Former wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist has broken ranks with current and former players by backing Cricket Australia's pay offer and terming it as a `very fair deal`.
Left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson, who consistently claimed top-order wickets during the recent ODI series in India, is also likely to get the nod ahead of Shaun Tait.
Captain Ricky Ponting stroked 107 not out while Adam Gilchrist smashed a 26-ball half century to guide Australia to a seven-wicket victory in their first one-day match against New Zealand in Adelaide on Friday.
The ace leg-spinner is in favour of making Michael Clarke vice-captain of the Australian cricket team.
Australia's captain scored a brave unbeaten century in a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test.
Seamer Mitchell Johnson claimed his first five-wicket haul in one-day internationals as Australia scored a crushing nine-wicket victory over India in the fifth one-dayer in Vadodara.
Shane Warne crowned his international farewell with a brilliant half-century to put Australia in control of the final Ashes Test against England on Thursday.
Gilchrist believes that the 50-over game can test of a player's skill better than the slam bang Twenty20 format.
Heavy spells of rain in this port city of Kerala have cast a doubt over Tuesday's one dayer, the second in the series, between India and Australia.
'There is a very fine margin between foolishness and bravado,' said the Indian captain, defending his decision not to continue with the match after rain subsided in the first ODI against Australia.
Harbhajan Singh was left out of the Indian line-up because of an injury he sustained during the nets on Friday evening.
"Leading a team to such a triumph just after taking over as captain is a great achievement," said Australia captain Ricky Ponting.
Gilchrist made an unbeaten 102 after recording the second fastest hundred in Test cricket history.
The Aussies won the Group B match at the Twenty20 World Cup by 8 wickets and entered the Super Eight stage.
Monty Panesar captured five wickets on his Ashes debut to help England bowl out Australia for 244 on the opening day of the third Test.
Australia beat New Zealand by four wickets in the warm-up match ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee was reported for excessive appealing in the second Ashes Test.
The two were embroiled in a controversial incident during the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
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Australia's senior cricketers are playing down suggestions they might retire en masse if they win back the Ashes.
Adam Gilchrist played fierce, played tidy and downright cheeky to score record-breaking 103 runs off 79 balls
Adam Gilchrist said that at the start of the tour he had not expected a 2-0 lead going into the last Test.
Katich opened the batting with Gilchrist after Australian selectors dropped Hayden from the one-day side.
India's Dinesh Karthik has been shortlisted for the Emerging Player of the Year award.
Australia's Adam Gilchrist did not contravene the rules by using a squash ball in his left glove during the World Cup final, the MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club) said on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka officials are questioning the morality of Adam Gilchrist using a squash ball in his glove during the World Cup final.
Sri Lanka Cricket officials are to raise with the International Cricket Council Australian Adam Gilchrist's use of a squash ball in his left glove in the World Cup final.
Australia's captain promised a strong fightback on day 2 of the second Test.
The recent ODI tour of the Windies have cost the players their top slots.
India captain Dravid dropped out of the batting top 10, down three places to 12th.
