Axed one week, captain the next?
Chris Barrett Vice-captain flies back to rejoin his Australian teammates in India.
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Howard and Watson 'now on the same page'
Chris Barrett Shane Watson says he has mended his relationship with high performance chief Pat Howard and spoken at length with team management as he leaves Sydney to fly back to India.
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IPL not worth the risk for Clarke
Chris Barrett Michael Clarke should withdraw from the Indian Premier League immediately.
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CA stands by team leaders
Chris Barrett Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says national team management retains board's full support.
CA backs staff despite 'issues' with whitewash
Chris Barrett Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland says national team management, including Mickey Arthur, John Inverarity and Pat Howard, retain the board's full support but agrees the 4-0 loss in India was...
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Ponting signs deal to join Surrey
Chris Barrett Ricky Ponting is going to England after all after signing a short-term county deal with Surrey.
Ponting can still shine at The Oval
Chris Barrett Ricky Ponting is going to England after all. The former Australian captain's Test career could not stretch as far as this year's Ashes tour but he will be a lot closer to Michael Clarke's squad than...
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Henriques hits paydirt on the toughest tour
Chris Barrett HYDERABAD: Australia's latest Test sensation Moises Henriques is days away from cashing in on his successful ascent to Michael Clarke's side - the NSW all-rounder is to be upgraded to a full Cricket...
Regrets all round as Watson rekindles passion to bowl
Chris Barrett Shane Watson felt pangs of regret while standing in the field in Chennai, watching helplessly as M.S. Dhoni went on the rampage.
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Watson longs for return to the bowling crease
Chris Barrett Like an addict craving a fix, Shane Watson felt the first pang of temptation standing in the field in Chennai, watching helplessly as MS Dhoni went on a rampage.
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CA shoots down talk of Clarke, Hussey row
CHRIS BARRETT, ANDREW WU Mike Hussey is at the centre of a rumour doing the rounds by email, and published in of all places a financial gossip column on Thursday, that he and Michael Clarke had a spectacular falling out...
Clarke likely for IPL, but Starc says no
Chris Barrett Australian skipper poised to accept lucrative pay day in this year's Indian Premier League.
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Clarke set for IPL gig in lead-up to Ashes
Chris Barrett MICHAEL CLARKE is poised to accept a lucrative pay day in this year's Indian Premier League only weeks before Australia's Ashes campaign begins in England.
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Starc sacrifices IPL riches to focus on Ashes
Chris Barrett Mitchell Starc would never forgive himself if he forfeited his Ashes dream by overloading his body with a stint in the Indian Premier League.
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Starc rejects IPL riches in quest for Ashes glory
Chris Barrett Mitchell Starc would never forgive himself if he forfeited his Ashes dream by overloading his body.
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Bowling up an Olympic dream
Chris Barrett Just about every major professional international sport is now on board with the Olympics, except cricket.
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Finger-picking good: Lawson wants ball tampering legalised
Chloe Saltau, Chris Barrett BALL-TAMPERING laws should be relaxed to permit bowlers to pick the seam and redress the growing imbalance between bat and ball, former Test paceman Geoff Lawson believes.
The Tonk
Andrew Wu and Chris Barrett There is a race being waged by rival television broadcasters to launch their new toys first.
Ponting-Waugh record set to stand test of time
Andrew Wu, Chris Barrett RECORDS are made to be broken but Steve Waugh's position at the top of the table for most appearances in the baggy green is likely to stand the test of time.
Bowling gamble pays off
Chris Barrett Australia's farewelling of Ricky Ponting could hardly have begun better.
