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Pattinson out of IPL for abdominal surgery

Apr 4, 2013: James Pattinson is out of the IPL and may also miss the Champions Trophy to have surgery on what Cricket Australia described as "a non-cricket related medical condition in his lower abdominal region"

IPL 2013

McCullum, Pattinson to miss season opener for KKR

Apr 2, 2013: Kolkata Knight Riders will miss the services of Brendon McCullum and James Pattinson for the tournament opener against Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday

Australia's troubled tour

Pattinson regrets 'letting the team down'

Mar 12, 2013: James Pattinson has conceded he did not take his axeing from the Test side well on Monday but has come around to the realisation the severe punishment was necessary for letting his team-mates down

Australia in India 2012-13

Watson leaves tour after Australia axe four

Mar 11, 2013: Australia's vice-captain Shane Watson has left the tour of India just hours after being told he and three other players would not be considered for the third Test for ignoring team orders

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 2nd day

Pattinson delivers in short bursts

Feb 23, 2013: To see him taken off after three-over spells was frustrating, but Pattinson, more than any other of Australia's current Test fast bowlers, needs to be managed conservatively

India v Australia, 1st Test, Chennai, 2nd day

Tendulkar, Kohli even up match

Feb 23, 2013: By the end of day two in Chennai, India reached a contented 182 for 3 with Virat Kohli offering typically wristy support to Sachin Tendulkar

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 v Sri Lanka, 1st Test, Hobart, 3rd day

Australian fast bowlers blow up

Dec 16, 2012: For the second time in three Tests, Australia have found themselves a bowler short less than halfway through a match, a ruinous state of affairs that will cause plenty of knock-on consequences

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth

To sub, or not to sub?

Nov 28, 2012: Game-changing injuries during Australia's joust with South Africa have aided the case for substitutes in Test cricket. Once a taboo, the concept is gaining momentum

Australia v South Africa, 2nd Test, Adelaide, 4th day

Pattinson ruled out for Test summer

Nov 25, 2012: Pain from an unusual side and rib injury that has ruled James Pattinson out for the rest of the Test summer was so acute that Ricky Ponting revealed the 22-year-old fast bowler "could hardly breathe" after bowling on the third day in Adelaide

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

Pattinson sidelined by side pain

Nov 24, 2012: James Pattinson, the Australia fast bowler, may have broken down again with serious injury after he complained of side pain when taking the second new ball on the third morning of the second Test against South Africa in Adelaide

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Clarke's positivity rubs off on Australia

Nov 13, 2012: Michael Clarke has instilled into his own side that it is possible to win from any situation. The attacking mindset was personified by James Pattinson's fiery spell, for example

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

No-balls or no calls?

Nov 13, 2012: Bowlers might find it frustrating when umpires check for a no-ball after a batsman is dismissed, but they have nobody to blame but themselves

Australia v South Africa, 1st Test, Brisbane, 5th day

Australia on points as South Africa battle to draw

Nov 13, 2012: South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

The plague of the back injury stalls Cummins, de Lange

Nov 6, 2012: If you are young and bowl quick, you stand prone to stress factors of the back; the promising, fast-bowling duo of Pat Cummins and Marchant de Lange is a case in point

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

South Africa's batting depth 'daunting'

Oct 31, 2012: Australia's bowlers are preparing for a major challenge this summer against a deep South African batting line-up that could feature JP Duminy at No.7

South Africa in Australia 2012-13

Wade likely to hold Test spot

Oct 28, 2012: At 24, Matthew Wade is set to become Australia's youngest first-choice Test wicketkeeper since Ian Healy

Australia news

CLT20 'anything but ideal' - Inverarity

Oct 12, 2012: John Inverarity, Australia's national selector, has admitted the Champions League T20 is hindering preparations for the first Test against South Africa next month

Queensland v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane

Pattinson takes six in Victoria's win

Oct 12, 2012: James Pattinson produced his best first-class figures to set up a 10-wicket win for Victoria over Queensland on the third day at the Gabba

WA v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Perth, 1st day

Pattinson puts Victoria in control

Sep 30, 2012: James Pattinson made a fine start to his first-class summer, taking four wickets as Victoria skittled Western Australia for 175 at the WACA