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Batting woes have Rogers, Voges in Ashes contention

Apr 3, 2013: So worried are Australia's selectors by the lack of batting quality available for this year's dual Ashes series that the seasoned duo of Chris Rogers and Adam Voges are being seriously considered for Test squad duty

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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

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

Australia tour of India 2012-13

Khawaja, Smith will be considered - Arthur

Mar 6, 2013: Australia coach Mickey Arthur has said Usman Khawaja and Steven Smith will both be strongly considered for the third Test in Mohali after the team's innings defeat in Hyderabad

India A v Australians, Chennai, 3rd day

'Good to get under pressure before Tests' - Khawaja

Feb 18, 2013: After Australia followed-on, middle-order batsman Usman Khawaja spoke of the benefits of having to deal with pressure in game scenarios

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 West Indies, 1st ODI, Perth

Tourists out to transcend nostalgia

Jan 31, 2013: The preview of the first ODI between Australia and West Indies in Perth

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI, Adelaide

Hungry hosts chase follow-up victory

Jan 12, 2013: ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Adelaide

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series

Hughes, Khawaja tip out Hussey

Jan 6, 2013: Michael Hussey will not get his desired ODI farewell at least partly to keep Usman Khawaja and Phillip Hughes away from the Twenty20 Big Bash League ahead of the India tour, the national selector John Inverarity has admitted

Scorchers v Thunder, BBL, Perth

Scorchers crush lacklustre Thunder

Jan 4, 2013: Perth Scorchers have catapulted to second on the Big Bash table after a thumping nine-wicket win over the lacklustre Sydney Thunder

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Khawaja a new man - Lehmann

Jan 1, 2013: Usman Khawaja's increased work ethic and new, more aggressive style will hold him in good stead if he is given an extended run in Test cricket, according to his state coach Darren Lehmann

Thunder v Sixers, BBL 2012-13, Sydney

Hughes fifty guides Sixers to win

Dec 30, 2012: One of the Sydney sides had to break their losing streak tonight, but both teams did their best to keep it alive in a bizarrely entertaining match at ANZ Stadium

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The unexpected departure

Dec 29, 2012: Michael Hussey's retirement has come as a surprise and it leaves Australia with a vast hole to fill ahead of a double Ashes year

Australia v Sri Lanka, 2nd Test, Melbourne

Law demands 'ruthless streak' from Khawaja, others

Dec 20, 2012: Australia's batting coach Stuart Law spoke of his desire to return to the nation's batsmen the sort of collective "ruthless streak" that limited him to one Test in a career that ultimately reaped more than 27,000 first-class runs

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

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Khawaja shuffle adds intrigue to Test squad

Dec 5, 2012: Usman Khawaja will be an Australian Test aspirant one day and a Twenty20 billboard the next after a compromise between Cricket Australia and the Sydney Thunder

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Contenders to replace Ricky Ponting

Dec 4, 2012: Over the next few days, Australia's selectors need to decide who should replace Ricky Ponting in the Test team for the series against Sri Lanka. ESPNcricinfo runs the rule over the leading candidates

Australia v South Africa, 3rd Test, Perth, 3rd day

The post-Ponting puzzle

Dec 2, 2012: To fill the hole of Ricky Ponting, who retires after this Test, the structure of Australia's batting order may be reconsidered

NSW v Queensland, Ryobi Cup, Canberra

Hartley, Khawaja set platform for Bulls win

Dec 2, 2012: An opening stand of 154 between Chris Hartley and Usman Khawaja set Queensland on the path to a 30-run victory over New South Wales in Canberra

Sri Lanka in Australia 2012-13

Khawaja earns chance against Sri Lanka

Nov 30, 2012: Usman Khawaja and Alex Doolan will have the perfect chance to push their claims to become Ricky Ponting's Test replacement after being named in the Chairman's XI squad to take on Sri Lanka in Canberra next week