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Kasprowicz edges out Lee for opening battle

Michael Kasprowicz has been preferred to Brett Lee for the first Test against New Zealand, starting at Christchurch tomorrow (March 10)

09-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Gillespie faces a push from Lee

Glenn McGrath is the only fast-bowling certainty as Australia try to fit four into three for the opening Test against New Zealand starting on Thursday

08-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Fast pitch favours Lee

Comments from Chris Lewis, the curator at Christchurch, that the pitch for Thursday's first Test between New Zealand and Australia will favour fast bowlers will boost Brett Lee's chances of playing

07-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Ponting delivers the whitewash

Australia sealed a 5-0 series victory over New Zealand with a massive 347 for 5 and a frightening early bowling display that earned them a 122-run win

05-Mar-2005•The Bulletin by Peter English

Bowling brothers support Lee

Brett Lee's pace teammates may be fighting to keep him out of the Test side, but the incumbent trio is united in defending him in the beamers controversy

03-Mar-2005•Cricinfo staff

Lee creates selection headache

Brett Lee's intimidating one-day form is leading Australia to another seriously difficult decision when the Test series against New Zealand begins next week

28-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Ponting leads as Kasprowicz follows

A novice in Ricky Ponting and an expert in Michael Kasprowicz led Australia to victory in the inaugural Twenty20 international against New Zealand at Eden Park

17-Feb-2005•The Bulletin by Peter English

Kasprowicz offers clear thinking on Twenty20

Michael Kasprowicz may be competing with Brett Lee for the third bowling place on Australia's tour of New Zealand, but he given his rival some advice before tomorrow's first Twenty20 international

16-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Western Australia sign off with upset win

Kade Harvey, Darren Wates and Steve Magoffin picked up three wickets apiece as Western Australia ended their ING Cup campaign with a convincing 57-run victory over Queensland, the runaway table-toppers who had already sealed home advantage for the

11-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Lee's series boosts Test prospects

Brett Lee, the Player of the VB Series, hopes his brilliant one-day form and a strong start to the New Zealand tour will earn a Test recall

07-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Dropped Hayden asks to play for Queensland

Matthew Hayden will play his first game for Queensland in more than a year when he returns with Michael Kasprowicz for the ING Cup match against South Australia at the Gabba on Friday

07-Feb-2005•Cricinfo staff

Clarke is Australia's Player of the Year

Andrew Symonds has scooped Australia's One-day International Player of the Year award at the annual Allan Border Medal Dinner in Melbourne

31-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff

Top performers jostling for star position

Like Real Madrid's galaticos, Australia had a string of star performers jostling for the front of the queue as they made a comfortable clean sweep of the three-match series against Pakistan

06-Jan-2005•Marks out of ten by Peter English

Lehmann and Kasprowicz dropped

Darren Lehmann and Michael Kasprowicz have been omitted from Australia's team for the final Test against Pakistan at Sydney, which starts on January 2

01-Jan-2005•Cricinfo staff

'The worst feeling I've experienced'

Brett Lee has said that missing out on the Perth Test against Pakistan was the most disappointing moment of his career

19-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Kasprowicz puts Australia in charge

Australia decided against enforcing the follow on and lead by 217 at the end of the second day of the first Test at Perth

17-Dec-2004•The Bulletin by S Rajesh

Kasprowicz rested for Sydney

Michael Kasprowicz will be rested from the second Chappell-Hadlee Series match at Sydney on Wednesday, but the move is not related to his awful 22-run over in game one

06-Dec-2004•Cricinfo staff

Australia march into dominant position

Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden finished the third day's play at Adelaide as they had begun the first, by rumbling along to an unbeaten 57-run stand to take Australia one step closer to a crushing victory in the second Test against New Zealand

28-Nov-2004•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Kasprowicz gives Australia the upper hand

Mathew Sinclair and Jacob Oram contributed a pair of contrasting half-centuries on the opening day of the first Test at Brisbane, to ensure that New Zealand did not entirely squander the chance to bat first on a typically hard and true Gabba wicket

17-Nov-2004•The bulletin by Andrew Miller

Symonds powers Australia to victory

Australia powered their way into the semi-finals with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory over New Zealand at The Oval

16-Sep-2004•The Bulletin by Liam Brickhill

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