Daniel Brettig

Cook open to batting reshuffle

England will ponder a shuffle of their Test match batting order before the return Ashes encounter begins in Brisbane

05-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Hobart

Henriques A captain in name alone

Moises Henriques has barely had a chance to get over his jetlag before captaining Australia A, but it is a leadership role in name and not much else as decisions are made elsewhere

05-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Hobart

Cook stands by his record

Alastair Cook admits there are times he could be a more imaginative leader, following the latest round of Shane Warne antagonism that caught the England captain's attention

05-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Australia to face renewed Trott

Australia's cricketers are convinced they will be a far tougher proposition in the Ashes series down under this summer. So too is Jonathan Trott

04-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig in Hobart

England exam for Ponting's pupil

Alex Doolan, the Tasmania batsman, has taken full advantage of his proximity to Ricky Ponting during the 2012-13 Sheffield Shield to observe and infer as much as he can from the Australian batting great

04-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Warne attacks Ponting, Cook

Shane Warne has accused Ricky Ponting of being motivated by "jealousy" in criticising his Australian captaincy successor Michael Clarke

04-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Bailey to play Tasmania's Shield game

George Bailey is intent on proving his worth as a long-form batsman before the Australian squad for the first Ashes Test is named, flying directly to Brisbane in order to take part in Tasmania's Sheffield Shield fixture against Queensland

03-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Injury scare for Shane Watson

Shane Watson has sent a major scare through Australia's Ashes planners only 19 days away from the first Test in Brisbane by pulling up with a hamstring injury during the final ODI against India in Bangalore

02-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Doolan leaps into Ashes contention, Tigers stumble to win

Alex Doolan added his name to the Australian selectors' Ashes batting shortlist with an outstanding century as Tasmania stumbled to a nervy two-wicket victory over New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield opener at Blacktown Oval

02-Nov-2013•Daniel Brettig

Johnson released from India tour for Ashes prep

Mitchell Johnson, the Australia fast bowler, has been released from the limited-overs tour of India and will return home to prepare for the Ashes, which starts on November 21.

31-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Fawad's six triggers Warriors collapse

Fawad Ahmed's legspin created the kind of mayhem Australia's selectors hope he can generate in the Ashes this summer to earn Victoria first-innings points

31-Oct-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Ponting's reckoning

The former Australia captain's biography is a doorstop that offers a detailed and honest account of his career

31-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

England secure stiffer preparation

England are set to complete their preparations for the first Ashes Test in Brisbane against strong opposition having secured a significant concession from Cricket Australia.

30-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Clarke's 88 sustains Blues

Slowly and deliberately, like an adult trying to remember childhood lessons at the piano, Michael Clarke regathered his batting skills and touch while leading New South Wales against Tasmania in the opening Sheffield Shield match of the season at Blacktow

30-Oct-2013•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Bailey firms as Ashes inclusion

George Bailey's consistent run of form in India may just propel him into a spot for the Ashes, with John Inverarity, the national selector, speaking glowingly about the ODI captain

29-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Ashes captains back to back

Michael Clarke, the Australian captain, will test his back in NSW's opening match in Sheffield Shield, while Alastair Cook is nursing a little stiffness from a long flight

29-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Khawaja, Marsh, Doolan in Australia A squad

Usman Khawaja, Shaun Marsh and Alex Doolan will contend for Australia's Ashes No. 6 spot among the batsmen given an early sight of England through selection for Australia A

29-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Determined Queensland claim Ryobi title

Ben Cutting and Chris Lynn had the final, powerful say as Queensland showed the resilience for which they are now renowned to run down New South Wales and retain the domestic limited overs title in a pounding match at North Sydney Oval.

27-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Finn, Tremlett, Rankin compete for final bowling spot

Steven Finn, Chris Tremlett and Boyd Rankin will have to make their case for England's third pace-bowling slot in the practice games before the Ashes Tests, according to captain Alastair Cook

26-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

Play best batsman at No. 3 - Ponting

On the eve of a home Ashes summer, Ricky Ponting believes Michael Clarke, as Australia's best batsman, should be coming out to bat at No. 3

25-Oct-2013•Daniel Brettig

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