On Wednesday, just hours after Obama delivered his speech, Iran began its first test-run of the nuclear reactor built with Russian help at Bushehr.
Camborne Hill was the venue for the carriage's test-run, on Christmas Eve - an event celebrated in a well-known Cornish folk song of the same name.
On a ground where he has always struggled in Tests, without even a half-century to his name, Ponting was left to curse his luck again, although he did pass Brian Lara to move to second place behind Sachin Tendulkar in the all-time Test run-scoring list.
In the Test series with Australia, which ends on Monday, he eclipsed Brian Lara's record to become the highest Test run-scorer.
The former Wales fly-half pinpointed the lack of tries during their seven-Test winless run in which they touched down only nine times.
India's 13-year run without a home Test series defeat looks set to come to an end as South Africa take a 314-run lead in the second Test in Bangalore.
As well as passing Sobers' 26 Test tons, Lara also leap-frogged Sunil Gavaskar (10, 122) and Sachin Tendulkar (10, 134) into third place in the all-time leading run-scorers in Test cricket.
In August to September last year, China sent its one and only icebreaker Xue Long (Snow Dragon) on a successful two-way test run of the NSR.
In essence, the Woolf Report recommends gutting the power of the International Cricket Council's full members, the 10 Test-playing nations that effectively run the game. at the moment.
Despite his extensive experience and accolades, Kallis remains the only player in the top-10 leading Test run scorers in the game's history to never have scored a double century.
The structure seemed right, but the tour got off to a troubled start, Australia shining in front of the Sydney crowd in the first Test to run out 30-12 winners.
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The 23-year-old bowler passed a late fitness test on his back before helping England see off the hosts in an 181-run win in the first Test in Chittagong.
Top-of-the-table Walsall faced their sternest test to their proud run at the weekend when they played second-placed Wycombe.
Had England arrived in Australia a few days earlier, they may have been able to expand on the one-day and two three-day games they played in the run-up to the opening Test.
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"I congratulate Sachin Tendulkar on becoming the highest run-scorer in Test cricket, " said Singh.
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Test cricket's all-time leading run-scorer moved to 47 with a delightful punch to the point boundary but then fell to White, for the second time this series, in uncharacteristic fashion.
India is still licking its wounds after a nightmarish international season in which it lost eight overseas Test matches on the trot - its worst run since the 1960s.
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Sehwag, whose third century came in just his 10th Test, was part of a record 201-run opening partnership with Sanjay Bangar.
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The Bushehr test run follows a month, post-Inauguration, in which Iran has launched a satellite, underscoring its interest in long-range missile capability.
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It was a ninth test century for Astle, who shared 91-run stands for the fourth wicket with Scott Styris (34) and the fifth with Craig McMillan (54) after the Kiwis had slumped to 17-3.
South Africa was frequently behind in that series, pulling off an unlikely draw in the second Test at Adelaide after being four down and 353 behind going into the final day, then roaring back with a 309-run victory in the final Test at Perth.
Only a century in a Sheffield Shield match last week secured the 35-year-old's test spot after a run of poor form in the longer form of the game and the lefthander responded with only his third 50-plus Test score since his 134 against Pakistan in January.
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