London, Jan 27 (ANI): Australia is all set to rest Shane Watson and Doug Bollinger for Friday’s ODI against Pakistan after taking an unassailable lead of 3-0. Watson and Bollinger will be rested for the remaining matches of the ODI series against Pakistan. Selectors may also decide not to recall Peter Siddle who is still getting over an injury, although...

Sydney, Jan.27 (ANI): The Australian cricketers decision to give a miss to the third edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is both wise and promising, feels noted columnist Peter Roebuck. In an article for the Sydney Morning Herald, Roebuck opines that the Australians are fully aware of the workload that is before them, especially in the context of an Ashes...

Melbourne, Jan 12 (ANI): Australian skipper Ricky Ponting handed his baggy green cap which was with him for previous 117 tests to maker Albion so that it can undergo makeover and be with him on time for the Hobart Test. The baggy green cap was falling apart at the seams, and required the urgent restoration. The Australian cricket captain had resisted calls for a makeover...

Sydney, Jan 12 (ANI): Australian opening batsman Simon Katich has been cleared to play in the third and final Test against Pakistan, starting on Thursday at the Bellerive Oval. Katich, who missed the second Test victory with a badly bruised forearm, proved his fitness at a lengthy training session in Hobart on Tuesday morning. NSW batsman Phillip Hughes was on standby...

Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australia’’s star-studded domestic Twenty20 competition begins on Monday and big hitting West Indies captain Chris Gayle will lead the international charge. Gayle has joined forces with Western Australia, while fellow international stars Shahid Afridi and Kieron Pollard (South Australia), Dwayne Bravo (Victoria), Daniel Vettori (Queensland),...

Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich fell agonisingly short of centuries, but their side was in a commanding position against Pakistan on the first day of the first Test of the series at the MCG here. Australia were 3-305 at stumps on the first day after Watson and Katich posted a stand of 182 and captain Ricky Ponting proved he had...

Melbourne, Dec. 26 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting urged Pakistan to bring on a bouncer war as he declared himself an almost certain starter for his 13th Boxing Day Test. According to the Courier Mail, Ponting will wear an arm guard to protect his sore left elbow – but insists he has no fear about being targeted by a short-pitched bumper assault. “I”m...

Australia vs Pakistan, 1st Test Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, December 26-30, 2009 Match starts at 23:30 GMT Ground Reality and Pitch: Melbourne Cricket Ground or the MCG as it is more popularly known, is a premier cricket ground located in Yarra Park in inner Melbourne. The MCG, which is the largest stadium in Australia, is traditionally known to host the Boxing...

Melbourne, Dec. 25 (ANI): The Australian batting line up is expecting a flurry of short pitch deliveries from the Pakistani pacers in the wake of West Indian captain Chris Gayle’’s  disclosure that Aussie captain Ricky Ponting  is weak against short-pitched balls. The Kangaroos are waiting for the final call on Ponting’s fitness, who was hit on the left...

Melbourne, Dec 25(ANI): In a recent survey by an Australian channel, over 70 percent of cricket fans have labelled the national side”’’s on-field behaviour ””embarrassing and over the top””. The survey conducted by Fox Sports in which more than 2300 people took part, the vast majority condemned the Australian team for its actions...