B-team bring A-game to crush Sri Lanka

Chloe Saltau PHILLIP HUGHES struck a blow for the new boys when he became the first Australian in the 42-year history of one-day internationals to score a century on debut, and the home team rose above its...

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Windies stun Sri Lanka in T20 final

Chloe Saltau, Colombo The West Indies have spoiled Sri Lanka's party at Premadasa and started a festival of their own.

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Pattinson returns to tackle Sri Lanka's potent batsmen

Chloe Saltau James Pattinson is back just in time to tame Sri Lanka's rampant batsmen.

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Cummins ready to come out swinging

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will take another step along the painstaking path back to international cricket when he joins the Australia A squad in Britain this winter.

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Cummins to change action on road back

Chloe Saltau Pat Cummins will join the Australia A squad in the UK this winter.

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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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.

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''.

X marks spot: Doherty can dust off baggy green

Chloe Saltau XAVIER DOHERTY is preparing for a ''bloody tough'' second crack at Test cricket after national selector John Inverarity suggested he could usurp Nathan Lyon as lead spinner during the tour of India.

Howard's men pad up to show their methods aren't madness

Chloe Saltau THE under-fire top brass of Australia's team performance wing will front the Cricket Australia board on Monday to explain why their controversial methods must be maintained.

CA wants umpires to think of the fans

Chloe Saltau THE embarrassment of last month's abandoned one-dayer at the SCG has prompted Cricket Australia to implore the ICC to relax its standards for getting teams back on the field after rain.

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Senior pair to front board

Chloe Saltau The besieged top brass of Australia's team performance wing set to front Cricket Australia.

Siddle out of Victoria reckoning

Chloe Saltau Paceman prohibited from playing competitive cricket before Test squad leaves for India.

Now Mister's apprentices must step up

Chloe Saltau MIKE HUSSEY'S abrupt retirement signals the end of the apprenticeships for Australia's batsmen, opener Ed Cowan has declared, and leaves them nowhere to hide during tough tours of India and England.

Watson to come back via club competition

Andrew Wu, Chloe Saltau SHANE WATSON will take his first steps towards next month's tour of India this weekend when he makes his comeback to competitive cricket with his grade club Sutherland.

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England's Ashes hopes on the rise

Chloe Saltau Retirements and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's optimism.

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Security concerns

Chloe Saltau Women's World Cup campaign will be affected by concerns of political protests in India.

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England revel in Australia's 'failings'

Chloe Saltau RETIREMENTS and selection intrigue in Australia have heightened England's Ashes optimism.

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NSW wants World Cup cricket in Sydney's west

Chloe Saltau Blacktown joins ANZ Stadium and the SCG on state's wish-list to host cup matches.