Mick Lewis

Jimmy Maher's team enters the Pura Cup final against Victoria on Friday as the competition's dominant team

Gerard Denton's shock withdrawal with appendicitis has upset Victoria's preparations for the Pura Cup final against Queensland starting on Friday

Australia are in danger of being under-prepared for the first Test starting on Thursday after Ricky Ponting said his players could take days to recover from Sunday's record-breaking loss

Statistical highlights, 5th ODI

Australia crept past South Africa by one wicket to level the five-match series 2-2 in a thrilling match at Durban

Allan Wise, the fast bowler, has been added to the Victoria squad for the Pura Cup match against Tasmania at St Kilda starting on Monday

Mick Lewis has been called into Australia's VB Series finals squad as the replacement for Glenn McGrath, who withdrew to be with his sick wife

The Queensland allrounder Shane Watson has two matches to convince the national selectors he is fit and ready for next month's tour of South Africa

Victoria have been bolstered by the return of Cameron White and Mick Lewis from Australian one-day duty for Sunday's ING Cup match against Tasmania

Stephen Fleming will return to New Zealand's side for Saturday's third and final Chappell-Hadlee Series match but Daniel Vettori has been retained as captain to give him more experience

Brad Hodge will make his one-day international debut against New Zealand in the first match of the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy

A cloud of suspicion hangs over Michael Lewis, the fast bowler from Victoria, after his dubious tinkering with the ball during Victoria's game against Queensland at the Gabba

The disillusionment has been typified over the past week by the meek surrender in the first Test and, even more starkly, by the abject performance against Victoria.

England's unexpected Ashes hero Gary Pratt has signed a one-year extension to his Durham contract

Michael Lewis pushed Victoria to their first win in Hobart in 25 years despite strong resistance from Michael Bevan

Damien Wright and Michael Bevan were both unbeaten in the 90s as Tasmania stayed alive on day three of the Pura Cup match against Victoria at Bellerive Oval

Mick Lewis has stepped in for the injured Ashley Noffke as one of Durham's overseas players

Three quick wickets in the final session of the second day reignited New South Wales' hopes of the outright victory they need to ensure a spot in the final, after Jason Arnberger and David Hussey had threatened to bring Victoria right back into the

Victoria kept their Pura Cup final chances alive when they won the David Hookes Memorial Trophy with a convincing victory against South Australia