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Champions Trophy 2013

Starc on road to full fitness, hopes to gain pace

May 1, 2013: Mitchell Starc has declared the ankle operation that he underwent five weeks ago such a good move that it might help him gain pace when he returns to bowling this year

Australia in India 2012-13

Starc flies home for ankle surgery

Mar 19, 2013: Mitchell Starc will fly home from India to have surgery on his ankle and will miss the fourth and final Test in Delhi

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

'Lots of fun' getting to 99 - Starc

Mar 16, 2013: Mitchell Starc has described his innings of 99 as "lots of fun", despite the agony of falling one run short of a Test century

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

Dhawan the villain in another Australian horror show

Mar 16, 2013: Not for the first time in recent Tests, Australia received a hammering from a ruthless, risk-free innings

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 3rd day

Dhawan flattens Australia with fastest debut century

Mar 16, 2013: Shikhar Dhawan stroked his way to a breathtaking century, its 85-ball duration the swiftest ever by a Test debutant

Spin could be Australia's Achilles heel in India

Feb 10, 2013: Picking a second spinner to partner Nathan Lyon, and how to bat on turning tracks will be the big questions for the side

Swing: can't get enough of the thing

Feb 7, 2013: There's magic in the air when the ball hoops around corners

Australia v West Indies, 1st ODI, Perth

Starc spurred by ankle doubts

Feb 1, 2013: After his frighteningly fast and swerving 5 for 20 to rout West Indies for 70, Mitchell Starc conveyed his desire to put off surgery on his ankle for as long as possible

Australia news

Australian IPL concerns in focus

Jan 24, 2013: The number of Australian players in line to play in the IPL suggests only few have elected longer-term international goals over the upfront riches

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Adelaide

Starc's sore calf opens door for Richardson

Jan 12, 2013: Mitchell Starc is out of the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday after complaining of calf soreness following Australia's opening win

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Damned if they rest, damned if they don't

Dec 26, 2012: Can sports science be relied upon to foresee an injury? Who knows. But at the rate Australia's fast bowlers have fallen in recent times, something had to be tried

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Bird to make Boxing Day debut

Dec 24, 2012: Jackson Bird will become Australia's 431st Test cricketer on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka after the coach Mickey Arthur confirmed the left-armer Mitchell Starc would be rested

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Clarke 50-50, Starc to sit out

Dec 23, 2012: Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Starc lifted by 'heart and soul' Siddle

Dec 21, 2012: Peter Siddle is taking on the mantle of leadership and example among Australia's bowlers that - until recently - Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey held for the batsmen

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 5th day

Desperation turns to jubilation

Dec 18, 2012: Australia were stretched to the maximum, but in finding a way to win in Hobart they took a significant step in developing the belief that will be required for the tours of India and England

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 5th day

Starc and Siddle deliver victory to Australia

Dec 18, 2012: At last, Michael Clarke must have thought. At last the Australians have tasted victory this summer. It took until the fourth Test of their home campaign, and into the final hour at that, but Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle delivered a 137-run win for Clar

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 4th day

Warner's aggression, Starc's anger

Dec 17, 2012: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day in Hobart

Australia news

Starc right to call Warne's bluff

Dec 11, 2012: In defending team-mates Nathan Lyon and Ben Hilfenhaus from perceived criticism, Mitchell Starc showed his heart is in the right place

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

Amla and de Villiers set target of 632

Dec 2, 2012: Australia have been set the distant target of 632 to win the third Test and the series after South Africa were bowled out for 569 in a rollicking final session

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth

Pacemen keen to grab spot for Perth

Nov 28, 2012: Four fast bowlers bowled their hearts out in an intense training session in Perth, but it isn't yet known how many of them will play in the Test against South Africa on Friday