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John Crawley wiil have a fitness test on the morning of the second Ashes Test before England name their team

John Crawley wiil have a fitness test on the morning of the second Ashes Test before England name their team

Sussex bowler, James Kirtley, has been called up for England's one-day squad, which will compete in the triangular VB Series against Australia and Sri Lanka in December and January.

Whatever the personnel when the sides are announced prior to the start of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide, Australia will start the match as firm favourites to go two-nil up in the series

MELBOURNE - The Australian cricket team has been acclaimed as the bestin living memory by a member of Don Bradman's Invincibles.

ADELAIDE, Nov 19 AAP - Australian paceman Jason Gillespie won't know until at least tomorrow whether he will be passed fit for the second cricket Test against England starting at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.

England's injury problems in Australia deepened today as their left-arm spinnerAshley Giles was ruled out for for up to six weeks.

ADELAIDE, Nov 19 AAP - Shattered England faces another Ashes disaster in Adelaide after left-arm spinner Ashley Giles was tonight ruled out for six weeks with a broken wrist.

The Tasmanian Selectors have today announced the Cascade Tasmanian Tigers team to play the New South Wales Blues in the Pura Cup match from Friday, 22nd November to Monday, 25th November 2002 at the Bellerive Oval in Hobart.

England's injury problems in Australia deepened today as their left-arm spinnerAshley Giles was ruled out for for up to six weeks.

The South Australian Cricket Association (SACA) has tonight hosted the annual members Test Match dinner, which incorporated the presentation ofWisden's Cricketers of the Year awards and the Spirit of Cricket award.

ADELAIDE - Brett Lee admits he will be lucky to play in the second AshesTest on Thursday despite regaining the pace which frightened batsmenduring his first international season.

The Western Australian Cricket Association today released teams for upcoming Pura Cup, ING and ACB Cup Second XI matches.

The South Australian Cricket Association has named a 13-man squad toplay the Victoria Bushrangers at the MCG starting this Friday, November22.

Western Australian grade cricket report on injured player

Former Warriors player Gavin Swan has taken two hattricks in two weeks in Perth grad cricket.

HOBART, Nov 17 AAP - Robert Key saved England from embarrassing defeat today, but his unbeaten 174 is unlikely to win him a Test place.

SYDNEY, Nov 17 AAP - A late flurry of wickets to former NSW allrounder Mark Higgs handed South Australia victory in a thrilling Pura Cup cricket match at the SCG today.

SYDNEY, Nov 16 AAP - Steve Waugh hit back at his critics ahead of next week's second Ashes Test with a spirited century for NSW but he still handed first innings points to South Australia in the Pura Cup cricket match at the SCG today.

Western Australia wrapped up their four day Pura Cup match against Victoria at the WACA ground in Perth today with a win by an innings and 69 runs