Stuart MacGill

Cricket Australia has decided Stuart MacGill will gain more from fitness work than match practice

Several of Stuart MacGill's team-mates have backed him to keep his Test spot - provided he is fit and wants to play - for the Boxing Day match against India

Stuart MacGill says he does not want to retire ahead of the Boxing Day Test, although he concedes it will be a challenge to be fit by the time the match starts in just over a month

Stuart MacGill does not have time to significantly improve his fitness ahead of the Boxing Day Test and playing Pura Cup matches in the lead-up could make his knee injury worse, according to Australia's physio

Stuart MacGill has been given a month to prove he is fit enough to cope with the heavy demands of Australia's upcoming Test schedule

Australia's tired bowlers will be given a chance to put their feet up after securing a 2-0 series victory with another solid performance in Hobart

Ricky Ponting dismissed Stuart MacGill's waywardness as a bad day while Kumar Sangakkara termed the legspinner a "weak link" in the Australian attack

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the fourth day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

Peter English presents the Plays of the day at the end of the third day's play of Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka

It took MacGill 18 months and 48 overs in this match to add the two wickets necessary to push him to a double-century of dismissals, but despite the delay only Clarrie Grimmett, Dennis Lillee and Waqar Younis have beaten him to the landmark

Michael Vandort gave Australia's new-look attack its first real examination, forcing the players to work a full five-day week with his resilient 82 before he became Stuart MacGill's 200th Test wicket

Stuart MacGill has been given a clear run into the first-Test team after Brad Hogg was trimmed from Australia's 13-man squad in Brisbane

Australia's spin position for the first Test on Thursday is one of the most serious issues for team management, but Stuart MacGill took a light-hearted view of his spot on the opening day of squad training

Cricketers turn chefs, Sajid Mahmood gets fined for smoking, and two famous right hands get some well-deserved recognition

It's time to accept Stuart MacGill for what he is. Australia's premier spinner is the man to replace Warne

Stuart MacGill is keen to seize the chance to play his first Test for 18 months after being named in Australia's 13-man squad for the first Test against Sri Lanka

Stuart MacGill, Brad Hogg and Phil Jaques have all made the final 13 for Australia's first Test against Sri Lanka

Shane Warne has thrown his weight behind Stuart MacGill to take over the spin position in Australia's Test team

Adam Gilchrist believes Brad Hogg is bowling better than ever before, giving the selectors something to ponder ahead of the first Test against Sri Lanka