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(c)Cricinfo en-gb http://i.imgci.com/espncricinfo/espnci.png http://www.espncricinfo.com/ Shane Watson gave West Indies a good lesson in how to change gears through an innings with a powerful century that helped Australia register an easy four-wicket victory in their first warm-up match http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/638697.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/638697.html Sat, 01 Jun 2013 21:33:15 GMT Mitchell Starc has declared the ankle operation that he underwent five weeks ago such a good move that it might help him gain pace when he returns to bowling this year http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/633332.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-champions-trophy-2013/content/story/633332.html Thu, 02 May 2013 08:03:52 GMT Mitchell Starc will fly home from India to have surgery on his ankle and will miss the fourth and final Test in Delhi http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625750.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625750.html Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:10:49 GMT Mitchell Starc has described his innings of 99 as "lots of fun", despite the agony of falling one run short of a Test century http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625399.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625399.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 17:59:42 GMT Not for the first time in recent Tests, Australia received a hammering from a ruthless, risk-free innings http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625397.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625397.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:24:50 GMT Shikhar Dhawan stroked his way to a breathtaking century, its 85-ball duration the swiftest ever by a Test debutant http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625258.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625258.html Sat, 16 Mar 2013 21:18:54 GMT After his frighteningly fast and swerving 5 for 20 to rout West Indies for 70, Mitchell Starc conveyed his desire to put off surgery on his ankle for as long as possible http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-west-indies-2013/content/story/603013.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-west-indies-2013/content/story/603013.html Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:40:43 GMT The number of Australian players in line to play in the IPL suggests only few have elected longer-term international goals over the upfront riches http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/601951.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/601951.html Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:12:08 GMT Mitchell Starc is out of the second ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday after complaining of calf soreness following Australia's opening win http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600604.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/600604.html Sat, 12 Jan 2013 04:23:29 GMT Can sports science be relied upon to foresee an injury? Who knows. But at the rate Australia's fast bowlers have fallen in recent times, something had to be tried http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598627.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598627.html Wed, 26 Dec 2012 11:15:33 GMT Jackson Bird will become Australia's 431st Test cricketer on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka after the coach Mickey Arthur confirmed the left-armer Mitchell Starc would be rested http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598384.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598384.html Mon, 24 Dec 2012 08:34:28 GMT Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598318.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/598318.html Sun, 23 Dec 2012 09:46:57 GMT Peter Siddle is taking on the mantle of leadership and example among Australia's bowlers that - until recently - Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey held for the batsmen http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597953.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597953.html Fri, 21 Dec 2012 04:20:36 GMT Australia were stretched to the maximum, but in finding a way to win in Hobart they took a significant step in developing the belief that will be required for the tours of India and England http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597657.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597657.html Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:48:49 GMT At last, Michael Clarke must have thought. At last the Australians have tasted victory this summer. It took until the fourth Test of their home campaign, and into the final hour at that, but Mitchell Starc and Peter Siddle delivered a 137-run win for Clar http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597536.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597536.html Wed, 19 Dec 2012 02:44:06 GMT ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the fourth day in Hobart http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597441.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-sri-lanka-2012/content/story/597441.html Mon, 17 Dec 2012 06:56:23 GMT Australia have been set the distant target of 632 to win the third Test and the series after South Africa were bowled out for 569 in a rollicking final session http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594656.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594656.html Mon, 03 Dec 2012 04:57:17 GMT Four fast bowlers bowled their hearts out in an intense training session in Perth, but it isn't yet known how many of them will play in the Test against South Africa on Friday http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594176.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/594176.html Wed, 28 Nov 2012 13:43:30 GMT Mitchell Starc is edging closer to a place in the XI for the second Test in Adelaide starting from Thursday, his speed, swing and height augmenting the natural variety provided by his left arm http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592145.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia-v-south-africa-2012/content/story/592145.html Tue, 20 Nov 2012 11:15:47 GMT Mitchell Starc did his prospects of an Adelaide Test call-up no harm with four wickets as NSW fought their way into the Sheffield Shield match with Victoria http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591496.html?CMP=OTC-RSS http://www.espncricinfo.com/australia/content/story/591496.html Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:45:55 GMT