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Jason Gillespie, who is the first nightwatchman to score a double-century, could scarcely believe his feat and said that it was like a fairytale

James Sutherland has said that he will call Ricky Ponting to hear his perspective of the incident that cost him 25% of his match fees during the second Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong

A memorable maiden double-hundred by Jason Gillespie, the first-ever by a nightwatchman, and a strokeful 182 from Michael Hussey charged Australia to a dominant position at tea on the fourth afternoon at Chittagongg

Sunil Gavaskar has defended Ricky Ponting who was found guilty of dissent and fined 25% of his match fees during the second Test against Bangladesh at Chittagong

Jason Gillespie has become the first Australian nightwatchman to score a century in almost 30 years and was in a state of shock after reaching the landmark

The designated nightwatchman Jason Gillespie blended austerity with moments of indulgence: 45 scoring shots out of 300 balls faced, to charge Australia to a position of dominance at tea on the third day

Mark Cosgrove and Brett Dorey will replace Damien Martyn and Stuart Clark for the three-match one-day series in Bangladesh

Ricky Ponting has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching the ICC code of conduct during the second Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong

The Australians, no doubt stung by that embarrassment at Fatullah, hit back with vengeance as Bangladesh collapsed to 197

Wet conditions forced play to be abandoned on the second day but not before Phil Jaques had reached his maiden Test fifty

Stuart MacGill has urged the national selectors to persist with his services in a bid to prolong Shane Warne's career

Ashley Mallett, the former Australia offspinner, has been hired as a consultant spin coach for Sri Lanka

Australia have to gather themselves for one last effort at the end of their magical Mystery Tour to ensure that there are no more embarrassments

Victoria cricketers who have been contracted to play in England and Scotland will have to undergo medical examinations and skin-fold tests before leaving

The ICC has confirmed 12 players were identified with potentially flawed bowling actions at February's Under-19 World Cup in Sri Lanka

Ricky Ponting has hinted that Australia will make changes to their side for the second Test at Chittagong which starts on Sunday

Steve Waugh has said that cramped scheduling had backfired after Australia escaped with a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test

A relieved Ricky Ponting praised his team's ability to enact come-from-behind victories after the great Test escape while his counterpart Habibul Bashar claimed moral victory

Bruce Reid, the former Australian left-arm seamer, has sounded a warning about the dearth of quality fast bowlers in Australian cricket at present, and believes that the current international incumbents will have to hang in there for a little while yet be