The Australian paceman is pleased with the progress on his ankle injury which forced him out of the World Cup.
Great chefs are alchemists. They put ingredients and flavours together in ways that are sometimes unfathomable, says Rahul Jacob.
'I felt Test cricket is just beyond my reach.' 'And slowly, slowly, I started doing well.' 'In the second Test against Pakistan, I scored a fifty and when we went to Sialkot I played a series-saving innings, which was a game changer for me.' 'At that stage that was the most important innings of my life.'
India's Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag also feature in list of ten most destructive ODI batsmen.
Muralitharan stirred up controversy when he said the bowling actions of McGrath, Gillespie and Lee could be deemed as illegal.
Australia began their tour of England with an eight-wicket victory over the PCA Masters in a Twenty20 match.
Matthew Hayden thinks Muralitharan accusing the Australian pace trio of chucking will not get him any favours in world cricket.
"I always used to say the toughest people are Manhattan real estate guys and blah, blah. Now I say they're babies," the former New York-based real estate baron said, adding that the toughest are the political people.
Glenn McGrath captured four wickets and Brett Lee and Stuart MacGill grabbed three each as Australia took early command of the second Test.
'Can Tendulkar recreate the magic of his youth?', asks advertising guru Sandeep Goyal.
Australia beat Bangladesh by four wickets in the first ODI
The Australians are looking for some subcontinental help in their bid to win back the Ashes.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
Damien Martyn top scored with 101 as Australia, needing 292 to win, scored 294-8 on the fifth morning of the final Test to complete a first series sweep in South Africa.
Australia, 1-0 up in the series, have named an unchanged team for the third and final Test against New Zealand in Auckland starting on Saturday.
Stuart Clark took five wickets for 55 on his debut to snatch the advantage for Australia on the first day of the first Test against South Africa.
South Africa lead the five-match series 2-1. The next game is on Friday in Durban.
Sachin Tendulkar sent out a warning to the teams participating in next year's cricket World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, saying they need to watch out for defending champions India.
Captain Graeme Smith scored 89 not out to help South Africa beat Australia by two runs in their Twenty20 match.
Gilchrist is one of five Australian batsmen now in the top 10 along with Ponting, Symonds, Hussey and Clarke.
The Australian captain became the first player to win the award twice, while Shane Warne was named Test player of the year.
The Australian paceman took four wickets to lead his team to an 80-run win over South Africa
Cricket diplomacy was in abundance at a rare reception given to Narendra Modi at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground with the prime minister saying a "new journey" in India-Australia relationship has begun.
The Aussies rebounded from a string of wretched results to trounce England by 57 runs in the triangular series.
Australia's three World Cup-winning captains are unified in their belief that under-fire skipper Michael Clarke is the right man to lead the team to a potential fifth tournament victory next March.
Australia and England could both suffer blows as injuries have put Brett Lee and Simon Jones both in doubt
The Australian fast bowler said his bowling action was also "questioned" at the start of his career and he could relate to Murali's feelings.
List of players who have claimed hat-tricks in the Cricket World Cup.
Captain Stephen Fleming, however, may return to the side after having surgery to remove a tumour from his face.
Brett Lee is to have surgery on his nasal passage to correct breathing problems
Pink-coloured cricket balls are ready to be used if the inaugural day-night Test match goes ahead in Australia in November, manufacturer Kookaburra said on Tuesday.
The Australian produced a fast bowling spell bristling with pure hostility to lead his side to a 147-run victory in the first ODI.
