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Rogers to captain Prime Minister's XI

Test opener Chris Rogers will captain the Prime Minister's XI against England in Canberra this Wednesday after Michael Hussey was withdrawn from the match due to a calf injury

11-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Clarke given February 21 World Cup deadline

Michael Clarke has been given until Australia's second World Cup match against Bangladesh on February 21 to prove his fitness as he recovers from hamstring surgery

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Melbourne Stars survive frantic final over

An incredible encounter between the Melbourne Stars and the Melbourne Renegades came down to the final ball, with Stars edging the win following a tight call from the third umpire

10-Jan-2015•The Report by Anuj Vignesh

'Adelaide set up series' - Smith

Steven Smith was "satisfied" with a 2-0 victory over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and lauded his bowlers for performing so well on helpless tracks

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Young to be Australia fielding consultant

Australia have re-hired Mike Young as a fielding consultant ahead of the World Cup allowing him to resume work with the team following a sequence of indifferent catching and ground fielding displays against India

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

Lyon likely to be left out of World Cup squad

Nathan Lyon is likely to be missing from Australia's World Cup squad of 15 when they announce it at Circular Quay in Sydney on Sunday

10-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig

India hold on for tense draw

Three wickets needed, a wearing SCG pitch, the light fading, India trying to cling on for a draw. It could have been the 2008 finish all over again, but this time Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to hold the Australians off.

10-Jan-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Bowlers set up Hurricanes victory

A poor batting performance from Sydney Thunder saw them consigned to a heavy five-wicket defeat at the hands of the Hobart Hurricanes in the first BBL match at Spotless Stadium

09-Jan-2015•The Report by Freddie Wilde

Australia race to 348-run lead

On the fourth afternoon at the SCG, Australia rollicked along at better than a run a ball in their second innings, hoping to beat India and the weather.

09-Jan-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc reprimanded for Vijay send-off

Mitchell Starc, the Australia fast bowler, has been reprimanded after admitting to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the second day's play in the fourth Test against India at the SCG

08-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Heat scorched by Carberry fifty

An all-round bowling performance by Perth Scorchers was capped by an impressive half-century form Michael Carberry as they trounced Brisbane Heat by eight wickets at the WACA ground

08-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Spidercam in focus after Steven Smith's drop

Australia captain Steven Smith appeared to complain that the Spidercam used by host broadcaster Channel Nine interfered with his line of sight when he dropped a straightforward catch on day three

08-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Kohli and Rahul hundreds lift India

It is hard to decide what was more predictable on a belter of a Sydney pitch, the Steven Smith century that was raised on day two or the Virat Kohli hundred that arrived on day three. They now have four centuries each for the series

08-Jan-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Stokes, bowlers smother Hurricanes

A blitzkrieg innings of 77 off just 37 balls from Ben Stokes propelled the Melbourne Renegades to a critical 36-run win against the Hobart Hurricanes at Bellerive Oval

07-Jan-2015•The Report by Freddie Wilde

Smith unaware of Starc send-off

Australia's captain Steven Smith admits he did not see Mitchell Starc's send-off to the Indian opener M Vijay in the first over of the visitors' innings on day two of the Sydney Test, but agrees the practice should be ended

07-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig at SCG

Australia on top after making 572

Everywhere you turned on the second day in Sydney there were stats, and Steven Smith was at the centre of most of them. But at the end of the day the only figure that really mattered was 501. That was the deficit India faced at stumps

07-Jan-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Scorchers hand Strikers their first loss

Two wickets apiece from left-arm spinners Brad Hogg and Ashton Agar stifled the Adelaide Strikers and handed them their first loss of the tournament by defending 133 at the Adelaide Oval to give the Perth Scorchers an 18-run win

06-Jan-2015•ESPNcricinfo staff

Australia's top four hammer India

Another year, another David Warner hundred, another Steven Smith fifty. Australia's two leading scorers of 2014 began 2015 in similarly productive fashion

05-Jan-2015•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Starc takes another step on Johnson's road

Apart from their first names and left-handedness, Mitchell Starc and Mitchell Johnson share something else in common - their own batsmen hate the thought of facing up to them in the nets

05-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Smith sees the bigger picture

Steven Smith has enlarged upon the full reasons for his later than expected declaration on the final day of the Boxing Day Test against India

05-Jan-2015•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

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