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Focus on cricket, tennis and F1

Author: John Harris
Date: 30/12/2009
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After looking at the major football dates in the 2010 calendar yesterday, we will now turn our attention to the action-packed events lined up in cricket, tennis and Formula One.

After England regained the Ashes last summer, Andrew Strauss' heroic side take the long trip Down Under to face the old enemy Australia.

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Ricky Ponting will still be hurting after his second Ashes failure and will be looking to the 5-0 whitewash during the last Australia-base series for inspiration.

The first Test begins in Brisbane on November 25 with the fifth Test due to start on January 3, 2011 in Sydney.

If England can retain the Ashes, it will be the first time they have managed to do so in Australia in 1986/87.

Meanwhile, the creme de la creme of tennis will be played at our very own Wimbledon Championships, which is scheduled to begin on June 21.

With Great Britain's leading hope resting upon Andy Murray once again, the young Scot will be out to improve on his semi-final defeat to Andy Roddick next year.

World number one Roger Federer, who regained his crown in the summer, will be out to claim a seventh title on the Centre Court grass, with the final due on Sunday July 4.

The other Grand Slams to look out for include the Australian Open in Melbourne, due to be finalised on January 31.

The French Open on Rolland Garros' clay surface will commence on May 24 before concluding on June 6.

After Wimbledon comes the final Slam of the year where 2009 champion Juan Martin Del Potro will have his work cut out to retain his title.

The action will start at New York's Flushing Meadows on August 30 with the final to be played at the impressive Arthur Ashe Stadium on September 12.

British pair Jenson Button, who is the F1 World Champion, and Lewis Hamilton, the sportsbook favourite to regain his 2008 crown, will both race for McLaren next season.

It is an exciting line-up and the first Grand Prix of the year on March 14 at Bahrain promises to be a cracker.

Not only will it be the first time Button and Hamilton go head-to-head for the same team, but it will mark the incredible return of Michael Schumacher.

The seven-time World Champion, and most successful man in the history of the sport, returns after a three years absence following his retirement from Ferrari.

The German will team up with Mercedes and his re-emergence will be a huge boost for the world of motor sport.

Silverstone will host the British Grand Prix and this will give the public the opportunity to see Button and Hamilton chase glory on home soil on July 11.

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