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Ryan Carters joins New South Wales

Apr 28, 2013: Ryan Carters, the wicketkeeper-batsman who has played 11 first-class games for Victoria over the past three seasons, has signed a rookie deal with New South Wales

The Ashes 2013

'Not going to win this by ourselves' - Haddin

Apr 24, 2013: Brad Haddin played down the importance of his elevation to the Australia Test vice-captaincy for the Ashes and struck a team-orientated note

Australia news

Nathan Lyon to join New South Wales

Apr 24, 2013: Australia's No. 1 spin bowler Nathan Lyon consulted his former Test teammate Michael Hussey before deciding to leave South Australia and return to New South Wales

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 3rd day

Watson most culpable of substandard batting order

Mar 24, 2013: As a senior player with a good record from his previous Tests in India, much more was needed from Shane Watson in this series

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 3rd day

Jadeja, Pujara take India to historic 4-0

Mar 24, 2013: India knocked off the 155-run chase with shockingly consummate ease to win four matches in a series for the first time in their Test history

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 2nd day

Finally, reward for Lyon

Mar 23, 2013: After a dry period since the Australian summer, Nathan Lyon, with his five wickets on the second day in Delhi, seems to have justified his position as his team's leading spinner

India v Australia, 4th Test, Delhi, 2nd day

India scrap to lead despite Lyon five

Mar 23, 2013: Loosened up, aggressive, focused and familiar enough with the conditions, Australia are ready to give India a fright at home, but the fight came too late in the series

India v Australia, 3rd Test, Mohali, 4th day

Australia spinning out of control

Mar 17, 2013: Nobody expected Australia's spinners to dominate this series, but their lack of wickets has been an inescapable problem

Time Out

'Australia's batting is in strife'

Mar 12, 2013: Harsha Bhogle, Ian Chappell, and Tom Moody discuss the mid-to-long-term concerns for Australia, some of which have appeared glaringly in the defeats against India

Australia in India 2012-13

Dumped Lyon remains confident

Mar 8, 2013: Nathan Lyon believes he is bowling well despite being axed after the Chennai Test and asked to work on some technical issues

Australia in India 2012-13

Lyon's role still up in the air

Mar 6, 2013: Nathan Lyon's immediate future in the Test side remains unclear after the coach Mickey Arthur indicated he had been disappointed with Lyon's season, not just his performance in the first Test

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 2nd day

Arthur backs Lyon despite axe

Mar 3, 2013: Coach Mickey Arthur has said Australia's axing of Nathan Lyon for another spinner for the first time in his Test career does not mean he has lost the confidence of the selectors.

Australia in India 2012-13

Bowling line-up a dilemma - Arthur

Feb 27, 2013: The coach Mickey Arthur has conceded that in hindsight Australia might have made a mistake by not picking two spinners on a Chennai pitch that crumbled as the Test wore on

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

Australia in India 2012-13

Lyon hopes for two-spinner attack

Feb 8, 2013: Nathan Lyon, the Australia offspinner, believes Australia should field two spinners in the Test series against India, which begins in two weeks' time

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Lyon has Arthur's backing

Dec 24, 2012: Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has defended Nathan Lyon after criticism from both Muttiah Muralitharan and Stuart MacGill over the past few days

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Can Lyon turn fourth-innings predator?

Dec 20, 2012: Nathan Lyon's development as a slow bowler still requires a growing appreciation of the subtle changes in his role from innings to innings

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, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 5th day

Australia count the cost

Nov 26, 2012: Michael Clarke has a tough task to pick up his players in time for the Perth Test and his bowling attack may need to be reshaped after the efforts in Adelaide

Australia v South Africa, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 3rd day

Lyon transcends his figures

Nov 24, 2012: By varying his offbreak, Nathan Lyon can bowl six different balls without perceptible change of hand of wrist action. It is a skill that was vital for Australia in this match.