A back injury has sidelined Peter Siddle for five months but the Australian paceman insists that it has nothing do with excessive workload. Siddle has to undergo a three month rehabilitation before considering a return.
Paceman Brett Lee, all-rounder Moises Henriques and opening batsman Phil Hughes on Friday joined their NSW Blues team-mate David Warner in the Champions League All-Star XI team.
New South Wales captain Simon Katich heaped praised on his team-mates for their all-round show against country cousins Victoria Bushrangers in the Champions League Twenty20 semifinals and said their consistent performance will give them the edge in the final.
The second edition of All-Star XI was updated after the completion of Monday night's league stage, with Delhi's Dirk Nannes and Victoria's Andrew McDonald also forcing their way into the team.
After suffering an eight-wicket defeat at the hands of Cape Cobras, Victorian Bushrangers captain Cameron White on Saturday admitted their batting order failed to shrug off the hangover of two quick dismissals in very first over of the match.
A wounded Delhi Daredevils will have to quickly get their acts together if they have to stay alive in the inaugural Champions League when they take on Sri Lanka's Wayamba in their second Group D match at the Feroz Shah Kotla on Sunday.
After a thrashing from Victoria Bushrangers, Delhi Daredevils captain Gautam Gambhir says he and senior batsman Virender Sehwag will have to shoulder the responsibility of steering the team to the next stage of the Champions League Twenty20.
Victoria Bushrangers proved too good for Delhi Daredevils, winning their opening Group D match in the Champions League Twenty20 by seven wickets at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Friday.
Australia's Matthew Wade struck his maiden one-day century to help secure a comprehensive 92-run victory over a disjointed Pakistan in the first one-day international in Brisbane on Friday.
The selection of opener Cameron Bancroft, wicketkeeper Tim Paine and number six Shaun Marsh all looked to have backfired early in the series-opener but all three finished strongly in Brisbane to help Australia to victory and boost their confidence ahead of the second test in Adelaide starting on Saturday.
With a view to build a team for the 2011 World Cup, Australian selectors on Thursday included three new faces while leaving out batsman Brad Hodge in the preliminary squad of 30 for the ICC Champions Trophy to be held in September in South Africa.
Royal Challengers Bangalore will have to play out of their skins for a win while Delhi Daredevils will look to shrug off inconsistent form when the two Indian sides lock horns in a potential high-voltage League B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Bangalore on Saturday.
The rally was being planned by UK-based Kashmiri groups to mark the first death anniversary of the commander of the Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist outfit killed in a gun battle with Indian armed forces in the Kashmir Valley on July 8 last year.
Australia have chosen the experience of Peter Siddle over the potential of the uncapped Joe Mennie as their third seamer for the opening Test against South Africa, which starts on Thursday.
All-rounder Marcus Stoinis was called up for Australia's two remaining Tests in India on the strength of his bowling and previous performances in the region, interim chief selector Trevor Hohns said on Thursday.
Australia paceman Stuart Clark will miss the second Test against India starting on Friday after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
India head into the first Test against Australia on Wednesday with little match practice after their tour match against state side Victoria was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Saturday, the last day of the warm-up match.
India won the toss and elected to bat against Victoria in their rain-delayed three-day practice match at the Junction Oval in Melbourne.
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Sourav Ganguly smashed 51 not out, while Rahul Dravid was unbeaten on a sedate 33 on a rain-affected first day of their warm-up match against Victoria.
The former India captain said he has no problem facing the new ball bowlers led by Brett Lee on the bouncy wickets in Australia.
Brad Hodge will take his place in the team with Adam Gilchrist assuming the captaincy.
Pakistan's ex-cricket captain Shoaib Malik says he is proud his Indian wife Sania Mirza has become the world's top-ranked doubles tennis player, adding it is honour for both countries.
A self-confessed tennis fan, former Indian cricket captain Sunil Gavaskar has bought stake in the the Singapore franchise of veteran Mahesh Bhupathi's ambitious brainchild -- the International Premier Tennis League.
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Katich opened the batting with Gilchrist after Australian selectors dropped Hayden from the one-day side.
Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai, Kuala Lumpur and a city in the Middle-East will be home to the first five teams of the inaugural International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) later this year.
Although a final decision on his fitness is yet to be taken, the selectors have decided to play safe by inducting Hussey.
All-rounder Asela Gunaratne struck a superb 84 off 46 balls to inspire Sri Lanka to a dramatic two-wicket victory over Australia in the second Twenty20 International in South Geelong, Victoria on Sunday.
The Australian leg spinner has been named in the team for the opening one-day match against the World XI on Wednesday.
West Indies wicketkeeper Courtney Browne has admitted his side are rusty after three months off but should be ready to face Australia and Pakistan.
In a bid to further deepen ties with India, Australia is looking forward to welcome Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he is expected to attend the G20 Summit in Brisbane.
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Rain denied England's batsmen a chance to inflict further misery on Australia A's hapless bowlers, washing out the entire second day's play in the four-day Ashes tour match in Hobart on Thursday.
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