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Australia have secured their place in semi-finals of the ICC Champions Trophy following a comprehensive nine-wicket win over Bangladesh at the SSC Ground in Colombo on Thursday.

Australian captain Ricky Ponting wants his players to unwind on the silver beaches of the Maldives before concentrating on the challenge posed by spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan in next week's ICC Champions Trophy semi-final

Thanks to an inninngs of 118 from Andrew Hall and an opening partnership of 135 with Loots Bosman, South Africa `A' managed to avoid a whitewash by beating Australia A by eight wickets in Pietermaritzburg

COLOMBO - Injury has forced batsman Damien Martyn out of the Australian cricket side for tomorrow's ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh.

COLOMBO - Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist feels he's close to abig score and would love to get one against cricket minnow Bangladeshhere on Thursday.

COLOMBO - Uncertainty continues to surround Pakistan's preparation forthe upcoming cricket Test series against Australia, which starts herenext month.

New South Wales speedster Nathan Bracken has routed South Africa 'A' toset up a four wicket victory for Australia 'A' in their one-day cricketseries in South Africa.

COLOMBO - Australian captain Ricky Ponting promises Australia won't takethings easy against Bangladesh in Thursday's Champions Trophy one-daycricket match here.

The match was billed as one of the potential humdingers of the ICC Champions Trophy, pitting as it did the current world champions against the defending champions

After they received a sound thrashing at the hands of the Australians, the New Zealanders admitted that nothing had gone right for them on the day

Ricky Ponting's Australia will search for revenge on Sunday at the Sinhalese Sports Club, determined to regain their traditional superiority overarchrivals New Zealand.

The fifth match between Australia 'A' and South Africa 'A' in EastLondon, South Africa, has been abandoned without a ball being bowled.

COLOMBO, Sept 12 AAP - Michael Bevan and Damien Martyn got much-needed boosts as Australia beat the West Indies by six wickets in a practice match ahead of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament.

LONDON - Graham Thorpe said his selection in England's 16-man squad forthe forthcoming Ashes tour of Australia represented the

A record third wicket partnership between Martin van Jaarsveld and Ashwell Prince was not enough to keep South Africa `A' in the seven match series against Australia `A'

© CricInfo One of the big clashes in the early stages of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy is the New Zealand-Australia encounter at the Sinhalese Sports Club grounds

COLOMBO - Former Australian Test turned Zimbabwe coach Geoff Marsh hasurged Australia and England to play their scheduled World Cup cricketmatches in Zimbabwe next year.

COLOMBO - Australia is working on a plan to reverse New Zealand's recentdominance in trans-Tasman one-day cricket clashes and avoid yet anotherearly exit from the Champions Trophy tournament.

The Western Australia Cricket Association has named the following squads:

Graham Thorpe has spoken of his delight at his selection in England's Ashes squad following his decision to take a complete break from cricket earlier this summer