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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

Showpiece for hosts, last chance for tourists

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

25-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Mathews strives for bigger contributions with the bat

As the Boxing Day Test approaches, Mathews said he was aware of his poor conversion rate, and was working to rectify the problems that produced it

24-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Warner coming to terms with greater responsibility

David Warner is increasingly coming to terms with the greater responsibility he's had to shoulder in the Australian side

24-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale in Melbourne

Lyon has Arthur's backing

Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has defended Nathan Lyon after criticism from both Muttiah Muralitharan and Stuart MacGill over the past few days

24-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale 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

Sangakkara wants more Tests for Sri Lanka

Kumar Sangakkara hoped better communication between administrators and players would in future help avoid the dearth of Test cricket that Sri Lanka face in 2013

23-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

Sri Lanka seek inspiration from Durban 2011

For most of Sri Lanka's Test squad, Christmas may almost seem like déjà vu, having found themselves in a near-identical situation this time last year

23-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Melbourne

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

Resting can help, but not essential - Siddle

Peter Siddle believes the days of a fast bowler playing every Test of the home summer are not a thing of the past, despite the ongoing changes to Australia's attack

22-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Clarke predicts more bowling for Wade

Michael Clarke has declared his intention to give Matthew Wade further opportunities to bowl in Test cricket after he delivered an over of medium-pace against Sri Lanka in Hobart

21-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Starc lifted by 'heart and soul' Siddle

Peter Siddle is taking on the mantle of leadership and example among Australia's bowlers that - until recently - Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey held for the batsmen

21-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Law demands 'ruthless streak' from Khawaja, others

Australia's batting coach Stuart Law spoke of his desire to return to the nation's batsmen the sort of collective "ruthless streak" that limited him to one Test in a career that ultimately reaped more than 27,000 first-class runs

20-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Wade 'disappointed' with missed chances

As Matthew Wade prepares for his first Boxing Day Test, he has tried to put behind him a pair of missed stumpings this summer that have stuck in the minds of onlookers

20-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

Last-day pitch a 'minefield' - SL coach

The fifth day Hobart pitch was a tough Test for Sri Lankan batsmen, says coach Graham Ford

19-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando in Hobart

Test team quarantined from BBL

Twenty20's potential to be toxic for Australia's Test match plans has been underlined by the decision to "quarantine" the Boxing Day Test squad from the BBL before the team convenes in Melbourne

19-Dec-2012•Daniel Brettig

Bird hopes for more Melbourne success

If Mitchell Johnson was a horses-for-courses selection against South Africa at the WACA, Jackson Bird must be a dead cert for Boxing Day at the MCG

19-Dec-2012•Brydon Coverdale

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

Television replays caused Sri Lanka's tampering concerns

Mahela Jayawardene has said it was the broadcaster's choice of close-up replays that led Sri Lanka to raise concerns with the match referee that Australia's players were allegedly tampering with the ball

18-Dec-2012•Andrew Fernando at Bellerive Oval

Bird, Khawaja in squad for Boxing Day Test

Jackson Bird, the Tasmania fast bowler, could make his Test debut at the MCG on Boxing Day after being included in Australia's squad as a replacement for the injured Ben Hilfenhaus

18-Dec-2012•ESPNcricinfo staff

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