57, his one-day average was 0 because he played only one ODI in 1973 and got out for 0.
What is the biggest difference in terms of runs scored by a team in its first innings of a Test match and the second innings?
The record for highest difference between first innings score and second innings score is 551 runs. Hanif Mohammad scored 337 in the second innings in Barbados in 1957-58 as Pakistan scored 657 after being bowled out for 106 in the first essay. The biggest difference, the other way round, was seen when South Africa scored 506 in their first innings and 80 in their second, against Australia in 1910-11.
Which West Indian legend was knighted for his services to cricket in 1975?
Sir Garfield St Auburn Sobers
Which team had beaten Australia in their Test home series before 2008?
West Indies in 1992-93
Which all-rounder holds the record of opening the batting and bowling in the same match in most occasions?
Among all-rounders, India`s former all-rounder Manoj Prabhakar holds the record of opening the batting and bowling in the same match on most occasions than any other player in both Tests and ODIs.
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