Daniel Brettig

Moeen's flick, and Finn's stumble

Plays of the day from the ODI between Australia and England in Sydney

16-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig & Melinda Farrell

Warner ton seals bonus-point win

The difference between Australia and England was that David Warner's 127 at the top of the order set the tone for the hosts, whereas Eoin Morgan's 121 served merely to add a veneer of respectability to the tourists' tally

16-Jan-2015•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the SCG

'I'm not a lucky charm' - Mike Young

15-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Big three, big ambitions

Australia, India and England will use the tri-series to fine tune their strategies and performances ahead of the World Cup

15-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Morgan preaches freedom

Suddenly, things don't look all that glum for England. Written out of contention for the World Cup for months, they appear to have found something resembling a winning combination in recent weeks

15-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Bailey's leadership riddle

George Bailey will have no qualms about leading Australia his own way at the World Cup, should Michael Clarke fail to make the tight deadline he has been set by the national selectors to prove his fitness for the tournament

15-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Doherty admits he's under pressure

Xavier Doherty has admitted he is under pressure to demonstrate that his World Cup selection ahead of Nathan Lyon, among others, will not be seen as a mistake

14-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Rogers pinpoints England 'holes' ahead of Ashes

Chris Rogers had barbs for both England and Middlesex team-mate Sam Robson when quizzed on prospects for the series, highlighting an unsettled top order as a point of weakness to be exploited

13-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Rogers brushes off Agnew claims

Chris Rogers has brushed off accusations from the English commentator Jonathan Agnew that Australia's players failed to honour Phillip Hughes by maintaining their hard-nosed game in the Test series against India

13-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Mitchell Marsh not to bowl till World Cup eve

Mitchell Marsh, returning to the Australian side after hamstring troubles, will only bowl in the latter stages of the triangular series that serves as a prelude to next month's World Cup

13-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

England top order needs to take risks - Moeen

Moeen Ali has stressed the need for the England top three to be expansive risk takers over the next 10 weeks

13-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Ryan Carters sets new goals

After a breakout year with his cricket and his charity Batting for Change, the NSW and Sydney Sixers batsman wants to raise the bar on both fronts

12-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Warner strikes 'arrogant' note for World Cup

David Warner is set to play his first World Cup and believes he can turnaround his middling ODI form during Australia's campaign

11-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Lyon thwarted by fielding restrictions

The national selector effectively concluded that their leading Test spinner Lyon was not up to the task of bowling with only four run-saving men shielding the boundaries

11-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Clarke given February 21 World Cup deadline

Michael Clarke has been given until Australia's second World Cup match against Bangladesh on February 21 to prove his fitness as he recovers from hamstring surgery

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

'Adelaide set up series' - Smith

Steven Smith was "satisfied" with a 2-0 victory over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and lauded his bowlers for performing so well on helpless tracks

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Australia 2, India 0, Pitches 4

Australia won this series in spite of some of the flattest pitches seen down under for years. It is three decades since Melbourne and Sydney both ended in stalemate

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Young to be Australia fielding consultant

Australia have re-hired Mike Young as a fielding consultant ahead of the World Cup allowing him to resume work with the team following a sequence of indifferent catching and ground fielding displays against India

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Lyon likely to be left out of World Cup squad

Nathan Lyon is likely to be missing from Australia's World Cup squad of 15 when they announce it at Circular Quay in Sydney on Sunday

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Rogers, Australia's utility man

Though lazily typecast as the dour counterpoint to Warner's pyrotechnics, Rogers has shaped many an innings to fit the prevailing circumstances

09-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

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