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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Left-arm spinner has been fielded only thrice by Melbourne Stars in the ongoing BBL season https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/285300/285368.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1173997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1173997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With Tim Paine surprisingly recalled by Australia, ESPNcricinfo picks out a few other selection calls that came out of the blue https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/269700/269731.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia-v-england-2017/content/story/1126215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1126215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Melbourne Stars restricted Perth Scorchers to 7 for 134 before chasing it down with 16 balls to spare for a seven-wicket win https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/257600/257672.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2016-17/content/story/1077571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2016-17/content/story/1077571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1077571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cameron White's 130-ball 145 helped Victoria amass 343 and thump South Australia by 135 runs in their Matador Cup match in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/253000/253051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/matador-bbq-cup-2016/content/story/1060474.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/matador-bbq-cup-2016/content/story/1060474.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1060474 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Handscomb will captain Victoria in the Matador Cup next month and will lead a squad featuring four players uncapped in one-day cricket https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/223700/223723.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1057990.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/1057990.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-1057990 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The Melbourne Stars registered their first win of the Big Bash League 2014-15 in style, routing the Melbourne Renegades for 57 to win by 112 runs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/202200/202271.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2014-15/content/story/815997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/big-bash-league-2014-15/content/story/815997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-815997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Jake Doran, a 16-year-old, batsman from New South Wales, has been chosen to play against England in their tour match in Alice Springs that follows the first Test in Brisbane https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/171100/171141.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/688347.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2013-14/content/story/688347.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-688347 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer's hopes of travelling to India as Australia's backup spinner on the upcoming Test tour have taken a blow after he injured his shoulder at training on Monday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144700/144773.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/601671.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/601671.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-601671 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Should Glenn Maxwell go to India on next month's tour it will only be as Australia's third-choice spinner, with Michael Beer heavily favoured to be named the second spinner behind Nathan Lyon https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125900/125900.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/600979.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/600979.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-600979 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Auckland Aces needed to win their last group game to stay in contention for a place in the semi-finals of the Champions League. They didn't do it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151100/151166.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/587760.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/champions-league-twenty20-2012/content/story/587760.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-587760 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/135600/135630.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/576069.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/576069.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-576069 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia took a long time to manoeuvre their position with the bat in Port-of-Spain but far less with the ball https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/144700/144759.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/561458.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/561458.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-561458 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Forrest's rise as an Australian batsman of the future has been maintained and Michael Beer's sturdy domestic summer rewarded with their selection for the West Indies Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/143000/143095.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/557237.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-australia-2012/content/story/557237.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-557237 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer took seven wickets after Liam Davis had soared to a triple century as Western Australia minced New South Wales by an innings and 323 runs https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554372.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/554372.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-554372 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Western Australia wrapped up first innings points and engineered a strong position from which to push for outright victory on day two of the Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138400/138422.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/538020.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/538020.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-538020 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Callum Ferguson's third one-day century delivered victory to South Australia in a tight match that appeared to have slipped from their grasp https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/138300/138325.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/537644.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/537644.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-537644 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Quietly and unobtrusively Michael Beer has bolstered his knowledge of spin bowling on the subcontinent across his first three days of cricket in Sri Lanka https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125746.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530043.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530043.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530043 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Lahiru Thirimanne pushed for a berth in Sri Lanka's squad for the first Test with an unbeaten 100 for the Board XI against the Australians on the final day of the tour match at the P Sara Oval https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136400/136413.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530034.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/530034.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-530034 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's selectors have jettisoned the young allrounder Steven Smith for next month's Test series in Sri Lanka, after previously giving every indication they were intent on persevering with him https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126800/126806.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/524801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/524801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The offspinner Nathan Lyon is the bolter in Australia's 15-man squad for the Test series in Sri Lanka, which also includes the incumbent spinner Michael Beer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126663.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/524758.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-australia-2011/content/story/524758.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-524758 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer is Australia's incumbent Test spinner, but he knows he has plenty of work to do to hold his place https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126516.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/517319.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/517319.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-517319 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer and Jason Krejza will duel for a Test spin bowling berth on Australia A's tour of Zimbabwe. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126663.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/516323.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/516323.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-516323 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Johnson wants umpires to call no-balls immediately after Australia were the victims for the second consecutive Test when a front-foot decision was referred by an official https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126600/126614.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/495330.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/495330.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-495330 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Khawaja is a run-maker who will be the first Muslim to wear a baggy green, instantly becoming a poster boy for a significant chunk of a country which has always had to watch a mono-culture team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126515.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494977.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494977.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494977 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fifth Test between Australia and England at the SCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126500/126509.2.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494925.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/494925.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-494925 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer will have to wait until the morning of the Boxing Day Test to find out whether he'll make his international debut in front of 91,000 people at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125868.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/493997.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/493997.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493997 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fourth Test between Australia and England at the MCG https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/126200/126205.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/493950.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/493950.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-493950 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are considering unleashing four specialist fast bowlers to soften up England, but first Ricky Ponting has to be convinced the WACA surface will not trick him again https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125899.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/492629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/492629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-492629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer's integration into the Australia squad for Thursday's third Test at Perth got underway this week in the unusual environs of Brisbane Airport, as the latest spinner to be thrust into the firing line met several of his national team-mates for t https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125800/125823.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491926.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491926.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491926 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Stuart MacGill, the former Australian Test legspinner, has slammed the decision of his country's selectors to call up Michael Beer https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/90500/90516.8.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491409.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491409.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491409 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Beer's selection for the third Test in Perth was a shock to everyone in Australian cricket - not least to Beer himself https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/125700/125747.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491233.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491233.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491233 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Marcus North, Doug Bollinger and Xavier Doherty have been axed, and Australia's selectors have sprung a major surprise by naming the little-known spinner Michael Beer in their 12-man squad for the Perth Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/124700/124783.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/the-ashes-2010-11/content/story/491111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-491111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brett Dorey and Michael Beer combined for six wickets as Western Australia moved off the bottom of the ladder with their 241-run win over Victoria https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/109200/109289.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/488027.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/488027.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-488027 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Victoria will on Friday begin their quest for the one title that has escaped them in recent seasons, as they kick off their Ryobi Cup campaign in Perth https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/121700/121752.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/480297.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/480297.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-480297 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT