Peter Siddle has been ruled out of Australia's tour of New Zealand in March with a stress fracture of the back

The only time Dirk Nannes has bowled for Australia was in front of a sparse crowd in Edinburgh in an ODI against Scotland last August

CA defended its security procedures and believed bigger fines would be a better deterrent than fencing off the crowd and banning alcohol

Australia's victory in Adelaide decided the series and consigned the two matches in Perth to dead-rubber status. But like most dead rubbers, there remain several individual storylines to keep the fans interested

In his second one-day international, Ryan Harris kept a cool head under pressure to deliver Australia a 40-run victory and an unassailable 3-0 series lead after Shahid Afridi lit up a match that had threatened to fizzle out

Australia can wrap up the series with victory in Adelaide after going 2-0 up at the SCG

More people are flocking to Australian domestic Twenty20 games than before and the board plans to cash in with an extravaganza that sounds a lot like the one in India

Peter Siddle has been one of Australia's busiest players over the past year but he is not looking for a break any time soon

Ricky Ponting has defended Australia's schedule of ten one-day internationals and three Twenty20s over the next month despite the growing popularity of the shortest format

Nathan Hauritz continued his resurgence after being challenged by the chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch to step up in the dying stages of Tests

This was a big season for Ricky Ponting's men

The ICC could allow Australian and English umpires to stand in the Ashes series later this year

Australia wrapped up their 12th consecutive Test victory over Pakistan on the final afternoon in Hobart

Shane Watson considers himself a batting allrounder but his bowling has become an increasingly useful weapon over the past six months

On a day of inevitabilities, Australia moved within six wickets of completing a clean-sweep against a disappointing Pakistan

Dismissing the tail has been a worry for Australia over the past year and a last-wicket partnership again forced a change to the team's plans

Salman Butt's third Test century and Ricky Ponting's decision not to enforce the follow-on should ensure the Hobart Test goes for the full five days

Until this match Ricky Ponting looked like a man whose best days were behind him

Ricky Ponting's fifth Test double-century and Michael Clarke's highest Test score have left Pakistan facing a mountainous task to avoid defeat over the next three days in Hobart

As Michael Clarke and Ricky Ponting sat together in Hobart, contemplating their 231-run stand, they looked happier than they have for some time