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Watson wants to join the Blues

Shane Watson looks like leaving Queensland and crossing the border to New South Wales so he can live with his Sydney-based partner

19-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Johnson's found the inswinger

The world is about to find out just how good Mitchell Johnson can be with the key weapon of swinging the ball in to right-handers

17-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale in Cape Town

Johnson leaves South Africa bloodied and broken

Mitchell Johnson produced the most intimidating performance of his international career to drive South Africa towards the brink of oblivion

07-Mar-2009•The Bulletin by Alex Brown

Watson sees Johnson as all-round obstacle

Shane Watson fears that Mitchell Johnson's evolution into a genuine allrounder could obstruct his return, and that of Andrew Symonds, to the Australian Test team

03-Mar-2009•Alex Brown

'We weren't precise enough with the ball' - Smith

It's no real surprise that fast bowling emerged as the key difference between Australia and South Africa at the Wanderers, where discipline is required to make the most of the seam- and swing-friendly conditions

02-Mar-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Johnson the all-round hero

Stats highlights from the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Johannesburg, which the visitors won by 162 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the three-Test series

02-Mar-2009•S Rajesh

Australia's search for an allrounder ends

Mitchell Johnson's unbeaten 96 in Johannesburg has seasoned judges predicting he will develop into a fully-fledged allrounder - or better

01-Mar-2009•Cricinfo staff

Century yet to sink in for debutant North

Cricket throws up a lot of pointless statistics that are forgotten as quickly as they are uncovered but a century on Test debut is the type of record that will be remembered forever

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

Series could be a tale of the tails - Kallis

Jacques Kallis has predicted the series could come down to a battle of the tails after Australia's final five pairs contributed over 60% of their total in the first innings

27-Feb-2009•Brydon Coverdale at the Wanderers

North and Johnson give Australia the upper hand

A superb century on debut from Marcus North and a thrilling boundary-filled innings from Mitchell Johnson allowed Australia to take charge of the opening Test

27-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Lillee called to monitor Watson comeback

Shane Watson is looking to Dennis Lillee for help in his recovery from another back stress fracture

14-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Injured Clarke and Johnson to miss Twenty20

Michael Clarke's back injury has forced him out of the Twenty20 against New Zealand in Sydney on Sunday and he will be replaced by Victoria's Rob Quiney

13-Feb-2009•Cricinfo staff

Hussey brothers help Australia level series

The Hussey brothers ensured the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy would be decided by Friday's final match in Brisbane after they helped Australia to a six-wicket win that levelled the series 2-2

10-Feb-2009•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Fresh Johnson back in one-day squad

Mitchell Johnson will return to Australia's one-day squad after resting

19-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Johnson set to ignore IPL again

Mitchell Johnson has changed his mind on appearing in the IPL this year after deciding it would be better for his long-term future to skip the tournament

09-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

Hayden dropped from one-day squads

Matthew Hayden is clinging to his international career after being told he is not in Australia's limited-overs plans

07-Jan-2009•Peter English

Contrasting fortunes for the newbies

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from the third day of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the SCG

05-Jan-2009•Peter English at the SCG

Rousing reception for debutant Doug

Cricinfo presents the plays of the day from day two of the third Test between Australia and South Africa at the SCG

04-Jan-2009•Cricinfo staff

South Africa steady after Clarke ton

If the first day at the SCG was déjà vu then the second was déjà vu all over again. Michael Clarke's tenth Test century and some vigorous tail-wagging put Australia on top before their bowlers landed a couple of late blows - one to the scorecard and one t

04-Jan-2009•The Bulletin by Brydon Coverdale

Johnson hopes fresh faces lift Australia

The past year has been a steep learning curve for Mitchell Johnson, who hopes the injection of youth into Australia's squad for the Sydney Test will lift the team

31-Dec-2008•Cricinfo staff

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