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Watson and Lee fly home to uncertain future

Shane Watson and Brett Lee are flying home early from Australia's poor ODI tour of England

09-Jul-2012•Daniel Brettig

Lee, Watson injuries add to insult

Shane Watson and Brett Lee may be taking early leave from Australia's sobering tour of England after both suffered calf injuries in the tourists' eight-wicket loss to England at Durham.

07-Jul-2012•Daniel Brettig

Watson questions England batting depth

Australia have identified England's use of five specialist bowlers as a point of weakness to expose in the forthcoming ODI series

27-Jun-2012•Daniel Brettig at Lord's

Chandila hat-trick keeps Rajasthan in race

When Rahul Dravid was asked at the toss to name the changes to his line-up, he paused for a few seconds before giving up trying to recollect the second spinner. Ajit Chandila ensured that his captain and the rest of the world weren't going to forget his n

13-May-2012•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Watson and Tait crush insipid Pune

Shaun Tait set it up and Shane Watson finished the job in clinical fashion. Rajasthan Royals delivered a seven-wicket drubbing over Pune Warriors, low on morale, to move to fourth in the points table

08-May-2012•The Report by Kanishkaa Balachandran

Australia grind on pitch offering early turn

Fluent strokeplay has not been top of the agenda in this series and the opening day in Port-of-Spain was another where the batsmen had to grind for their rewards

15-Apr-2012•The Report by Andrew McGlashan

Run-outs 'not good enough' - Watson

Shane Watson has pledged to rid himself of a run-out affliction that he admits is affecting the progress of the Australian team

13-Apr-2012•Daniel Brettig in Port of Spain

Australia win thriller in fading light

Five years after Australia won the World Cup in a farcical finish in the dark at Kensington Oval, they again celebrated a victory there in fading light as the first Test went to the wire on the fifth afternoon

11-Apr-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Risk-free Chanderpaul has Watson worried

Australia will be watching Shivnarine Chanderpaul's utilitarian stance for vast tracts of this Test series unless the visitors can find a way of forcing him to take uncharacteristic risks, Shane Watson has said

09-Apr-2012•Daniel Brettig at Kensington Oval

Watson and Hussey set up Australia win

Kieron Pollard raced to the fastest half-century by a West Indies player in a Twenty20 international as the hosts recovered from a slow start to post 150 for 7 in St Lucia

27-Mar-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Harsh lessons for Watson and Australia

Shane Watson's dissatisfaction was plain at the conclusion of a thrillingly tied ODI series against a resurgent West Indies

26-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig

Sammy heroics in vain as Australia draw series

Somehow, a 2-2 draw seemed a fitting result for a series that was so closely fought. That was the outcome after Australia's best all-round performance of the tour so far finished in a 30-run win

25-Mar-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Dramatic last over run-out leaves match tied

Darren Sammy's run-out with two balls to spare and the scores tied meant that neither West Indies or Australia could claim victory

20-Mar-2012•The Report by Daniel Brettig

Watson content as Test No. 3

Shane Watson will happily return to Australia's Test team as a No. 3 batsman, having reasoned that he is no longer in a position to demand the opening spot he vacated due to injury in 2011

15-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig

Forrest's rise continues, Beer returns

Peter Forrest's rise as an Australian batsman of the future has been maintained and Michael Beer's sturdy domestic summer rewarded with their selection for the West Indies Tests

14-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig

Fresh Watson leads weary team to West Indies

Australia's cricketers departed for the West Indies with two abiding sensations: weariness and optimism

09-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig

Over-rate fine only blip in Australia's victory

Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson will be in danger of a suspension during the ODI series in the West Indies after he and his team were fined for a slow over-rate in their triangular series final victory at Adelaide Oval

08-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig at Adelaide Oval

Clarke hamstring injury serious

Michael Clarke's left hamstring injury is believed to be serious enough to rule him out of the entire limited overs portion of Australia's looming West Indies tour

06-Mar-2012•Daniel Brettig

Warner sets up 15-run victory

David Warner chose a fine time to awaken from his one-day international slumber. His first ODI century set up a 15-run victory in the first final for Australia, in Brisbane

04-Mar-2012•The Report by Brydon Coverdale

Clarke fit to play first final - Watson

Michael Clarke will play in the first final against Sri Lanka, according to Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson

02-Mar-2012•Brydon Coverdale at the MCG

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