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Wade 'enjoying the chance to play for Australia'

Young Australia opener Matthew Wade proved his worth with match-winning performances in the few games he has played, but the young Tasmanian does not want to look too far ahead than the three ODIs for which he has been selected. In a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

India Vs Australia ODI - CB Tri Series

Melbourne, Feb 5: A warm welcome to the opening game of the CB series between Australia and India at the MCG. There is rain forecast for later in the evening but as of now the conditions look fine for some cricket. India registered their [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Australia win toss in Perth Test, India bats

PERTH: Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss and chose to bowl first in the third test against India on what is expected to be a lively wicket with plenty of bounce at the WACA on Friday. Australia, who lead the four-match series [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia outlines rotation policy

Cricket Australia believes its rotation policy will strengthen the side by giving greater opportunities to young players. Pat Howard, CA's general manager of high performance, has outlined a plan to ensure the best players are availab [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Australian cricket: in a crisis or a bold new era?

It seems with every Test match, Australian cricket is diagnosed anew. Depending on the result of the last game, we are either witnessing a grave nadir for the baggy green, or are standing on the precipice of a golden era of youthful verve [...]

Posted On : Dec, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

1-Cricket-Australia hand Cowan debut, Hughes, Khawaja axed

Ed Cowan will open the batting on his debut for Australia in next week's first test against India after being included in an extended a 13-strong squad announced on Wednesday. Australia blooded three new caps in this month's serie [...]

Posted On : Dec, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia backdown on award voting

Cricket Australia (CA) will return to the voting of an expert to decide the man-of-the-match award following the controversy over Monday's Hobart Test. Mobile phone and tablet app-users shunned New Zealand quick Doug Bracewell's m [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Arthur appointed new Australia cricket coach

South Africa's Mickey Arthur was Tuesday appointed Australia's new head cricket coach two months after Tim Nielsen quit, completing a sweeping revamp of the way the team is run. The 43-year-old is the first non-Australian to take [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

South Africa v Australia

There is a reason crime series television will never go out of fashion. Besides the car-crash curiosity of human nature, that wants to peek at other's offences without being part of them, the suspense, intrigue and mystery is what mak [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket: Embarrassed Australia hit back, South Africa crumbl...

Australia ripped out South Africa's last six batsmen for 25 runs to bowl the hosts out for 266 by stumps on the first day of the second test at Wanderers, taking early control of a match the tourists have to win to level the series. [...]

Posted On : Nov, 18 2011 | Comments : 0

Text trail leaves a cloud over Australian Tests

AUSTRALIA'S two Tests against Pakistan in England last year will be the subject of a fresh ICC investigation after the uncovering of text messages that indicate agent Mazhar Majeed tried to use Pakistan players to rig a succession of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket-Australia name teenager Cummins in test squad for S....

Australia have named 18-year-old paceman Patrick Cummins in their 15-man test squad for their two-match series in South Africa, while retaining Mitchell Johnson despite the mercurial paceman's struggles in Sri Lanka. Cummins, the [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

Cricket Australia slams "outlandish" allegations

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland says claims made in a London court over Australian match-fixing are "outlandish and made by a person of dubious repute." On Monday, the player agent at the center of the Paki [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

India to play extra warm-up game in Australia

The Indian cricket team will play two warm-up matches ahead of the Test series in Australia. Cricket Australia (CA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Wednesday confirmed there would be two warm-up games for the visitors [...]