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(c)Cricinfo en-gb Australia may never again produce batting talent on the level of Ricky Ponting, Michael Hussey and Michael Clarke due to "holes in the production line", the former captain Ian Chappell has said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626895.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626895.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626895 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Pragyan Ojha has said he is keen to prove himself in conditions outside India as well https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152400/152473.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626865.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626865.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626865 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia coach Mickey Arthur expressed confidence in Australia's ability to put the India series behind them and prepare well for the Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/156000/156001.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626863.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626863.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626863 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's place as Australia's vice-captain and even as a member of the Test team is far from guaranteed, after national selector John Inverarity indicated that the sometime-allrounder's future would be a major topic for discussion between now and th https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155069.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626850.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626850.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626850 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson has endured a lean series as a batsman in India, and hopes to start bowling again before the Ashes https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155069.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626727.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626727.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626727 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has said that while fielding strategies and placements on India's slow, low turners have re-written the conventional textbook around attack and defence, the assessment of pitches and tactics appeared somewhat slanted https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154800/154837.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626695.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626695.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626695 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ishant Sharma has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct on the third day of the Delhi Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155700/155778.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626647.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626647.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626647 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's acting captain Shane Watson has said a 4-0 thrashing is what Australia deserved given their struggles over the past few weeks and India's outstanding performances https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626646.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626646.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626646 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT A few tweaks to his bowling technique after a poor England series helped R Ashwin recover his form, the offspinner said after India won the fourth Test against Australia in Delhi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626629.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626629.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626629 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni has called the series win over Australia a 'big satisfaction' and that it wasn't about getting revenge for the 0-4 defeat when India toured in 2011-12 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626628.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626628.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626628 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India knocked off the 155-run chase with shockingly consummate ease to win four matches in a series for the first time in their Test history https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155900/155912.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626533.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626533.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626533 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke returned home early from India nursing a tender back and a humbled team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626514.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/626514.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626514 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Loosened up, aggressive, focused and familiar enough with the conditions, Australia are ready to give India a fright at home, but the fight came too late in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155843.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626362.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626362.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626362 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke and Brad Haddin will both fly home from Delhi on Saturday morning while their team-mates attempt to fight their way back into the fourth Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626307.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626307.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626307 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson has been confirmed as Australia's 44th Test captain on Friday morning and Matthew Wade will be his vice-captain after Michael Clarke was ruled out of the Delhi Test due to his ongoing back injury https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136159.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626202.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626202.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626202 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The resistance provided by Steven Smith, whose Test cred increased for the second match in a row, and Peter Siddle ensured Australia weren't bowled out below 200 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155800/155805.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626200.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626200.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626200 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ishant Sharma has said his role as a seamer in Tests in India has been to contain the flow of runs so that the spinners can attack from the other end https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155066.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626138.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke is almost certain to miss his first Test in Delhi due to the degenerative back injury he has sustained throughout his career https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626089.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626089.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626089 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview of the fourth Test between India and Australia in Delhi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155648.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626022.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/626022.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-626022 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australian opener Ed Cowan has said he raised concerns with the coach Mickey Arthur and captain Michael Clarke about the slipping standards within the squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152300/152318.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's chances of captaining Australia for the first time in Test cricket appear to have risen after Michael Clarke failed to train in Delhi on Wednesday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154600/154665.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625890.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625890.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625890 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Suresh Raina has been called up to the India squad for the fourth Test against Australia as replacement for the injured Shikhar Dhawan https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625820.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625820.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625820 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson's return to India ahead of the fourth Test in Delhi will create a selection conundrum if the captain Michael Clarke is passed fit after suffering back pain in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155648.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625799.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625799.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625799 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia coach Mickey Arthur has said the selectors would welcome Michael Hussey back if he decided to make a return for this year's Ashes series, given the lack of experience in Australia's Test squad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/142300/142300.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625794.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625794.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625794 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mitchell Starc will fly home from India to have surgery on his ankle and will miss the fourth and final Test in Delhi https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155594.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625750.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625750.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625750 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's captain Michael Clarke has said that a defensive, time-wasting mindset never entered his thinking as India slowly cruised to a six-wicket victory that won them the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155667.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625722.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625722.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625722 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India opener Shikhar Dhawan is unlikely to play the fourth Test against Australia because of an injury sustained in the field https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625701.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625701.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625701 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has never missed a Test match due to his ongoing back injury but faces an enormous challenge to prove his fitness over the next three days after struggling through the Mohali Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625693.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625693 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni said he did not want to gamble by launching into his signature big hits, even though Australia had packed the inner ring with single-saving fielders, during the chase https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155670.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625683.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625683.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625683 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT MS Dhoni's team completed a six-wicket victory in Mohali and regained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 3-0 with a Test to play https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155600/155647.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson has committed himself to Australia's Test team for the long term and will rejoin the squad in India ahead of the fourth Test in Delhi https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625581.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625581.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625581 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Peter Siddle has said Australia have not given up on the prospect of winning the Mohali Test, although they know something remarkable would have to happen with one day to play. https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625531.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625531.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625531 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's miserable tour of India could become even worse with the captain Michael Clarke battling a back injury that may affect his ability to bat on the final day in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155544.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625509.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625509.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625509 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australia coach John Buchanan believes the axing of four Australian players for failing to complete a task during the tour of India has handed England an advantage ahead of this year's Ashes https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Whatever Australia's gains on day four in Mohali, they still ended it staring a third consecutive defeat squarely in the face https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155594.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625451.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625451.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625451 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155522.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625399.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625399.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625399 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia were made to rue the fact that they had not appealed to have whirlwind centurion Shikhar Dhawan Mankaded before the first ball of the India innings was even bowled https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625393.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625393.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625393 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shikhar Dhawan stroked his way to a breathtaking century, its 85-ball duration the swiftest ever by a Test debutant https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155500/155553.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625258.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625258.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625258 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625171.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625171.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625171 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ravindra Jadeja was pleased to dismiss Australia captain Michael Clarke for the fourth time in the series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155470.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625168.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625168.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625168 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Anil Kumble believes Virender Sehwag is facing his biggest challenge of his career, after being dropped during the Australia series https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/88900/88967.3.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/625099.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/625099.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625099 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's batsmen did their homework, fought hard and showed the right attitude. Yet they found themselves nursing a manifestly inadequate first-innings total https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155467.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625092.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625092.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625092 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Ricky Ponting has mounted a staunch defence of Shane Watson's qualities as a team player https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151864.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625003.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/625003.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-625003 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT When Steven Smith was named in Australia's 17-man squad for this Indian tour, he appeared to be the 17th most likely to play a Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155400/155414.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624959.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624959.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624959 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Persistent rain made sure even the toss didn't take place on the first day of the third Test https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624951.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624951.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624951 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Glenn Maxwell had to sit out of the Mohali Test because Australia needed all of their available specialist bowlers in order to have any chance of staying alive in the series, according to coach Mickey Arthur https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154995.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624942.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624942.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624942 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade's chances of playing in the third Test in Mohali appear slim after he struggled through wicketkeeping, fielding and running drills on the eve of the match https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152200/152258.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624802.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624802.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624802 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Debutant Shikhar Dhawan has said nine years of experience in first-class cricket will help him when he walks out to represent India https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624801.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624801.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624801 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Preview of the third Test between India and Australia in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137349.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624797.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624797.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624797 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur, the coach of Australia, has outlined some of the discipline issues that had built up over the course of the tour of India https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152100/152192.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624793.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624793.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624793 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has not given up hope of Shane Watson returning to India for the fourth Test in Delhi, despite the vice-captain's indications that he is considering his cricket future https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151800/151864.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624788.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624788.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624788 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson is Australia's vice-captain but he needs to lift his game off the field and on it https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155300/155329.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624716.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624716.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624716 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson challenged Australia's team performance manager Pat Howard to research his reputation as a team man and denied he had any major problems with the captain Michael Clarke https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/136100/136159.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624698.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624698.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624698 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There were 16 Australian players at training in Mohali on Tuesday but as few as 12 might be available for the Test starting on Thursday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/137300/137365.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624693.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624693.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624693 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's vice-captain, Shane Watson, has been given a less than glowing endorsement from Cricket Australia's general manager of team performance Pat Howard, who has said Watson is "sometimes" a team player https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/130300/130369.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624658.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624658.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624658 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT James Pattinson has conceded he did not take his axeing from the Test side well on Monday but has come around to the realisation the severe punishment was necessary for letting his team-mates down https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/146800/146837.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624623.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624623.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624623 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Bond, the former New Zealand fast bowler, believes the fall-out following Australia withdrawing four players from contention for the third Test against India will not hurt them in the long term https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154800/154801.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624621.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624621.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624621 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Mickey Arthur's hard call was in sharp contrast to his low-key, passive tenure as South Africa coach https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/100600/100694.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624589.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624589.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624589 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke is confident there will be no backlash against him from the four players axed for the third Test in Mohali over their failure to complete a task assessing themselves and the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/151600/151626.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624588.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624588.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624588 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has stressed that the axing of four players for the third Test in Mohali was due to a continued failure of some players to meet the standards set by the team https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154700/154763.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624571.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624571.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624571 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Shane Watson is considering his future in the game after being axed from the squad for the Mohali Test on disciplinary grounds https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155069.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/624562.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/australia/content/story/624562.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624562 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155300/155304.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624494.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624494.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624494 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner believes if Michael Clarke moves up from No. 5, it will add much-needed stability to Australia's top order but, he said, it would be disappointing as it meant the rest of the batsmen had not been performing https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154600/154647.6.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624489.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624489.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624489 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Justin Langer, the former Australia assistant coach, has urged the national selectors to retain Phillip Hughes for the third Test against India in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624486.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624486.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624486 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Brad Haddin could be in line to play his first Test in more than a year after Cricket Australia confirmed he would fly to India to be on standby for the injured Matthew Wade https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/140900/140949.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624454.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624454.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624454 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's natural batting instincts have proven costly in India, their new batting coach Michael Di Venuto has said https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155069.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624452.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624452.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624452 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT It has been a series dominated by spin so far, but Australia are hoping that Mohali will provide some help for their fast bowlers https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154992.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624329.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624329.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624329 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade is in doubt for the third Test after hurting his ankle while playing basketball in Chandigarh on Saturday https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154962.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624302.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624302.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624302 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Despite Australia's two losses and his own poor performance so far, Peter Siddle remained upbeat in the lead-up to the third Test in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155001.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624215.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624215.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624215 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has said the team's struggles in India cannot serve as an accurate indication of how they will fare in England later this year due to the vastly different conditions https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153231.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624141.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624141.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624141 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Axed India opener Virender Sehwag has found support from his former team-mate, VVS Laxman, who has said he "cannot imagine" an India team without Sehwag on the year-end tour of South Africa https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154988.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624138.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624138.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624138 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Lyon believes he is bowling well despite being axed after the Chennai Test and asked to work on some technical issues https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145184.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624111.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624111.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624111 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT There is a common strand to decisions taken by India's current selection panel https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154988.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624109.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/624109.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-624109 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's selectors have given themselves the chance to assess several opening options ahead of the tour of South Africa in December https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154988.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/623982.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/623982.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623982 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade has said batsmen need to find the right balance between patience and aggression if they are to give Michael Clarke the support he needs https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154962.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623891.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623891.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623891 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Virender Sehwag has been dropped from India's Test side for the first time since he made an emphatic comeback to the long format with a century in Adelaide in 2008-09 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623876.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623876.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623876 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia's ruinous Test results in India have not dissuaded the architect of the plan, Don Argus, to rejuvenate the national team from his view that the world No. 1 ranking can be attained by 2015 https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155001.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623781.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623781.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623781 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Nathan Lyon's immediate future in the Test side remains unclear after the coach Mickey Arthur indicated he had been disappointed with Lyon's season, not just his performance in the first Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/145100/145184.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623780.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623780.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623780 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Rahul Dravid has said India must decide whether they want Virender Sehwag to open in Tests in South Africa at the end of the year https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/623728.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india/content/story/623728.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623728 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Sunil Gavaskar has said the break after the England series has had a positive effect on MS Dhoni's captaincy and with this new approach Dhoni should lead the side till the 2019 World Cup https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155043.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623705.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623705.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623705 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623699.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623699.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623699 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Few Australian batsmen are more qualified to give advice on scoring runs in India than Matthew Hayden and Michael Clarke, and the two men were locked in intense discussions out on the field after the end of the Hyderabad Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155051.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623609.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623609.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623609 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has suggested that there could be changes to Australia's line-up for the third Test in Mohali https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155068.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623592.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623592.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623592 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Michael Clarke has confirmed that he will move up the order from his customary No.5 position after Australia's shambolic display in both innings in Hyderabad https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623561.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623561.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623561 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT With the win in Hyderabad, MS Dhoni has become the most successful Indian captain in Tests https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623557.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623557.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623557 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT India's confidence at home has come surging back with two thumping victories over Australia https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155073.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623536.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623536.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623536 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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 https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623501.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623501.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623501 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia are in for a tough test against spin on the fourth day, double-centurion Cheteshwar Pujara has said https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623496.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623496.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623496 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Cheteshwar Pujara and M Vijay set about breaking a bunch of records on the third morning in Hyderabad before Australia's spinners struck regularly to curtail India's innings https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155033.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623413.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623413.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623413 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT 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. https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/152000/152030.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623350.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623350.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623350 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT M Vijay's performance in Chennai was what pushed him into an innings that could mark his return to the Indian team for a longer period https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155004.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623342.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623342.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623342 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT M Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara ran amok with an unbroken 294-run stand, which put India in command of the second Test https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/155000/155000.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623257.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623257.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623257 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Matthew Wade, whose confident innings of 62 rescued Australia after they had lost early wickets, said he felt in control during his innings, but was disappointed not to have played a bigger knock https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154962.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623227.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623227.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623227 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Clarke was once again Australia's standout batsman but the innings crumbled either side of his hold-it-together stand with Matthew Wade to leave India in control https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154900/154952.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623153.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623153.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623153 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT An injury to Matthew Wade sent a scare through the Australian camp at training on Friday, when he was hit in the cheek while batting in the nets https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/149900/149941.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623122.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623122.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623122 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Australia appear set to make a late change to their line-up for the second Test in Hyderabad after earlier indications were that they would use the same XI that lost in Chennai https://p.imgci.com https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623023.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/623023.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-623023 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT ESPNcricinfo previews the second Test between India and Australia, in Hyderabad https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154800/154804.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622969.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622969.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-622969 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT David Warner was a notable absentee from Australia's practice session in Hyderabad on Thursday, struggling again with a bout of gastro https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153900/153951.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622920.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622920.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-622920 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT The fast bowler Jackson Bird will not rejoin Australia's squad in India after scans in Melbourne confirmed he has a bone stress injury in his back https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/153200/153202.4.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622840.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622840.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-622840 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT Former Australian captain Greg Chappell has rated MS Dhoni's double-century in Chennai as the best he had seen him bat in Tests https://p.imgci.com/db/PICTURES/CMS/154700/154792.5.jpg https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622774.html?ex_cid=OTC-RSS https://www.cricinfo.com/india-v-australia-2013/content/story/622774.html https://www.cricinfo.com/story/-622774 Mon, 13 Sep 2021 06:53:33 GMT