The top seven most valuable players in the recently-concluded India-Australia seven-match one-day international series were all Australians.
Australia's captain Ricky Ponting, delighted after sealing the ODI series against India, said it was a great win as India is not an easy place to play in.
Andrew Symonds says he is ready to move on after suffering racist abuse from spectators during the fifth ODI against India in Baroda.
Australia's stand-in captain acknowledged the world champions were comprehensively outplayed in the opening one-day international against South Africa.
England's secret plans purporting to detail Australia's batting weaknesses found their way into opposition hands.
Indian and Australian players exchanged verbal punches on field during the second ODI in Kochi.
Australia were struggling at 226 for seven after a rain-shortened first day of the third Test against West Indies on Thursday.
Andrew Symonds subdued his normal attacking instincts with a patient 79 to help Australia reach 167 all out in their second innings on the fourth day of the first Test against West Indies on Sunday. At the close West Indies, set 287 to win, were 46 for one
Captain Graeme Smith led South Africa to their triumph, smashing an unbeaten 89 from 61 deliveries to steer the host nation past Australia's impressive total of 179-8.
VVS Laxman, the captain of the Hyderabad team in the IPL, said the presence of Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds was a big asset.
The India pacer was fined 15 per cent of his match fee for showing a "send-off finger" to Andrew Symonds.
Harbhajan Singh warned the Aussie fans, who have been booing him incessantly, saying their promptings are proving to be inspirational.
Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh must count himself lucky that he escaped with just a 50 per cent fine of his match-fee.
Anil Kumble became the first Indian bowler and the third in the world to reach the milestone of 600 wickets.
'It's disappointing to get out at that stage, especially the timing was not good. In the last half hour me and VVS Laxman were trying to be there when the new ball was taken,' Dravid, who was out for 93, said at the end of the first day's play in the third Test against Australia.
The Indian cricket team could pull out of the three-nation limited-overs series in Australia if the ban on Harbhajan Singh is not revoked.
Andrew Symonds smashed an unbeaten 85 to lead Australia to a comfortable 54-run win over New Zealand in their Twenty20 international at the WACA in Perth on Tuesday.
Victorian top-order batsman Brad Hodge also held on to his place for the tri-series one-day international finals.
'I'm sure that at different times Sreesanth and a few of the guys will cop a hard time from the Australian fans,' the Aussie captain said.
Australia, 4-2 winners of the seven-match ODI series, take on India in a one-off Twenty20 international in Mumbai today.
"The cops and other security personnel on duty in the stands have vouched that the people were actually chanting the hymns of Lord Ganesha in Gujarati and Hindi," said Vadodra Police Commissioner C.P. Thakur.
"There were some things that have happened that I really drew on out there," Symonds told a news conference after his side's 18-run win in the sixth one-dayer.
Australia relied on an all-round display to clinch the one-day series with a 18-run victory over India in the sixth ODI.
After the fourth match of the 7-match ODI series, Symonds appears to be the favourite to win the player of the series award, especially if he can also pick up a few wickets.
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.
Chasing Australia's total of 306 for 6, India were dismissed for 222 in 47.3 overs.
Matthew Hayden made 153 and Andrew Symonds was unbeaten on 154 as Australia led England by 213 runs after the second day of the fourth Test.
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.
The two were embroiled in a controversial incident during the second ODI against Sri Lanka.
Australia beat New Zealand by four wickets in the warm-up match ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup.
Brad Hodge is set to make his Australia debut in the second Test against West Indies.
Andrew Symonds 103 not out to take Australia to a 67-run win over Bangladesh and a winning 2-0 lead
However, the Australian all-rounder said playing in the World Cup is a dream worth taking risks for.
Australia have been given the go-ahead to pick the injured all-rounder in their World Cup squad.
Symonds ruptured the tendon on his bicep while batting in the tri-series match against England in Sydney on Friday
England ended a run of nine straight losses to Australia with a stunning 92-run win.
Australia levelled the five-match one-day international series against South Africa at 2-2 after a nerve-shredding one-wicket victory.
All-rounder Andrew Symonds retained his place along with seamer Mitchell Johnson, who was the 12th man in Perth.
Australia named all-rounder Andrew Symonds in place of the retired Damien Martyn in their team for the third Ashes Test against England.
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