Uncertainty still surrounds Michael Clarke’s possible return to the Australian cricket team’s tour of New Zealand despite the vice-captain being named in the Test squad on Wednesday.
Both teams stressed the need to avoid “crossing the line”, but there’s little doubt Saturday’s second Chappell-Hadlee game will be another showcase of one-day cricket at its emotional best.
Australia’s one-day series against New Zealand began in explosive fashion on Wednesday with pace bowler Mitchell Johnson appearing to clash heads with Kiwi batsman Scott Styris in a mid-pitch confrontation.
Former Prime Minister John Howard is set to become president of the International Cricket Committee in 2012 after Australian and New Zealand cricket officials agreed to nominate him for the position.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended Shaun Tait after the big quick’s last-over meltdown helped New Zealand score a win in “extra time” in their Twenty20 clash.
New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori says his side’s dramatic win in extra time in the final Twenty20 clash against Australia gives the the Black Caps a running start for the upcoming one-day series.
Mitchell Johnson has warned New Zealand that their crushing six-wicket defeat in Wellington on Friday night is unlikely to be a one-off event.
Michael Bevan, one of Australia’s greatest one-day international cricketers, has no fears for future the 50-over game in the era of Twenty20.
The umpires were wrong to stop Dave Warner, generally a left-handed batsman, from shaping up right-handed in the last Twenty20 match against the West Indies and then belting the next delivery by switching to his left-hand stance.
A roll of Australia’s greatest Test pacemen would feature Dennis Lillee, Glenn McGrath, Ray Lindwall, Alan Davidson and Fred Spofforth. Slightly below them sit the likes of Craig McDermott, Jeff Thomson, Graham McKenzie, Jason Gillespie, and Brett Lee.
Shane Bond thinks Australia has been having an easy time of things at home, but an angry Tim Nielsen has returned fire by warning the New Zealand paceman he won’t find things easy on Friday.
New Zealand pace star Shane Bond has delivered the first verbal bouncer, declaring Australia have received an easy run all summer and his team are “a huge chance” of regaining the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
Australia’s cricketers are threatening to boycott next month’s Indian Premier League (IPL) if their security demands for the Twenty20 tournament aren’t met.
Australian opener David Warner was officially warned by umpire Rod Tucker for swapping his batting stance before the ball had been bowled during his blistering Twenty20 knock at the SCG on Tuesday night.
Australian opener and NSW captain Simon Katich believes Phil Hughes can bat anywhere in the order, further bolstering his credentials as a Test tourist to New Zealand.
Player solidarity will be given a searching test when Australia’s Indian Premier League representatives meet with their union on Tuesday to digest a report into security for the event.
Brett Lee has been back in the news in the last week, and depending on which paper or website you were looking at, he’s either crucial to Australia’s future campaigns or he may never play again.
Australia dumped more misery on the West Indies in a 125-run pounding in the final one-day match at a sparse MCG on Friday night.
When talking about his heritage, Dan Christian starts off by stating “I’m an Aboriginal man.” Selection in the Australian Twenty20 squad to face the West Indies has made 26-year-old Christian the second player of acknowledged indigenous heritage to represent the national side in modern times.
Spinner Steve Smith has earned a call-up to Australia’s squad for Friday’s final one-day international against the West Indies at the MCG.
