Khawaja to battle Head for openers' spot as Australia name squad for first two Tests.
A dejected and embarrassed George Bailey lamented Australia's exit from the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh, labelling the 73-run capitulation to India the worst batting performance during his tenure as captain.
Visiting teams have often found themselves tied up in tangles by the local tweakers on the sub-continental dustbowls, but Australia captain George Bailey asserted his team is up to the spin challenge in the World Twenty20 in Bangladesh.
He may have had to relinquish his captaincy and a place in the side during the World Cup, but Kings XI's George Bailey utilized his 'spare' time to prepare himself for the IPL.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey was gracious in defeat and doled out a whole-hearted appreciation for a number of Indian players and coaching staff.
Australia will miss George Bailey in the next tri-series match against England as the skipper was on Monday handed a one-match suspension.
James Faulkner, man-of-the-match in the 2015 World Cup final against New Zealand, has been omitted from the 15-man squad named on Thursday, with selectors opting for all-rounders Moises Henriques, Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis.
Australia were uncharacteristically sloppy in the field too, dropping catches that highlighted their road-weariness, while death bowling remained a major issue as their glorious summer of Test cricket, made memorable by their Ashes win and series victory in South Africa, fizzled out in Bangladesh..
The men in blue would look to continue their winning ways in the ongoing ICC World T20 when they meet a struggling Australian team in their last group league encounter in Mirpur on Sunday.
Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins has been called into the squad for the remainder of the One-day series against South Africa to give Mitchell Johnson time to rest up before next month's Test series against India.
'I am extremely honoured and excited to lead Kings XI Punjab this season. I would like to thank the franchisee for having faith in me and entrusting me this opportunity,' said Australia's T20 captain.
Mitchell Johnson was assigned a specific role to "intimidate" Indian batsmen. The seamer delivered a searing spell of extreme pace, Australia captain George Bailey revealed.
Chennai Super Kings skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni said his side played a "complete game" to beat Kings XI Punjab and enter the Champions League T20 final.
Having consolidated their position at the top of the points table with their ninth victory in IPL-7, Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey feels every win is vital as it increases confidence and self belief among the players going into the business end of the tournament.
The Australian media has said that the rise of Twenty20 cricket is a sporting reminder that everything 'quaint' in the game faces a future inundated by short form, and the need for variety.
Photos of the fourth One-day International between England and Australia.
Kings XI Punjab batsman Wriddhiman Saha, who made a superb 54 to help his side score a thrilling victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL match, has said he enjoyed his batting and contribution to the team cause.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad at Uppal on Wednesday.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey has praised Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Lasith Malinga and said the two overs from the Sri Lankan towards the end played a crucial part in stopping their winning wheel.
Kings XI Punjab skipper George Bailey praised Mumbai Indians pace spearhead Lasith Malinga, saying the two overs from the Sri Lankan towards the end played a crucial part in stopping their winning streak.
India's reluctance to accept the Decision Review System in its current form has cost them what would have been a crucial, match-changing wicket in their loss to Australia at the WACA Ground on Tuesday. The home side were in trouble at 2-21 in the fifth over chasing 310 for victory when debutant quick Barinder Sran and India's fielders appealed for a leg-side catch from George Bailey's first ball. A muted appeal from captain and wicketkeeper MS Dhoni may have contributed to the not out decision from umpire Richard Kettleborough, but replays showed a clear deflection from Bailey's glove.
Australia batsman George Bailey said the presence of the Decision Review System could have made the half-hearted, first ball appeal against him in the first ODI against India in Perth on Tuesday "interesting".
Steve Smith and George Bailey's brilliant knocks overshadowed Rohit Sharma's magnificent 171 as Australia beat India by five wickets in the first ODI of the five-match series in Perth on Tuesday.
Impressed with his breathtaking display of batting, Australia skipper George Bailey says Rohit Sharma is certainly the one who is in the mix for the spot that will open up after Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from international cricket later this month.
Rattled by Mohammad Shami's three-wicket burst with the new ball in the abandoned fourth ODI, Australian skipper George Bailey has instructed his batsmen to watch out for the rookie Indian pacer in the remaining games of the ongoing seven-match series.
On a high after a sensational performance in Jaipur, a supremely confident India will look to keep the momentum going with another dominating display when they take on Australian team in the third cricket ODI in Mohali on Saturday.
The Aussies experienced a see-saw of emotions. After an emphatic win against India, the Australian captain George Bailey was at a loss of words to explain his team's 'absolutely deflating' defeat against the hosts in the second One-dayer.
A look the squads of the eight participating teams in the ICC Champions Trophy.
Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke will miss the limited-overs tour of India after failing to recover in time from a chronic back injury.
Australia recalled all-rounder Mitchell Marsh to the squad for their Champions Trophy defence and named George Bailey as vice-captain on Wednesday.
A revitalised England gave notice they would not be giving up the Ashes without a fight and reduced Australia to 220 for five at tea on a sweltering opening day of the third Test at the WACA on Friday.
Peter Handscomb was earlier this month left out of Australia's preliminary 26-man squad for their provisional white ball tour of England in September.
George Bailey has waited a long time to take his place at cricket's top table and the 31-year-old has no intention of being distracted by the debate over whether one-day form, however rich, justifies a Test call-up.
Australian bowlers were smashed all over the park by Indian batsmen, especially Virat Kohli, but visiting skipper George Bailey said he is not disappointed by their performance as they stuck to the team's plan in the sixth cricket One-dayer in Nagpur.
Cricket Australia (CA) has released the list of contracted players for the 2013-14 season, including two Ashes series, and has awarded 20 contracts, with six new faces from the last season.
Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene played down the Chris Gayle factor in Sunday's World Twenty20 final saying the West Indies team was not just about the swashbuckling opener from Jamaica.
Australian Twenty20 captain George Bailey has said that a depleted T20 squad against the West Indies may compromise Australia's chances for the 2014 T20 World Cup.
Mumbai Indians lost their IPL cricket match against Kings XI Punjab by 18 runs.
Darren Sammy has seen how Pakistani spinners tormented Australia earlier this week and the West Indies captain is planning to subject George Bailey and his men to the same treatment in the second semi-final of the World Twenty on Friday.
He still hasn't recovered from the shock of the mauling in Jaipur but Australia cricket captain George Bailey backed his bowlers to make a strong comeback against the Indians in the third One-dayer in Mohali on Saturday.
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