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Clarke, Warner, Wade return, Henriques called up

Michael Clarke, David Warner and Matthew Wade, the three key players rested for the first two ODIs against Sri Lanka, will return for the next two games in Brisbane and Sydney

14-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Arthur attacks critics of rotation

Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has rounded on critics of the national team's management of fast bowlers

13-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Clarke drained by 'tough summer'

Michael Clarke faces more headaches to rebuild his team and iron out problems, after the retirements of Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey

06-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Five bowlers chase farewell win for Hussey

As they seek one more chance for Michael Hussey to roar the team victory song, Australia will field four fast bowlers in a Sydney Test match for the first time in 58 years

02-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig in Sydney

Australia include Glenn Maxwell for Sydney Test

The allrounder Glenn Maxwell is in line for his Test debut after being named to replace the injured Shane Watson for the Sydney Test against Sri Lanka starting January 2

28-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Confident of Watson's leadership - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke remained hopeful of his participation in the Boxing Day Test despite a hamstring injury, but was confident of his team's prospects under Shane Watson's leadership if he wasn't fit to play

25-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Bird to make Boxing Day debut

Jackson Bird will become Australia's 431st Test cricketer on Boxing Day against Sri Lanka after the coach Mickey Arthur confirmed the left-armer Mitchell Starc would be rested

24-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Clarke 50-50, Starc to sit out

Australia's chairman of selectors, John Inverarity, has declared Michael Clarke only had a 50-50 chance of playing the Boxing Day Test and said Mitchell Starc was almost certain to be rested due to his heavy workload

23-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

The captain and the spearhead

Michael Clarke's prolific batting and captaincy has been critical to the development of the team but so too has Peter Siddle's bowling old-fashioned aggressive bowling

18-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig at Bellerive Oval

Watson likely to lead on Boxing Day

Shane Watson's Test captaincy debut is now a "distinct possibility" following Michael Clarke's suffering of a hamstring strain in the first Test against Sri Lanka

17-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig at Bellerive Oval

Clarke injury raises unanswerable question

Australian cricket's unanswerable question - that of who will succeed Michael Clarke - has suddenly become one the national selectors must ponder ahead of the Boxing Day Test after the captain was forced to retire hurt with a hamstring injury on day four

17-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig at Bellerive Oval

Hazlewood out of Sri Lanka Tests

Josh Hazlewood is out of contention for the Test series against Sri Lanka after complaining of foot soreness reminiscent of the stress fracture he suffered last season

05-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

South Africa rightly the best side - Clarke

Australia captain Michael Clarke pointed to South Africa's ability to make their positions of advantage count as being the difference between the two sides

03-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the WACA

Australia's No.1 hopes could rest on new-look attack

Australia could enter their grand final against South Africa - and Ricky Ponting's farewell Test - with a completely different attack from the one used in Adelaide

29-Nov-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Perth

Clarke back as world's best batsman

Michael Clarke's record breaking form has seen him become the No. 1-ranked batsman in world cricket.

26-Nov-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

Clarke backs Ponting to rebound

Michael Clarke is far less equivocal about Ricky Ponting's international future than the man himself, insisting his predecessor as leader can prosper again

26-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Clarke prospers with attacking intent

Michael Clarke, after his unbeaten double-century in Adelaide, has said it's his formula of "counter-attack, being positive, playing my natural game" that has helped him succeed

22-Nov-2012•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Another Clarke double-ton deflates South Africa

Australia piled on 482 runs on the first day in Adelaide, where Michael Clarke became the first player in Test history to score four double-centuries in a calendar year

21-Nov-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Australia on points as South Africa battle to draw

South Africa began the first Test looking every inch the world's best team. They ended it cornered, scrapping unattractively to secure a draw

13-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Clarke, Cowan and Hussey dominate SA

Ed Cowan smoothed the path for Michael Clarke and Michael Hussey to run South Africa ragged as Australia closed day four on 4 for 487

12-Nov-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

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