Clarke not certain for test series against New Zealand

Australian vice-captain, Michael Clarke, who returned home from New Zealand before the third one-day international, citing “personal reasons”, has been included in the 14-member squad for the first test of the two-match series but Cricket Australia is still not certain of his participation in the first game.

Lee to test his fitness in IPL

Australian speedster Brett Lee, who recently announced his retirement from test cricket, has said that he still has a lot to achieve in the shorter formats of the game while adding that he plans to test his fitness in the upcoming Indian Premier League.

Lee included in Australia’s World T20 probables

Injury-hit speedster Brett Lee, who recently retired from Test cricket, was on Friday picked in Australia’s 30-member preliminary squad for the April-May ICC World Twenty20 Championship in the West Indies.

Aussies crush West Indies in final ODI to complete 4-0 whitewash

Before the beginning of the ODI series, West Indies skipper Chris Gayle had predicted a 4-1 scoreline in favour of West Indies. Well, it turned out to be almost exactly the opposite with Australia beating West Indies in the final one-dayer by 125 runs to complete a 4-0 series win with one match being washed out by rain.

Pune blast triggers fresh security concerns for Aussies ahead of IPL

The Pune blast has added to the security concerns ahead of IPL-3 and the Australian cricketers are awaiting advice from the players’ association to decide on travelling to India for the Twenty20 event.

Bhajji one of the most difficult bowlers to face: Clarke

Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been struggling for form for quite a while now but Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke still considers him one of the most difficult bowlers to face in international cricket.

Haddin, Watson rested for next two ODIs

After taking a 2-0 lead in the five-match ODI series against West Indies, Australia have decided to rest wicket-keeper batsman Brad Haddin and all-rounder Shane Watson for the next two ODIs and have replaced them with Tim Paine and Adam Voges.

Workload not responsible for injury: Siddle

Australian speedster Peter Siddle has been sidelined from competitive cricket for five months with a back injury but the Aussie paceman insists that the injury has nothing to do with excessive workload.

Australia continue winning run, thrash West Indies by 113 runs

Australia continued their unbeaten streak this summer with another win as they beat West Indies in the first one-dayer of the five-match series by 113 runs.

It would be difficult for Lee to make a comeback to test side: Oz coach

Australian coach Tim Nielsen said on Friday that speedster Brett Lee’s future lies in the shorter formats of the game and that it would be a challenge for the fast bowler to make a comeback to the test squad.

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