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Ricky Ponting takes screamer in IPL

Captain Ricky Ponting was dismissed for a duck but then pulled off a spectacular catch when his Mumbai Indians took on Delhi Daredevils at home in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

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Ponting dives back in time

Ricky Ponting's stunning catch.

London Captain Ricky Ponting was dismissed for a duck but then pulled off a spectacular catch when his Mumbai Indians took on Delhi Daredevils at home in the Indian Premier League on Tuesday.

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Top ten Australian cricket performances

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Jesse Hogan Jesse Hogan rates the elite performances in the Allan Border Medal voting period.

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Henriques injury may sideline all-rounder

Moises Henriques.

Chris Barrett Aspiring Australian one-day all-rounder Moises Henriques has injured his finger.

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Warne may bow out of Bash

Shane Warne

Jesse Hogan The Melbourne Stars accept the possibility that a second Big Bash League season without Champions League qualification for Shane Warne, plus his imminent threat of a second suspension, will diminish...

Finger injury throws Henriques in doubt for all-rounder's spot

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 17:  Moises Henriques looks at his injured right hand during an Australian training session at The Gabba on January 17, 2013 in Brisbane, Australia.  (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

Chris Barrett THE ambitions of Moises Henriques to make a play for the potentially vacant Australian all-rounder's spot have hit a roadblock in the form of finger injury that is likely to rule him out of Friday...

Live cricket commentary: Australia v Sri Lanka - 3rd ODI, Gabba

George Bailey and Phillip Hughes

Phil Lutton Real-time coverage of the one-day international at the Gabba.

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Live cricket commentary: Australia v Sri Lanka - 4th ODI, SCG

David Warner of Australia reacts after being given out for lbw during game four of the Commonwealth Bank one-day international series between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Michael Chammas Real-time coverage as Australia attempt to square the series against Sri Lanka.

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Clarke takes swing at struggling batsmen

Michael Clarke

Joe Barton Australia’s top-order capitulations on seaming decks have forced captain Michael Clarke to concede his men need to start performing on all wickets – not just flat decks that favour batsmen.

Washout leaves all unhappy bar crowd

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Andrew Wu The controversial decision was good fortune for Australia as the Sri Lankans were set to benefit from any revision of the target through the Duckworth-Lewis system after the rain delay.

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Jayawardene keen to end captaincy on a high

Mahela Jayawardene.

Jesse Hogan Veteran would relish chance to end his international captaincy career with ODI series win.

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Injured Clarke may miss key clash

Injury blow: Michael Clarke.

Jesse Hogan Captain sprained right ankle in a fielding drill at Bellerive on Tuesday morning.

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Clarke misses ODI decider with ankle injury

Michael Clarke

Jesse Hogan Australia must overcome a depleted batting order to level its ODI series against Sri Lanka today due to captain Michael Clarke's withdrawal with an ankle injury.

Live cricket commentary: Australia v Sri Lanka - 5th ODI, Hobart

HOBART, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 23:  Xavier Doherty of Australia celebrates the wicket of Dinesh Chandimal of Sri Lanka during game five of the Commonwealth Bank One Day International Series between Australia and Sri Lanka at Blundstone Arena on January 23, 2013 in Hobart, Australia.  (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)

James Polson Real-time coverage from the final one-day international. Can Australia level the series?

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Hughes ton pivotal as hosts level series

Hughes

Jesse Hogan A SECOND century within a fortnight from Phillip Hughes was pivotal in Australia winning its final ODI against Sri Lanka to salvage a two-all series draw.

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Hughes sets Sri Lanka a hard target

Jesse Hogan A second century within a fortnight from Phillip Hughes was pivotal in Australia winning its final ODI against Sri Lanka to salvage a two-all series draw.

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Leap from seventh to a whisker from the top not impossible

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 11:  George Bailey of Australia bats during game one of the Commonwealth Bank One Day International series between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on January 11, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia.  (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu REMARKABLY, underachieving Australia could vault from a world ranking of seventh to within a fraction of top spot in the next three weeks and George Bailey, the captain in the shortest format, admits...

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Bailey 'irked' by lack of success

George Bailey

Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett Underachieving Australia could remarkably vault from seventh to within a fraction of top spot.

The Slinger foils Warner's party theatrics

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Australia vs Sri Lanka.
ANZ Stadium.
Malinga bowling
Saturday 26th January, 2013
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Adrian Proszenko DAVID WARNER has often danced down the wicket. But had he scored another 10 runs, we might have seen something altogether different.

Final flurry hits Laughlin

Jesse Hogan AUSTRALIA'S search for a reliable death bowler may spawn another candidate for next month's season-ending Twenty20 match at Brisbane, after latest contender Ben Laughlin suffered another horror end...