Daniel Brettig

Warne, Haddin fortify Clarke

Brad Haddin and Shane Warne have both provided reassurance to Michael Clarke during his captaincy and helped him, in different ways, during his hundred in Adelaide

06-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Clarke grins and bears it, again

As Australia's top-order batsmen squandered their starts, the job of ensuring a score the situation merited was once more left to Michael Clarke

05-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

CA issues apology for Panesar tweet

Cricket Australia was compelled to apologise after its official Twitter account posted a picture of four bearded, turbaned men dressed up as Teletubbies with the caption "will the real Monty Panesar please stand up?"

05-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Painful memories keep Australia on guard

Australia's most recent Ashes wins have been followed by heavy losses, and Darren Lehmann and Michael Clarke know that cannot be allowed to occur again this time

04-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

'It's good to live as normal a life as possible'

Keith Bradshaw battled cancer throughout 2013, but has happily declared himself fit for the Adelaide Ashes Test and cricket's many challenges beyond

04-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Rare unchanged team for Clarke

Australia's captain Michael Clarke named an unchanged team for the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, the first time he has been able to do so since the corresponding match last summer against South Africa

04-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Bradshaw revives franchise debate

Keith Bradshaw, the former MCC chief executive, believes the ECB and the counties will have to revisit the concept of a Twenty20 franchise competition in the future

03-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

BCCI discusses restructure in sharing of ICC revenue

The BCCI is understood to be in favour of a sharing of ICC revenue that better reflects the size of its financial contribution to the game, rather than an equal split among all Full Member nations

03-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Watson takes greater responsibility

Australia's No. 3 batsman Shane Watson freely admits he will need to carry a far greater burden in Adelaide, both as a top order runmaker and also a change bowler, on what is shaping to be an exceedingly dry and unhelpful surface for the fast men

03-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Adelaide Oval's mixed future

For so many years a cricket ground, the home of Bradman, Chappell and Hookes has become a stadium after $500m redevelopment

02-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

All guns blazing for Harris

Ryan Harris, the Australian fast bowler, is relishing the prospect of playing the second Test in Adelaide and once again attacking the England batsmen on what is expected to be a dry pitch at the Adelaide Oval

02-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Bring on the bouncers - Root

Joe Root is prepared for Australia's physical challenge having been hardened for the task in Adelaide grade cricket

01-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig

Rogers, Watson seek substance

Chris Rogers and Shane Watson, critical components of the Australia batting order, struggled for effect at the Gabba, and are seeking more substantial showings in Adelaide

01-Dec-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Lehmann ponders Faulkner inclusion

James Faulkner looms as an addition to Australia's bowling attack for Adelaide while George Bailey may be demoted to drinks duty after only one match as the coach Darren Lehmann considers the best way to use his resources in the second Ashes Test without

30-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Adelaide

Nathan Lyon finds his voice

When he cleared his throat to lead "Under the Southern Cross" for the first time last week, Nathan Lyon did so as Australia's undisputed No. 1 spin bowler. The path there has been bumpy

29-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Hussey recalls dark side of the game

Michael Hussey, the former Australian batsman, has said that he understands what Jonathan Trott is going through, after the England batsman withdrew from the ongoing Ashes with a stress-related illness

27-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Lehmann rejects sledging summit

Darren Lehmann has rejected suggestions of talks with England to set boundaries for acceptable sledging during the Ashes series

26-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Australia to conserve pace resources

Concerns about Adelaide Oval's barren drop-in pitch and a short turnaround to the third Test at the WACA ground may lead Australia's selectors to bolster their pace reserves by withdrawing numerous fast bowlers of interest from Sheffield Shield duty

26-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Don't rein in aggression, say players

Australia's cricketers should not be reined in from the aggression they showed during the first Ashes Test and broadcasters have erred in exposing players to unnecessary sanctions from the ICC, their union chief Paul Marsh has said

25-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Seismic victory points to power shift

Bar their stuttering start, Australia put in a world-class performance at the Gabba to inflict maximum England casualties in the first match of the summer

24-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Brisbane

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