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National contracts to spread the load

Chloe Saltau and Andrew Wu State of Australian cricket will be revealed when national contracts are handed out.

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Young Bull reported for suspect bowling action

Chloe Saltau Young Queensland seamer Cameron Gannon has been reported for a suspect bowling action and will undergo bio-mechanical testing.

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Ashes calling: Come in, minister

Chloe Saltau Immigration Minister Brendan O'Connor just became the sixth Australian cricket selector.

Khawaja in from cold as prospect for Test team

Chloe Saltau He was the only fit member of Australia's ramshackle squad who didn't play a Test in India. His drive and work ethic were questioned.

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Watson in Ashes limbo as Clarke is ruled out for 10 weeks

Chloe Saltau Shane Watson's position, both as vice-captain and batsman, will be hotly debated before Ashes.

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Khawaja in mix for an Ashes recall

Chloe Saltau He was the only fit member of the ramshackle squad who didn't play a Test in India.

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Few players willing to lead team

Chloe Saltau Struggle to coax more self-centred generation into positions of responsibility.

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Poor schedule may make cricket irrelevant, says MCC chief

Chloe Saltau The recent summer of cricket has been described as deeply unsatisfactory by Melbourne Cricket Club president Paul Sheahan.

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Spinner looks to minister

Chloe Saltau Fawad Ahmed's hopes of being eligible for Ashes could rest on precedent created by Tennis Australia.

Australia dressing room still in flux

Chloe Saltau Two contrasting pictures of the Australian team's cultural malaise have emerged from the mess in Mohali.

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Stoic Haddin sets the standard

Chloe Saltau As Brad Haddin prepared to resume his Test career in Mohali on Thursday, his daughter Mia remained in Westmead Children's Hospital.

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Coaches 'let issues reach crisis'

Chloe Saltau Player representatives say team management to blame for issues reaching crisis point.

Khawaja's battle on two fronts

Chloe Saltau As he confronts a career crossroads, Usman Khawaja has also had to contend with a manager who took to the airwaves to back his axing from the Test team without disclosing that the pair are in the...

Argus: we can still be No.1

Chloe Saltau Don Argus says no quick fix for the problems laid bare in India, and implores selectors and administrators to ''hold their steel''.

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Selectors on right path in overhaul despite bumps in the road, says Argus

Chloe Saltau Don Argus, whose review of Australian cricket charted a course back to world domination, says there is no quick fix for the problems laid bare in India, and implored selectors and administrators to...

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Watson puts the heat on Cowan

Chloe Saltau Shane Watson insists he did not set out to put pressure on Ed Cowan.

Watson's coup de grace

Chloe Saltau The public could be forgiven for thinking the home cricket summer is over.

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Chucked out

Chloe Saltau The last Australian player to be suspended for throwing accepts the decision, but says overseas players are treated differently to domestic players.

Need for speed: Siddle knows way to success

Chloe Saltau THREE-quarters of the wickets during England's historic series win in India recently fell to spin, but Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle is predicting a pace-led quest for the Border-Gavaskar...

Big Bash's vulnerability comes under close scrutiny

Chloe Saltau, Andrew Wu CRICKET Australia will ramp up surveillance of the Big Bash League and commission an independent review of its integrity systems.