Morne Morkel wreaked havoc and together with AB de Villiers, wrecked Australia's chances of taking a 2-0 series lead in the second ODI at the WACA

Australia are preparing for the possibility of being without captain Michael Clarke for the opening Test against India

Australia took a 1-0 series lead at the WACA on Friday but it may yet prove to be a pyrrhic victory, given the recurrence of captain Michael Clarke's hamstring injury.

ESPNcricinfo presents the plays of the day from the first ODI in Perth

Michael Clarke has reinjured his hamstring, leaving Australia with fitness concerns surrounding both their captain and vice-captain less than three weeks before the first Test against India

Brad Haddin will miss the rest of the one-day series against South Africa but Australia's medical staff remain hopeful he will be fit for the first Test against India

Australia defeated South Africa by 32 runs in the first ODI at the WACA. AB de Villiers threatened to lead South Africa to a venue record chase but his run-out for 80 ended South Africa's hopes

Peter Siddle and Michael Clarke are the only Australians to have played the first home Test in each of the past five summers, but both enter the 2014-15 season struggling for form

The five-match ODI series starting on Friday in Perth between Australia and South Africa will be important for both teams as they prepare for the World Cup

There is no Test match at the fast and bouncy WACA this summer, so for the time being Mitchell Johnson will have to settle for a pair of ODIs there against South Africa on Friday and Sunday

The five-match ODI series against South Africa that begins in Perth on Friday will be the last World Cup audition chance for Australia's fringe players

Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins is happy to be playing cricket in the lead-up to the Australian summer after regaining his fitness

Plays of the Day from the second Twenty20 international between Australia and South Africa at the MCG

Australia cruised to one of their most comprehensive Twenty20 wins and kept the series alive after their bowlers restricted South Africa to 7 for 101 at the MCG

Shane Watson and Mitchell Marsh might end up playing in the same Test XI this summer after Marsh's emergence as a valuable member of the top six in the UAE

In the sporting crown of Melbourne, one jewel glitters more brightly than the rest (and no, it's not the AFL)

Australia's aggression backfired spectacularly in the UAE but they do not seem ready to learn the lessons of their travel bagging

Michael Clarke has conceded that Australia appear not to have learnt from their crushing 4-0 defeat in India last year after losing 2-0 to Pakistan in the UAE

Australia are hopeful that Brad Haddin will not only be fit for the first Test against India at the Gabba next month, but also for part of the ODI series against South Africa that precedes it

Conceding that his team had been totally outplayed in the series, Australia coach Darren Lehmann bemoaned the lack of runs provided by their top order, and said that he was working on getting the right balance for the upcoming Tests against India