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Australia news

Ashes contenders miss out on CA contracts

Apr 3, 2013: Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja, Jackson Bird and Moises Henriques, all potential Ashes tourists, have been omitted from Australia's list of centrally contracted players

Australia in India 2012-13

Bird out of India series with back injury

Feb 27, 2013: The fast bowler Jackson Bird will not rejoin Australia's squad in India after scans in Melbourne confirmed he has a bone stress injury in his back

Australia in India 2012-13

Bird flies home with back pain

Feb 25, 2013: The fast bowler Jackson Bird will fly home from Australia's tour of India to have precautionary scans on his back

Australia in India 2012-13

Doherty, Henriques in Test squad for India

Jan 31, 2013: Australia have confirmed a 17-man squad for their upcoming four-Test tour of India with the allrounders Moises Henriques and Glenn Maxwell the only two uncapped members of the group

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney, 1st day

Clarke, Johnson brought back to earth

Jan 3, 2013: Apart from the admirably persistent Jackson Bird, Australia's first Test match day of 2013 was far from auspicious

Australia v Sri Lanka, 3rd Test, Sydney

Thirimanne pushes Sri Lanka to 294

Jan 3, 2013: Lahiru Thirimanne and Mahela Jayawardene helped Sri Lanka to a total of 294 when they were dismissed late on the first day in Sydney

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

SL Tests offer Australia clues to tackling future challenges

Dec 28, 2012: So far this series has taught Australia several lessons - some useful, some less relevant - which they will do well to remember when the challenges of the India tour and the Ashes roll around

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne, 3rd day

Johnson, the scene-stealer

Dec 28, 2012: Mitchell Johnson is enjoying his time as Australia's stand-in Test bowler, sans the pressures of being their pace spearhead

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, 1st day

Johnson and friends make it Australia's day

Dec 26, 2012: Kumar Sangakkara became the second Sri Lankan to reach the 10,000-run milestone in Tests but there was little else for Sri Lanka to celebrate on their first Boxing Day at the MCG since 1995

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

Bird hopes for more Melbourne success

Dec 19, 2012: If Mitchell Johnson was a horses-for-courses selection against South Africa at the WACA, Jackson Bird must be a dead cert for Boxing Day at the MCG

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Bird, Khawaja in squad for Boxing Day Test

Dec 18, 2012: Jackson Bird, the Tasmania fast bowler, could make his Test debut at the MCG on Boxing Day after being included in Australia's squad as a replacement for the injured Ben Hilfenhaus

Tasmania v WA, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Bird stars as Warriors skittled for 67

Nov 25, 2012: Justin Langer's first day as Western Australia's Sheffield Shield coach could hardly have gone worse as Jackson Bird led a Tasmanian destruction of the Warriors batting order in Hobart

Tasmania v SA, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Head and Christian give Redbacks hope

Nov 2, 2012: South Australia finished the second day in Hobart hoping to end their long drought without a Sheffield Shield win after Daniel Christian and the rookie batsman Travis Head led a solid second-innings batting display

Victoria v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, MCG

Bird helps Tasmania take first-innings points

Oct 25, 2012: Jackson Bird and James Faulkner bowled Tasmania to first-innings points against Victoria at the MCG but rain late in the afternoon hampered the Tigers in their push for victory

NSW v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield, Sydney, day one

Haddin's century revives Blues

Sep 26, 2012: Brad Haddin's courageous century lifted New South Wales to 7 for 302 after a horrid start in the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at Bankstown Oval

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield final, Brisbane, 3rd day

Hartley and bowlers put Queensland on top

Mar 18, 2012: Chris Hartley's sixth first-class century and a strong performance from the Queensland bowlers gave the Bulls the upper hand in the battle for the Sheffield Shield

Queensland v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield final, 2011-12

Bird and Tigers the perfect fit

Mar 15, 2012: Jackson Bird has come a long way in six months, and now has the chance to help bowl Tasmania to a Sheffield Shield title

Australia news

Bird soars to Sheffield Shield award

Mar 14, 2012: The fast bowler Jackson Bird has been named the Sheffield Shield Player of the Year after a remarkable debut season for Tasmania