Captain Ricky Ponting and opener Adam Gilchrist shared a record partnership on Sunday to set Australia up for a 89-run over England in a triangular one-day series.
'Time for all you fans to welcome back Dada who rejoins the DC camp after 4 years, as our Director of Cricket.'
Ricky Ponting, the most successful captain in 134 years of Test cricket, resigned as the Australian Test and one-day skipper on Tuesday but aims to continue playing the game at the highest level.
Nathan Hauritz will replace fellow off-spinner Jason Krejza in Australia's playing eleven for the crucial second Test against South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in Melbourne starting on Friday.
Ricky Ponting on Wednesday defended Australia's recent defeats, saying it was going through a transition phase with youngsters coming in just when seniors were running out of form but claimed he was enjoying the challenge.
Shane Watson took 5 for 40 with his medium-pace as Australia dismissed Pakistan for 148 on the second day of the first Test. Australia then struggled to 100 for 4 in their second essay, for an overall lead of 205.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat against India in the first Test at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore.
Australia opener Usman Khawaja has vented his frustration after the team lost 10 World Test Championship (WTC) points for slow over-rates.
Former captain Mark Taylor feels that either Ricky Ponting or Mike Hussey should be dropped for the first Test against India, in Melbourne, to make room for both the all-rounder Dan Christian and recovering batsman Shaun Marsh in the top six.
Agarkar joining Delhi Capitals also ends speculation that he may join the Indian team as a bowling consultant.
Delhi promoted all-rounder Lalit Yadav and Pant said the team management is trying to groom him.
'But it's not a good spectacle when pretty obviously wrong decisions are made'
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting felt too many mistakes cost them the match and resulted in an early exit from the ICC World Twenty20 after they lost by six wickets to Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.
Kookaburra has agreed to withdraw its graphite-reinforced bat from all first-class cricket by October 1
Following Pant's absence, KL Rahul has filled in to his shoes and produced a good show at the recent ODI World Cup, amassing 452 runs at an average of 75.33.
The Australian bat manufacturer Kookaburra have agreed to the immediate voluntary withdrawal of those bats.
Simon Katich fell eight runs short of a century as Australia finished Day 1 in the opening Test against the West Indies on 322 for 5, in Brisbane, on Thursday.
Images from the India vs Australia, 5th ODI in Hyderabad on Thursday.
India captain Anil Kumble, who had a reconciliation meeting with Ricky Ponting during the day, said it was just something that happened in the heat of the moment. Cricket is larger than individual and its time to move on.
CA boss James Sutherland has written to the players saying he would not grant them consent to play unless his organisation is involved in the negotiations.
Rudi Koertzen has apologised to Kumar Sangakkara after mistakenly giving him out on the final day of the second Test against Australia.
Heavy rain left the Edgbaston outfield covered in pools of water on Wednesday, just one day before the start of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia.
Australia batted throughout a rain-interrupted third day of the first Ashes Test against England to take a 44-run first innings lead over the hosts on Friday.
England pace bowler James Anderson took two wickets in 14 deliveries to reduce Australia to 348 for 4 at lunch on Day 3 of the first Test against England.
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Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson has opted out of the Indian Premier League and a possible US $1.5 million income as he fears playing in the Twenty20 event may lead to injury and burn-out, his manager said. The names of Johnson and Australia captain Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke were not among the 416 released for next month's player auction in Bangalore.
Senior Indian batsman Rahul Dravid on Sunday became only the third player in history to score 12,000 Test runs when he reach 43 during the first match against South Africa in Centurion on Sunday.
Ricky Ponting's 17-year Test career came to an end just before lunch on the fourth day of the third Test against South Africa at the WACA on Monday after he had made eight runs.
Australia's Ricky Ponting and England's Andrew Strauss talk of the importance of the first hour and the first delivery of the Ashes.
Shane Watson is not embarrassed by his on-field antics but Australian skipper Ricky Ponting is and will talk to his players about their on-field behaviour. The third Test between Australia and the West Indies was marred by a few ugly incidents, involving players from both the sides.
Gujarat Lions skipper Suresh Raina, Mumbai Indians spinner Harbhajan Singh and Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar have got a place in former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting's Best XI of Indian Premier League 2017.
Australia ended the third day of the third test on 102 for two, still trailing South Africa by 340 runs with eight wickets remaining in Cape Town on Saturday.
Michael Hussey did a redemption act after a woeful Test series as he struck an unbeaten half century (53) to lead Australia to a six-wicket victory in the second Twenty20 International against South Africa in Brisbane on Tuesday.
England lost three quick wickets in the last hour to slump to 53 for three in reply to Australia's 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Friday.
'Shreyas Iyer likes a challenge, tough situations, playing against the top teams.'
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