Matches (17)

CPL (2)

ENG vs SA (1)

UAE Tri-Series (1)

WCPL (1)

Duleep Trophy (2)

ZIM vs SL (1)

County DIV1 (5)

County DIV2 (4)

STKNP

149/6

GAW

(20 ov, T:150) 144/8

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Schedule Table Report Series

ENG

414/5

(20.5/50 ov, T:415) 72

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Schedule Report Series

Daniel Brettig

@danbrettig

Lyon learns from his mentor's mistakes

Mark Higgs made it to the fringes of the Australian team a decade ago, before fading away. Now he's understanding more about what went wrong as he guides Nathan Lyon to the big league

27-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Khawaja converts form into runs

Usman Khawaja's hundred vindicated his notion that he never felt out of form despite making only 52 runs from four innings on Australia A's recent tour of Zimbabwe

26-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig at P Sara Oval

Khawaja ton gives Australians lead

Calm, judicious and still in defence, Usman Khawaja never hesitated to score when the opportunity arose, and a chanceless 101 retired was his fitting reward, as the Australians took the lead with five wickets in hand and a day to play

26-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig at P Sara Oval

Copeland boosts selection chances

A too-thin layer of sunblock was about the only mistake Trent Copeland made on his first day as an Australian cricketer as he knocked over Sri Lanka Board XI's top order on his way to figures of 5 for 47

25-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig at P Sara Oval

Copeland five-for restricts SL Board XI to 258

Trent Copeland grabbed five wickets for the Australians against Sri Lanka Board XI to make a compelling case for selection in the first Test in Galle next week

25-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig at P Sara Oval

'Thinking about the team probably dragged my batting down a bit'

Ricky Ponting talks about life after the Australia captaincy, and looks ahead to the Tests in Sri Lanka, and at India's slide

25-Aug-2011•Interview by Daniel Brettig

Watson concerns put toilers in pace frame

Australian concerns about the workload of Shane Watson may yet allow Peter Siddle and Trent Copeland to jump the queue for selection

24-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Tour match headaches for tourists

Australia have more players in need of match practice than they can fit into the team for the tour match against a Sri Lankan Board XI, and the only certainty is that Phil Hughes will open

24-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

This time, Hughes will do it his way

Phillip Hughes is determined to play his own way against Sri Lanka, having learnt that even the best-intentioned coaching advice can lead to muddled thoughts and meagre scores

24-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Nielsen's stocks rise despite review

Tim Nielsen's measured response to the release of the Argus review has served to enhance his standing as the Australian team coach, moving Cricket Australia's chief executive James Sutherland to urge his re-application for the job

24-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Ponting rejects 'lazy' tag

Ricky Ponting has strongly rejected perceptions of the Australian team as overpaid and lazy, and wants to see more of the detail of the Argus review

23-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Ryan Harris back in the game

Eight months after wondering whether or not his career might be over, Ryan Harris is ready to press his Test claims for Australia

23-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Chappell to remain selector on duty

Michael Clarke, the Australian captain, admits he does not know whether Greg Chappell will remain on tour as the selector on duty ahead of the three Tests against Sri Lanka

22-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Ten trends for the Tests

The limited-overs leg has reinforced the state of flux both teams find themselves in, and the Test series could be won by the side that handles the uncertainty better

22-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Loan system among Argus proposals

Australian cricketers would be loaned between states in an effort to ensure the nation's best 66 players are consistently appearing in the Sheffield Shield

21-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Marsh learning to read Mendis from the hand

Shaun Marsh's innings of 70 in the fourth ODI, during which he saw off Ajantha Mendis, could have earned him a spot in the Test side

21-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig in Colombo

Can't bat, can't bowl, can't field

The Don Argus report into Australian cricket documents in detail the areas of improvement for the national team - and a lot of them concern the basics of the game

19-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Taboo broken as Australian coach empowered

Australian cricket has confronted one of its great taboos by handing selection duties to the national coach

19-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Ashes autopsy report close at hand

Australian cricket's reckoning for a disastrous Ashes series, and the decline from greatness to mediocrity that preceded it, is belatedly at hand

17-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

Twilight Sheffield Shield matches in front-ended schedule

Twilight Sheffield Shield matches will be tried again as part of the push towards night Test cricket in an Australian domestic schedule heavily influenced by the expansion of Twenty20

17-Aug-2011•Daniel Brettig

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