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Henriques injury may sideline all-rounder

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

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

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...

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Leap from seventh to a whisker from the top not impossible

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

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

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Starc reminder of big talent

Chris Barrett You get the impression Mitchell Starc, 22, will be one mighty handful of a fast bowler.

Clarke's call to toss away chance to bat may be his first slip

Chris Barrett THIS is not quite yet Michael Clarke's Edgbaston moment. But in picking four fast bowlers and then sending lowly Sri Lanka in, recollections of his predecessor Ricky Ponting's infamous decision to...

Contempt the danger, says Law

Chris Barrett AUSTRALIA'S batting coach and former Sri Lanka coach, Stuart Law, is adamant Michael Clarke's team will be flirting with danger if they treat the tourists with a lack of respect.

'Worst' pace attack won't test batsmen, says Hogg

Chris Barrett, Andrew Wu SRI LANKA'S fast bowling attack is the worst to come to Australia and will not give the home team any clarity about its top order by the summer's end, says former Test paceman Rodney Hogg.

Test pitch gets vote of confidence

Chris Barrett Cricket Australia allays concerns that Hobart pitch will be another minefield for batsmen.