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Bailey eager to find a death bowler

George Bailey believes finding bowlers who can restrict runs at the death will be one of the keys for Australia as they prepare for the 2014 World Twenty20

29-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Maxwell's bowling 'better and better' - Arthur

Glenn Maxwell has not played a first-class match in more than two months but his work in the nets to master the offspinner's stock ball has impressed Australia's selectors as they finalise the Test squad for the upcoming tour of India

29-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Ugly finish just 'heat of the moment'

The Sri Lanka captain Angelo Mathews and his Australia counterpart George Bailey have played down the ugly scenes at the end of the second Twenty20

28-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

Sri Lanka cling on for last-ball win

Thisara Perera was the difference with the bat and then held his nerve, although only barely, with the ball to seal a two-run victory off the final delivery of a rain-reduced chase

28-Jan-2013•The Report by Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

'We need to take more batting risks' - Maxwell

When asked what areas Australia needed to improve in order to level the Twenty20 series after their loss to Sri Lanka in Sydney, allrounder Glenn Maxwell's answer was revealing: batting, bowling and fielding

27-Jan-2013•Brydon Coverdale

Australia aim to level series

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the second Twenty20 between Australia and Sri Lanka in Melbourne

27-Jan-2013•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Mathews rejoices in 'electric' fielding

Electric was the right word to describe Sri Lanka's fielding in their opening Twenty20 victory, and the articulate Angelo Mathews found it

26-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Sri Lanka take 1-0 lead despite Warner

Sri Lanka's collective was enough to overcome an Australian team that left far too much up to David Warner on their national day

26-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig at Sydney Olympic Stadium

Australia and Sri Lanka switch focus to Twenty20

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the first Twenty20 between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sydney

25-Jan-2013•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Bailey predicts Indian duty for Doherty

Xavier Doherty's place as Australia's lead limited-overs spin bowler may soon be augmented by a place on the looming Test tour to India

25-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Hussey to commentate on Australia matches

Michael Hussey will work at a quartet of limited overs matches as a television commentator

23-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Hughes hundred ensures Australia draw series

On debut, Phillip Hughes scored a century to give Australia a 1-0 lead in this series. In the final game, he made another hundred to save Australia from series defeat and salvage a 2-2 result

23-Jan-2013•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Outgoing captain Jayawardene confident of series win

Mahela Jayawardene has lauded the efforts of his seam bowlers in the ongoing ODI series, and is confident Sri Lanka can achieve a successive bilateral series win in Australia, having also won there in 2010

22-Jan-2013•Andrew Fernando

Australia aim to salvage drawn series

ESPNcricinfo's preview of the fifth ODI between Australia and Sri Lanka in Hobart

22-Jan-2013•The Preview by Brydon Coverdale

Broadcasters briefed on controversial ODI squad

Cricket Australia met with Channel Nine ahead of the ODI team's announcement to explain why Michael Clarke and David Warner were to be rested and Michael Hussey dropped

22-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Clarke sprains ankle at training

Australia's captain Michael Clarke is an unlikely starter for Wednesday's fifth ODI against Sri Lanka in Hobart after suffering a sprained ankle in a training mishap

22-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig and Brydon Coverdale

Ponting 'totally for' rotations

Ricky Ponting has stated a most eloquent case for rotating Australia's cricketers at appropriate times in a calendar that, he argues, is now impossible for any player to negotiate without a break

21-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Warner reprimanded for showing dissent

David Warner, the Australia batsman, has received an official reprimand after pleading guilty to a Level 1 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the Sydney ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday.

21-Jan-2013•ESPNcricinfo staff

Recalled Marsh emerges from 'dark space'

Shaun Marsh has emerged from the "dark space" he inhabited during a nightmarish 2012 to be recalled to the Australian Twenty20 team

21-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig

Sri Lanka to query abandonment with ICC

Mahela Jayawardene could not hide his frustration at seeing Sri Lanka's match against Australia fail to resume due a wet outfield

20-Jan-2013•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

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