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World Cup 2011

Lee and Tait win World Cup berths

Jan 18, 2011: Australia will risk both Brett Lee and Shaun Tait at the World Cup after they were chosen in the 15-man squad for the trophy defence beginning in India next month

World Cup 2011

Australian selectors face tough questions

Jan 17, 2011: Australia's 15-man World Cup squad must be named by Wednesday, but after years of planning the selectors face a string of last-minute decisions

Prime Minister's XI v England XI, Canberra

In-form Bell eyes Twenty20 spot

Jan 10, 2011: Ian Bell believes he has made a strong case to be included in England's Twenty20 side after a match-winning 124 against the Prime Minister's XI which continued his outstanding form on the tour of Australia

Prime Minister's XI v England XI, Canberra

Bell hundred drives England to convincing win

Jan 10, 2011: Ian Bell carried his sparkling Test form into the one-day arena with an elegant, unbeaten 102-ball 124 to guide England to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against the Prime Minister's XI at Manuka Oval

Prime Minister's XI v England XI, Canberra

Paine set for captaincy test

Jan 9, 2011: Tim Paine is ready to take his next step towards being a potential Australia captain when he leads the Prime Minister's XI against England in Canberra on Monday

Australian news

Clarke quits Twenty20, Cameron White new captain

Jan 7, 2011: Michael Clarke's reign as Test captain might just be starting but his time as Twenty20 leader has ended

Australia news

Brett Lee named in PM XI's team

Dec 14, 2010: Brett Lee will have the chance to make a late bid for World Cup selection after he was named in a strong Prime Minister's XI side to face England in Canberra on January 10

Australian news

Tim Paine breaks finger in All-Stars game

Nov 21, 2010: Tim Paine, Australia's backup wicketkeeper, faces some time on the sidelines after injuring his hand during the All-Stars Twenty20 match in Brisbane

Tasmania v Queensland, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 3rd day

Ryan Harris' Test chances improve again

Nov 12, 2010: Ryan Harris continued to impress ahead of the Ashes by claiming nine wickets for the match, but Ricky Ponting fell for 5

Tasmania v Queensland, Ryobi Cup, Hobart

Tasmania sweep past Queensland

Nov 6, 2010: Tasmania jumped to a 10-point lead on the one-day table with a convincing five-wicket win over Queensland in Hobart

India v Australia, 3rd ODI, Margao

Australia seek redemption under rain threat

Oct 23, 2010: Persistent rain in Goa could lead to a washout, making this the first time since the 1979-80 tour, and the short trip in 1996, that Australia will leave India without a single victory

The Ashes 2010-11

Paine doesn't keep Haddin up at night

Oct 23, 2010: Brad Haddin is not worried about his international place despite the impressive claims made by Tim Paine during the incumbent's absence

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

Tendulkar ominous after Australia ride on North ton

Oct 10, 2010: Marcus North sealed his immediate future with his fifth Test century but Australia still need to see off Sachin Tendulkar to feel any degree of comfort in Bangalore

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

Determined Paine wins battle against spin

Oct 2, 2010: Unlike several other Australian batsmen who've used aggression to combat India's slow bowlers, Paine's approach was one of patience, and it worked

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

Virender Sehwag surges to set up India

Oct 2, 2010: Virender Sehwag delivered a brutal response to stun Australia with a quick half-century as India finished the second day of a two-paced Test on a high

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 4th day

Ponting delighted as new-look team takes shape

Jul 16, 2010: Ricky Ponting might be able to teach Shahid Afridi something about rebuilding. Or Salman Butt. Or whoever captains Pakistan in the second Test at Headingley

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Australia confident of stopping Pakistan

Jul 15, 2010: Pakistan will enter the final day full of hope, needing 326 with nine wickets in hand and two batsmen well set

Pakistan v Australia, 1st MCC Spirit of Cricket Test, Lord's, 3rd day

Australia's tail wags, and Tim pained by blow

Jul 15, 2010: Plays of the Day from the third day of the first Test between Pakistan and Australia at Lord's

Pakistan v Australia 2010

Test trio show Tasmania's progress

Jul 11, 2010: Tim Paine, Ben Hilfenhaus and Ricky Ponting will ensure more than adequate representation for the state, which accounts for only 2% of the nation's population

Pakistan v Australia 2010

Tim Paine gears for Lord's audition

Jul 10, 2010: When Tim Paine, 25, sets foot on Lord's for his debut next Tuesday as the youngest Australian Test gloveman since Ian Healy, he will appreciate his good fortune