Simon Katich has questioned Australia's limited preparation for the Test series against Pakistan after the first day of their two-day game against Derbyshire

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has said the players would have to do their best to adjust to the longer form after their recent ODI and Twenty20 series

It wasn't the strongest attack the Australians will ever face, but Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey still enjoyed the chance to reacquaint themselves with the red Duke ball and struck centuries at Derby

Australia's Test vice-captain Michael Clarke believes Pakistan's fast bowlers will be a handful during the upcoming Test series, on the evidence of their strong performances in the two Twenty20s at Edgbaston

If Pakistan are a confidence team, their Twenty20 efforts over the past two days augur well for next week's first Test. A day after Pakistan ended their 12-match losing stretch against Australia across all formats, Mohammad Aamer helped them begin their o

It can't bring back the World Twenty20 trophy, but Pakistan extracted some sort of revenge on Australia in their first meeting since the semi-final in St Lucia

Mitchell Johnson hit a low point of his career during last year's Ashes but is now ready to shown what he has learnt

Pakistan and Australia will spend the next month battling in the neutral territory of England and this Twenty20 at Edgbaston gives the teams their first glimpse at the opposition.

Ben Hilfenhaus is set for an immediate return to Test cricket after Ryan Harris became the latest Australian fast bowler to be struck down with injury

Shaun Tait broke the 100mph mark for the first time and shattered England's batting line-up to ensure Australia ended their lost series on a positive note, with a 42-run win at Lord's

Andrew Strauss insists there is still plenty of room for improvement from England in the final ODI at Lord's as they search for a 4-1 series victory

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen is excited by the prospect of Steven Smith being let loose on Test cricket this month in the absence of the injured Nathan Hauritz

Australia's opener Simon Katich expects Pakistan's new captain Shahid Afridi to spark an improvement from his side when the teams meet for two Tests in England this month

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen believes the series loss in England has provided a silver lining, with the unexpected return of Shaun Tait to the ODI setup a promising sign for the future

There will be no clean-sweep for England. It was too late to save the series but Australia's batsmen, led by Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting, finally delivered a total their bowlers could defend at The Oval

Michael Yardy is confident England can regain their focus to take a 4-0 lead over Australia

Australia have never been whitewashed 5-0 in any format, but Shane Watson insists there have been no crisis meetings as the prospect of being held winless by England looms.

Graeme Swann has credited the coach Andy Flower as the architect of England's rise over the past 18 months, after they earned bragging rights over Australia in all three formats

Ricky Ponting has credited Shaun Tait with restoring some of Australia's spark in the one-day arena, despite their loss to England at Old Trafford

The see-sawing battle between England and Australia was a fine advertisement of the nuances of 50-over cricket