Players / Xavier Doherty

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

India v Australia, 2nd Test, Hyderabad, 3rd day

Warne's advice helped - Doherty

Mar 3, 2013: Xavier Doherty has said Shane Warne's words of advice helped both him and Glenn Maxwell keep their confidence up as they struggled for impact

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.

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

Nervous Doherty makes return

Mar 3, 2013: ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the second day in Hyderabad

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

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 news

Bailey predicts Indian duty for Doherty

Jan 25, 2013: Xavier Doherty's place as Australia's lead limited-overs spin bowler may soon be augmented by a place on the looming Test tour to India

Australia v Sri Lanka, 5th ODI, Hobart

Hughes hundred ensures Australia draw series

Jan 23, 2013: On debut, Phillip Hughes scored a century to give Australia a 1-0 lead in this series. In the final game, he made another hundred to save Australia from series defeat and salvage a 2-2 result

Hurricanes v Thunder, BBL, Hobart

Ponting leads Hurricanes to comfortable win

Dec 23, 2012: A half-century from Ricky Ponting and a hat-trick from Xavier Doherty helped the Hobart Hurricanes to a comfortable 30-run win over the Sydney Thunder

Australia v WI, 2nd semi-final, World T20 2012, Colombo

Bailey's fatal blunder

Oct 5, 2012: The Australia captain was probably the only one who thought giving Xavier Doherty the last over against Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard wasn't a mistake

Australia v South Africa, World Twenty20, Colombo

Watson carries Australia to victory again

Sep 30, 2012: Shane Watson has carried Australia in every match of this tournament and has now all but muscled them into the semi-finals with another outstanding all-round performance against South Africa

Australia news

Spin focus at pre-season camp

Aug 7, 2012: No fewer than eight spin bowlers have been rounded up to take part in Australia's pre-season camp in Darwin from Wednesday, ahead of trips to the UAE, Sri Lanka and India over the coming year

Australia in England 2012

Swann puts Doherty in the shade

Jul 3, 2012: Graeme Swann's performances in the one-day series are putting significant pressure on Xavier Doherty and he is feeling the strain

West Indies v Australia, 2nd ODI, Kingstown

West Indies aim for greater discipline

Mar 17, 2012: ESPNcricinfo previews the second West Indies-Australia ODI, in Kingstown

West Indies v Australia, 1st ODI, Kingstown

Doherty helps Australia to 64-run win

Mar 16, 2012: Xavier Doherty enjoyed his first taste of cricket in the West Indies, playing a key role in Australia's 64-run victory in the first ODI in St Vincent

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

Australia hold on for five-run victory

Feb 10, 2012: Angelo Mathews narrowly failed to deliver victory to Sri Lanka at the WACA, where the Australians held on by five runs in a thrilling finish

Tasmania v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Tigers clinch first outright

Nov 18, 2011: A brief rain delay was the major obstacle for Tasmania as the hosts completed a first outright victory of the season by 182 runs over South Australia

Tasmania v Victoria, Sheffield Shield, Hobart

Wade fights for Bushrangers

Nov 4, 2011: Xavier Doherty and James Faulkner played critical roles as Tasmania held out for a two-run victory over Victoria in the domestic limited overs match in Hobart

Tasmania v Victoria, Ryobi Cup, Hobart

Tigers sneak past Bushrangers

Nov 2, 2011: Xavier Doherty and James Faulkner played critical roles as Tasmania held out for a two-run victory over Victoria in the domestic limited overs match in Hobart

South Africa v Australia, 1st ODI, Centurion

Australia cruise to win in rain-reduced match

Oct 19, 2011: Australia were inconvenienced more by rain than South Africa as they rampaged through the hosts in a truncated first ODI at Centurion, winning by 93 runs under Duckworth-Lewis calculations