Injured batsman Mike Hussey is shocked to be left out of Australia’s World Cup squad as selectors choose to ignore his pleas to be included.
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Hussey & Hauritz out of World Cup
Australian duo Mike Hussey and Nathan Hauritz are ruled out of the World Cup through injury.
Ponting set for World Cup return
Australia captain Ricky Ponting expects to be fit for the World Cup after recovering from a broken finger.
Strauss calls for one-day switch
England captain Andrew Strauss has backed calls for the restructing of future tours so one-day matches are played before Test series.
Australia seamer Bracken retires
Australia seamer Nathan Bracken, formerly the top-ranked one-day international bowler, is forced to retire because of injury.
Hauritz faces surgery on shoulder
Australia spinner Nathan Hauritz will have surgery on his injured shoulder and faces a battle to be fit for the World Cup
World Cup injury fear for Hauritz
Australia spinner Nathan Hauritz is unlikely to play in the rest of the one-day series and could be out of the World Cup with a dislocated shoulder.
Australia v England 2nd ODI as it happened
Australia bowl England out for 184 in Hobart to seal a 46-run win and take a 2-0 lead in the one-day series.
Wright agrees county deal
Worcestershire sign Australian all-rounder Damien Wright for the early part of the 2011 season.
Aussies gamble on Hussey fitness
Australia name Mike Hussey in their 15-man squad for February’s World Cup despite him being ruled out of the England series with a knee injury.
Aussies select Hastings and Paine
All-rounder Jon Hastings and batsman Tim Paine are the surprise picks in Australia’s 15-man squad for the World Cup in February.
Centurion Watson’s mind on floods
Shane Watson says his mind has been on the devastating floods in Queensland after his unbeaten 161 in the first one-day international against England.
Paceman Tait agrees Surrey deal
Surrey sign Australia paceman Shaun Tait as an overseas player for this summer’s FP t20 competition.
England women secure T20 victory
England women win the first of five Twenty20 internationals in Australia by four wickets.
Hauritz in Aussie one-day squad
Bowlers Nathan Hauritz, Brett Lee and Shaun Tait have been named in the Australia squad to face England in the first of seven one-day internationals on Sunday.
Prime Minister’s XI v England latest score
England take on a Prime Minister’s XI in Canberra in a warm-up to to the forthcoming limited-overs matches against Australia.
Hilditch defends Aussie selectors
Australia’s chairman of the selectors Andrew Hilditch defends their player choices but admits England were “superb” during the Ashes series.
Australia v England fifth Test day five as it happened
England beat Australia by an innings and 83 runs to seal the Ashes series 3-1 and secure their first series win down under in 24 years.
Friday’s Ashes gossip column
UK and Australian media reaction to England’s Ashes series victory, plus other gossip
Women’s ODI: Australia v England latest (external site)
Latest score from the first women’s one-day international between Australia and England in Perth.
Ponting ruled out of Sydney Test
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is ruled out of the last Ashes Test in Sydney with a finger injury and is replaced by Michael Clarke.
Harris ruled out for eight weeks
Australia paceman Ryan Harris looks set to miss the one-day series against England and the World Cup after suffering a stress fracture of the tibia.
Watson calls for pride in Sydney
Australia opener Shane Watson urges his team to “restore some pride” in the final Test at Sydney after their dismal display over three days in Melbourne.
Clarke backs under-fire Ponting
Australia vice-captain Michael Clark says there is “no doubt” that Ricky Ponting should remain captain, despite their poor showing in Melbourne.
Ponting fit to play in Melbourne
Ricky Ponting will captain Australia in the crucial fourth Test against England in Melbourne after declaring himself fit to play.
Ponting set to play in Melbourne
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his chances of playing in the fourth Ashes Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne are “very high.”
Skipper Ponting expects to play
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his chances of playing in the fourth Ashes Test on Boxing Day in Melbourne are “very high.”
Tremlett delighted by performance
Chris Tremlett believes he is a better bowler than three years ago after taking three wickets on his England return as Australia struggled in the third Test.
Aussies consider bowling changes
Australia bolster their seam bowling options ahead of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide following the drawn opener with England in Brisbane.
Blog: Siddle storm blows England away
Tom Fordyce on Australia’s first day hero at the Gabba
Australia wait on Clarke fitness
Australia are set to wait until the last minute before deciding whether vice-captain Michael Clarke is fit to play in Thursday’s first Ashes Test.
Johnson fired up for Ashes series
Australia fast bowler Mitchell Johnson vows to target England’s batsmen with some aggressive bowling during the Ashes series.
Clarke a doubt for Ashes opener
Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke is a doubt for the first Ashes Test at Brisbane on Thursday.
Australia selectors drop Hauritz
Nathan Hauritz is a surprise omission as Australia name their 13-man squad ahead of the first Ashes Test.
Hussey makes bid for Ashes spot
Under-pressure Australia batsman Mike Hussey hopes his century for Western Australia has cemented his place in the team for the opening Ashes Test.
The Shane Watson paradox
One of Australia’s key Ashes weapons hasn’t yet won over the crowds
Katich in shoulder injury scare
Australia opener Simon Katich suffers an injury scare ahead of the first Ashes Test against England next week.
Newell keen to seal Hussey return
Director of cricket Mick Newell says Australian batsman David Hussey is Nottinghamshire’s first choice as overseas player.
Opener Katich fit to face England
Australia opener Simon Katich has declared himself fit for the first Ashes Tests against England, which starts in Brisbane on 25 November.
Ponting eyes end to Aussie ‘doom’
Australia captain Ricky Ponting concedes the ‘doom and gloom’ around the team will only be dispelled when they start winning again.
Australia crash to seventh defeat
Sri Lanka celebrate a maiden series win down under as Australia lose the second one-day international, their seventh defeat in succession.
Fit-again Anderson set for battle
Paceman James Anderson is over his rib injury and pleased with England’s effort with the ball after the first day of their first warm-up match in Australia.
Sri Lanka comeback stuns Aussies
A brilliant ninth-wicket partnership between Angelo Mathews and Lasith Malinga takes Sri Lanka from the brink of defeat to a one-wicket victory against Australia.
Australia v Sri Lanka latest score
Updates from the first one-day international in Melbourne.
Australia suffer Twenty20 defeat
Australia are beaten by seven wickets with 21 balls remaining in their Twenty20 international with Sri Lanka in Perth.
Hughes ditched as Aussie selector
Merv Hughes loses his place on the board of Cricket Australia selectors.
Bollinger battles stomach injury
Australia pace bowler Doug Bollinger will have to prove his fitness before being named for the first Ashes Test against England.
Doherty named in Australia squad
Tasmania spinner Xavier Doherty is named in the Australia squad to face Sri Lanka in the three-match Commonwealth Bank Series which starts on 3 November.
Bollinger and Hussey return home
Doug Bollinger and Mike Hussey will return to Australia before the final match of the tour to India to concentrate on preparing for the Ashes.
Kohli guides India to one-day win
Virat Kohli shrugs off cramp to hit a century and guide India to a five-wicket success against Australia in the first one-dayer.