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 news

Format changes, complacency hurt Bailey's Ashes hopes

May 1, 2013: George Bailey has conceded that he struggled with constantly changing formats last summer, which contributed to his least productive Sheffield Shield campaign since his maiden season in 2004-05

Australia news

Batting woes have Rogers, Voges in Ashes contention

Apr 3, 2013: So worried are Australia's selectors by the lack of batting quality available for this year's dual Ashes series that the seasoned duo of Chris Rogers and Adam Voges are being seriously considered for Test squad duty

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2012-13

Bailey eager to find a death bowler

Jan 29, 2013: George Bailey believes finding bowlers who can restrict runs at the death will be one of the keys for Australia as they prepare for the 2014 World Twenty20

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd T20, Melbourne

Ugly finish just 'heat of the moment'

Jan 28, 2013: The Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and his Australia counterpart George Bailey have played down the ugly scenes at the end of the second Twenty20

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st Twenty20, Sydney

Mathews rejoices in 'electric' fielding

Jan 26, 2013: Electric was the right word to describe Sri Lanka's fielding in their opening Twenty20 victory, and the articulate Angelo Mathews found it

Australia v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Hobart

Clarke sprains ankle at training

Jan 22, 2013: Australia's captain Michael Clarke is an unlikely starter for Wednesday's fifth ODI against Sri Lanka in Hobart after suffering a sprained ankle in a training mishap

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd ODI, Brisbane

Bailey could be 'flipping burgers'

Jan 17, 2013: George Bailey could be "working in a coalmine or flipping burgers at McDonald's" if not for the money poured into cricket by Channel Nine, according to the network's executive producer of cricket, Brad McNamara

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

Hughes grabs his chance

Jan 11, 2013: After 802 matches and 199 players - not to mention his 20 Tests - Phillip Hughes became the first Australian to make an ODI ton on debut

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

Hughes sets up huge Australia win

Jan 11, 2013: B-team, hey? An Australian outfit led by George Bailey and featuring three debutants did what sides captained by Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and Shane Watson have not managed to do in the past three ODIs against Sri Lanka at the MCG: win

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

Will a crowd show up for weaker Australia?

Jan 10, 2013: With a depleted Australian side, and dwindling crowds at ODI matches in the country, the upcoming series may further struggle to bring in the crowds

Australia v Sri Lanka, 1st ODI, Melbourne

Bailey bristles over 'B-team' talk

Jan 10, 2013: George Bailey is one of the more amiable men in Australian cricket, and certainly one of the most straight-talking, but don't suggest to him that he will be leading a B-grade side into the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Friday

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series

Hughes, Khawaja tip out Hussey

Jan 6, 2013: Michael Hussey will not get his desired ODI farewell at least partly to keep Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes away from the Twenty20 Big Bash League ahead of the India tour, the national selector John Inverarity has admitted

Sri Lanka in Australia, 2012-13

Bailey set to lead in Clarke's stead

Jan 5, 2013: With Shane Watson, David Warner and Matthew Wade unavailable, George Bailey may step in as specialist captain in the ODIs at the MCG on January 11 and Adelaide Oval on January 13

Australia news

Third umpire interventions thrown out in mid-season

Nov 28, 2012: Fierce player opposition has spurred a rapid Cricket Australia back-flip over the use of a third umpire intervention system in domestic limited overs games

County news

Hampshire turn to George Bailey

Nov 22, 2012: George Bailey, Australia's Twenty20 captain, will play for Hampshire as their overseas player in 2013

Australia news

'Shocking and embarrassing' system may be short-lived

Nov 15, 2012: Third umpire interventions currently used in the domestic limited overs competition and the BBL may be on the way to being scrapped at season's end

Tasmania v Queensland, Ryobi Cup, Hobart

Bulls win with a ball to spare

Nov 14, 2012: Usman Khawaja and Nathan Reardon provided the bookends to a successful chase as Queensland prevailed over Tasmania with one ball to spare

Victoria v Tasmania, Ryobi Cup, MCG

Hussey ton sets up Victoria win

Oct 28, 2012: A 77-ball century from David Hussey set Victoria on the path to victory in a high-scoring match against Tasmania at the MCG

Aus v WI, 2nd semi-final, World Twenty20, Colombo

West Indies muscle defies tricky pitch

Oct 5, 2012: Chris Gayle led a West Indies onslaught that floored Australia and set up a total beyond the West Indies' wildest imagination