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Damien Martyn has admitted that the current Australian team, in which half the players are more than 30- years-old, will reach a critical stage after the 2007 World Cup, and that their glory days at the helm will come to an end some time soon

Mass exodus on the cards, says Martyn

Adam Voges's century helped Western Australia build a substantial lead against New South Wales on the third day at Perth

Voges and Worthington bury New South Wales

Australia sealed the five-match series against New Zealand with two games to play thanks to another strong all-round performance at Auckland

Dominant Australia wrap up the series

26-Feb-2005•The bulletin by Peter English

Bulls charge to victory despite Lehmann century

South Australia's woeful season continued despite a brilliant Darren Lehmann century as Queensland leaped to the top of the Pura Cup table with victory at the Gabba

Tasmania defied Victoria, whose title defence virtually rests on an outright win, with a stubborn display led by Michael Bevan and Travis Birt

Stubborn Bevan and Birt delay Victoria

Michael Clarke's stunning success as Australia's VB Series opener has been overlooked in favour of giving Simon Katich a chance alongside Adam Gilchrist at Auckland tomorrow

Katich wins opening berth

Cecil Starr, the former South Australia player and long-term administrator, has died four years to the day after his friend Sir Donald Bradman

Former South Australia administrator Cecil Starr dies

Justin Langer smacked 109 in the first session, taking a heavy toll on Stuart MacGill, and by tea Western Australia had raced past New South Wales' 305

Langer blasts Warriors to first-innings victory

Andrew Symonds loves playing for Australia but believes his heavy one-day load threatens his chances of another Test call-up

Symonds craves another Test

Michael Clarke is ready to step back in as Australia's opener if Matthew Hayden fails to recover from a shoulder injury for Saturday's third one-day match against New Zealand

Clarke ready for promotion

A round 100 from Dominic Thornely helped New South Wales overcome a moderate start on the first day of their top-of-the-table Pura Cup match at the WACA

Thornely ton lifts NSW to 305

Dan Cullen, the 20-year-old offspinner, captured his first five-wicket haul as he kept South Australia in the match against Queensland at the Gabba

Bulls lead by 313 after Cullen spins in with five

Brad Hodge enhanced his prospects for a place on the New Zealand Test tour with an unbeaten 140 as Victoria's batsmen dominated the opening day against Tasmania

Hodge century drives Victoria's ambitions

Matthew Hayden is in danger of missing the third one-day match against New Zealand with a shoulder injury after re-sealing his spot with a satisfying hundred at Christchurch last night

Hayden in doubt for Auckland

Andy Bichel is aiming to pass a couple of coveted Queensland milestones as he tries to bowl his side into the Pura Cup final

Bichel closes on McDermott record

The ICC have announced that the groupings for the 2007 World Cup will depend on the world rankings as at April 1 this year

ICC announce date for World Cup rankings

Tasmania have paved the way for Andy Blignaut to return for Zimbabwe by releasing him from a two-year state contract

Tasmania give Blignaut their blessing