Matthew Hayden has been cleared by Cricket Australia to play for Chennai Super Kings in next month's Champions League Twenty20 starting December 3, according to coach Tim Nielsen.
Openers Shane Watson and Simon Katich gave Australia a bright start to their first innings in the second Test against the West Indies at the Adelaide Oval on Saturday as they closed play on 174-0, trailing by 277 runs.
'When you face bowling of that quality, with that line and length, it's very difficult to score runs and that's what happened to the Indians today.'
Steve Smith is not expected to return to training until at least Wednesday.
Aaron Finch's side will head to Sunday's decider in Hobart buoyed by Australia's first win in the short format since January and having delivered some badly needed cheer for the struggling cricket nation.
IMAGES from the semi-final match between India and England played at the Providence Stadium, in Guyana on Thursday.
The India cricket team recorded a comprehensive 37-run win over Australia in the first T20 at the Adelaide Oval on Tuesday, and take a 1-0 lead in the three match T20 series. Here are the statistical highlights of the match...
When play ended, South Australia were 164 for 2 in their second innings, trailling England by four runs, after the tourists had made 415 in their first innings.
- 'At no point did we back off. If at any stage that we had in mind that we might play for a draw, we would have lost by 150 runs' - 'I was playing positive and going by my instincts'
India were 45 for one at stumps in their second innings, a lead of eight runs after trailing Australia by 37 on the first innings.
When play ended on the third day, Australia were cruising along at 322 for three in their first innings, with Ponting unbeaten on 79 and Michael Clarke not out 37.
Irfan Pathan was handed the job of opening the batting with Virender Sehwag after Wasim Jaffer was left out.
Marsh said his team's bowlers have strategies in place and would be aiming for perfect execution when the action begins.
'I knew that I had to stay patient and wait for the loose balls but the way they bowled, they bowled in the right areas'
The cricketer will star in Harman Baweja's new film.
A selection of musings from around the cricket World Cup.
Cricket Australia (CA) will push for up to two day-night Tests at next year's Ashes series despite the misgivings of captain Steven Smith and his England counterpart Alastair Cook.
Ricky Ponting believes Australia could risk blowing their chances of winning the second Test against India if they are too greedy for runs.
England wilted under pressure as Australia edged home by five runs in a low-scoring thriller in Adelaide on Sunday to win the five-match series 4-1.
New Zealand won the sixth ODI by 90 runs to post their first win in the tri-series.
'We have to be confident, we have to continue what we're doing, doing the basics really well, getting big first innings runs is crucial as we've seen, and just backing up day in and day out.'
Matthew Hoggard took four wickets to reduce Australia to 312 for five on Day 3 of the Ashes Test.
Australia fast bowler Brett Lee was reported for excessive appealing in the second Ashes Test.
With scores of 4,9,9 in his previous three matches, Rahul was under pressure to justify his selection and the opener responded by clubbing four sixes en route to a 31-ball fifty as India reached 86-2 at the halfway stage.
David Hussey was added to the Australian squad as cover for the injured Michael Clarke.
Statistical highlights of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Adelaide Oval.
Even though the fourth cricket Test between India and Australia seems to be heading for a dull draw, Virender Sehwag feels that a result is on the cards in the final match of the series at the Adelaide Oval.
Sachin Tendulkar described his 39th Test ton, which came at the home ground of Sir Don Bradman, a tribute to the Australian legend.
Sachin Tendulkar was unbeaten on 124 as India made 309 for five in their first innings on day one of the fourth and final Test.
Pakistani bowlers failed to put pressure on the hosts and failed to pick wickets.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting and his team were among an estimated 15,000 mourners who gathered to pay their respects at the funeral of David Hookes at the Adelaide Oval.
Australia cruised to an easy victory with more than half of their 50 overs to spare, booking their place in the finals after England crumbled to be all out for 110.
Former Test fast bowler Jason Gillespie was, on Thursday, appointed as Australia assistant coach for the three Twenty20 internationals against Sri Lanka in February.
Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series.
Hoggard captured seven wickets as England took a 97-run lead over Australia with nine second-innings wickets in hand.
England's cricketers say they still have a long way to go to win the second Ashes Test against Australia.
