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Western Australia news

Scorchers players escape sanctions

Oct 31, 2012: Perth Scorchers players who misbehaved en masse on the team's Twenty20 Champions League jaunt have escaped any further sanctions following an investigation by the WACA

Australia news

Haddin forewarned of his omission

Oct 30, 2012: Brad Haddin knew for some time the Australian selectors preferred Matthew Wade as their first choice for the Gabba Test

Lions v Sydney Sixers, final, CLT20, Johannesburg

'Our worst game' - Petersen

Oct 28, 2012: Lions captain Alviro Petersen summed up their showing in the CLT20 final by saying it was their worst game of the tournament

Lions v Sydney Sixers, final, CLT20, Johannesburg

Title win was no fluke - Haddin

Oct 28, 2012: Brad Haddin has said the Sydney Sixers' comprehensive ten-wicket-win in the Champions League final was no fluke, and that they had been preparing for the big game for over two weeks

Lions v Sydney Sixers, final, CLT20, Johannesburg

Sydney Sixers sizzle to win Champions League T20

Oct 28, 2012: The groundsman, the commentators, the general manager who played at the Wanderers on March 12, 2006, all spoke about the resemblance of the pitch to the 438 game, but the way the Lions started it took major rebuilding to go past 38

Lions v Sydney Sixers, final, CLT20, Johannesburg

Home favourites v tournament favourites

Oct 27, 2012: The preview of the CLT20 final between Lions and Sydney Sixers, in Johannesburg

Titans v Sixers, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Centurion

Sydney Sixers in final after nailbiter

Oct 26, 2012: Fortunes ebbed and flowed in true Twenty20 style in Centurion, as Sydney Sixers scripted a final-ball jailbreak to set up a title clash with Lions on Sunday

Delhi Daredevils v Lions, 1st semi-final, CLT20, Durban

Lions looking to settle scores - Petersen

Oct 26, 2012: Lions captain Alviro Petersen doesn't have any preferences for their opponents in the Champions League final on Sunday, but has a score to settle with both Sydney Sixers and Titans

Daredevils v Lions, 1st semi-final, CLT20, Durban

Taylor rues fielding, happy with Warner pick

Oct 26, 2012: Ross Taylor has justified the decision to leave out regular Delhi Daredevils captain Mahela Jayawardene for the semi-final of the Champions League T20 against Lions

Titans v Sydney Sixers, 2nd semi-final, CLT20, Centurion

Australian and South African powerhouses clash

Oct 25, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the second semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 between Titans and Sydney Sixers in Centurion

Daredevils v Lions, 1st semi-final, CLT20, Durban

Lions reach final with rousing win

Oct 25, 2012: Chris Morris bowled an outstanding spell and, backed ably by his spinners, helped knock out the only remaining IPL team from the Champions League

Champions League T20 2012

Fitness concerns for AB de Villiers

Oct 25, 2012: AB de Villiers has been ruled out of Titans' Champions League semi-final against Sydney Sixers on Friday

Champions League T20 2012

Reserve day for CLT20 semi-finals

Oct 25, 2012: A reserve day, October 27, has been kept for the Champions League T20 semi-finals in case of a washout of any of the games

Australia news

Discipline deserts Marsh brothers again

Oct 25, 2012: Cricket Australia's chairman Wally Edwards hopes the off-field troubles among the Perth Scorchers players in South Africa could be the catalyst for a change of culture in the state's cricket scene

Daredevils v Lions, 1st semi-final, CLT20, Durban

Who will overcome big-stage fright?

Oct 24, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the first semi-final of the Champions League Twenty20 between Delhi Daredevils and Lions in Durban

Champions League T20 news

De Villiers to undergo fitness test ahead of Titans' semi-final

Oct 24, 2012: AB de Villiers, South Africa's limited-overs captain, will undergo a fitness test on Thursday morning to determine his availability for Titans' Champions League semi-final on Friday

Auckland v Perth, CLT20, Group A, Centurion

Hopkins 'bitterly disappointed' at not making semis

Oct 23, 2012: Auckland's regret was not falling over the final hurdle but leaving it for the last to jump over it. Gareth Hopkins pinned their bowing out before the knockouts on the match against Titans in Durban

Auckland Aces v Perth Scorchers, CLT20, Centurion

Off-field issues compromised Perth's preparation - North

Oct 23, 2012: Marcus North, Perth Scorchers' captain, confirmed that breaches of team discipline harmed the squad's Champions League campaign but would not name which players were involved

Delhi Daredevils v Titans, CLT20, Centurion

Dead rubber washed out, Delhi Daredevils finish top

Oct 23, 2012: Heavy rain after the toss in Centurion meant the final league match of Champions League T20 was abandoned without a ball being bowled

Auckland Aces v Perth Scorchers, CLT20, Group A, Centurion

Auckland eliminated after failing to chase 141

Oct 23, 2012: Auckland Aces needed to win their last group game to stay in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. They didn't do it