Australian media rubs salt into India’s wounds

The Australian media didn’t waste the opportunity to rub salt into India’s wounds, hailing their cricket team for the ODI series win against India saying the series win has put to rest the debate of who the undisputed kings of the game are.

McDonald, Cockley to join battered Aussies

Victorian all-rounder Andrew McDonald and New South Wales speedster Burt Cockley are the latest additions to the Australian side battling with injuries. They will be taking the place of Moises Henriques, who has flown back home nursing a hamstring injury, and Peter Siddle, who returned home with stiffness in his left side, respectively.

Australia’s ’sore card’ has another addition, Siddle to fly back home

Australia’s injury woes continue with Peter Siddle joining the list of injured players. Siddle will be returning home after suffering stiffness in his left side during the fourth one-dayer in Mohali.

Hopes ruled out for rest of the series, to fly back home

An injury hit Australian side got another body blow on Sunday with all-rounder James Hopes being ruled out of the rest of the seven match ODI series against India.

Injury setback for India now; Sehwag and Gambhir doubtful for Mohali

The list of injured players from both teams in the ongoing India-Australia series is increasing by the day. After injuries to key Australian players Brett Lee and James Hopes, India suffered a setback as the Delhi duo of Virender Sehwag and Gautam Gambhir were rendered doubtful starters for the fourth one-dayer of the series to be played in Mohali on Monday.

Brett Lee ruled out of ODI series, returns home

Australia’s injury worries were compounded on Friday with speedster Brett Lee being ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series in India because of an elbow injury. Lee would be flying back home on Saturday.

A dangerous player like Dhoni should bat up the order: Gilchrist

Former Australian wicket-keeper batsman Adam Gilchrist wants to see Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni bat higher up the order which will enable him to play as many overs as possible.

Yuvraj makes a comeback as India look to level the series

Australia may have won the first ODI and taken a 1-0 lead in the series but India will be the more confident team going into the second ODI to be played at Nagpur on Wednesday.

Lee, Johnson ruled out of second ODI

Australia will be without their lead bowling pair of Mitchell Johnson and Brett Lee as well as all-rounder James Hopes after they were ruled out of participating in the second ODI against India in Nagpur. Lee picked up a right elbow strain in the opening match of the series on Sunday while Johnson had hurt his left ankle. James Hopes, too, had gone off the field with a hamstring problem.

Australians feel awkward to sledge Indians post IPL

Nobody can forget the famous confrontations between Glenn McGrath and Rahul Dravid in 2001 when Australia toured India. In fact there have been plenty of such on-field rivalries between Indian and Australian players. Saurav Ganguly-Steve Waugh, Harbhajan Singh-Ricky Ponting and going back to the most recent series in Australia, the infamous Harbhajan Singh and Andrew Symonds controversy.

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