Determined to clinch the only trophy missing from their cupboard, formidable Australia face potential giant-killers Bangladesh in their second and final Group A match for a place in the Super Eight stage of the Twenty20 World Cup in Barbados on Wednesday.
Pakistan have now suffered defeat in 11 consecutive international matches against Australia. The sequence started in September 2009 with the Champions Trophy match at Centurion when Australia registered a two-wicket win off the last ball.
Ricky Ponting looked poised to make amends for running out Usman Khawaja with a big score as Australia reached 154-3 in reply to New Zealand's first innings 295 after the second day of the first Test on Friday.
Australia look well on course for a resounding victory over New Zealand in the second Test at Hamilton after the home side were left struggling on 185 for five at stumps at Seddon Park on Tuesday.
Shane Watson blazed a magnificent 161 not out, and clubbed a six to win the game, as Australia scored 297 for four to beat England by six wickets in their first One-Day International on Sunday.
David Hussey and Mitchell Johnson helped Australia secure an easy six-wkt win over New Zealand in the opening Twenty20 in Wellington on Friday. Set a paltry 119 to win, the visitors got to their target with 24 balls to spare.
Disappointed with Indian batsmen's poor shot selection in their 329-run chase, former skipper Sunil Gavaskar said that the pressure of the World Cup semi-final got to the team as it was outplayed by Australia in Sydney.
Flambuoyant English batsman Kevin and compatriot all rounder Andrew Flintoff will be the star attractions among 43 players who would go under hammer at the Indian Premier League's second season Players' Auction in Panaji on Friday.
Australia opener Phil Hughes scored his first Test hundred in 2-1/2 years on Monday as Sri Lanka pressed for a series levelling victory in the third and final Test.
Usman Khawaja hit an impressive century ahead of the three-Test series against Sri Lanka, as Australia took the upper hand in their warm-up match against Sri Lanka Board XI's in Colombo on Friday. The Pakistan-born batsman scored 101 before retiring, as the tourists amassed 311-5 in their first innings in reply to a the Sri Lanka Board XI's 258 at stumps on the penultimate day of the three-day game.
Ricky Ponting cracked an impressive 90 not out to steer Australia to an easy eight-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second One-day International.
It has come as a big relief for Australia that Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar has been rested for the three-match One-Day International series.
Australia batsman George Bailey equalled Brian Lara's Test record for most runs off an over against England at the WACA in Perth on Monday.
Australia have named Mike Hussey as deputy to skipper Ricky Ponting in their 15-player squad for a one-day series in India starting on October 25.
In a report by Michael Clarke, a former government adviser and the head of the Royal United Services Institute, over the next five to 10 years, about 800 Muslim prisoners, who are in jail for non-terrorism offences, are due to be released having been radicalised in jail.
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag is the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday.
Australia will continue to experiment with their batting line-up against Scotland on Saturday as they attempt to give players some time in the middle before the knockout phase, captain Michael Clarke said.
India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is set to start a new innings after marrying childhood friend Shakshi Singh Rawat in Dehradun on Sunday night, continued to top the ICC ODI batsmen chart released in Dubai.
Images from the World Cup match between Australia and Kenya, at the Chinnaswamy stadium, in Bangalore, on Sunday.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting believes that the way the team performed in his absence, thrashing England 6-1 in their ODI series, showed that they were ready to chase their fourth consecutive World Cup.
Australia off-spinner Nathan Hauritz's participation at the World Cup could be in doubt after he appeared to have dislocated his right shoulder while fielding in the second one-day international against England on Friday.
A handful of leading Australians, including Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson, turned down the offer to focus on their international careers.
All-rounder Cameron White was on Friday appointed captain of Australia's Twenty20 squad after Michael Clarke quit the post and the format in the aftermath of the team's Ashes defeat to England.
The opener was left out because of a hamstring strain from the Australian squad for the Twenty20 match against India.
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.
Australia on Monday named a 13-man squad for the lone Twenty20 International against Pakistan in Melbourne on Friday, drafting specialist players for the shortest format, including two new faces, in view of the T20 World Cup in the West Indies in May. The National Selection Panel (NSP) picked a radically different outfit from the one-day squad.
India opener Gautam Gambhir had his numero uno status intact while team-mate Virender Sehwag slipped a place to sixth in the latest ICC ranking for the Test batsmen.
Australia recovered from a top order collapse in their second innings to end Day 3 in the first Test 307 runs ahead of Pakistan at the MCG on Monday. After dismissing Pakistan for 258 just before tea for a first-innings lead of 196, they were 111 for 3 at stumps.
Australia captain Michael Clarke termed India captain Kohli's hundred as a great knock and as good as any second innings hundred, while being effusive in his praise for his own team.
Australian captain Michael Clarke once again failed with the bat as his side lost their one-off international Twenty20 against Sri Lanka at the WACA Ground in Perth on Sunday.
Captain Ricky Ponting, his deputy Adam Gilchrist, Andrew Symonds, Matthew Hayden, Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Brett Lee, Nathan Bracken, Brad Haddin, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Jason Gillespie and Cameron White are the Australians who have joined the IPL.
Star-power is missing after heavyweights from both the teams were either rested or ruled out but weather-permitting, a cracker of a contest can still be expected when India and Australia lock horns in the first ODI of a three-match series in Kochi on Sunday.
Poor ground conditions may prevent the second ODI between India and Australia on October 2 from getting underway.
Australian batsman Cameron White scored a trouble-free century to consign England to a six-wicket defeat in the third one-day international in Southampton on Wednesday.
Al-Qaeda is obsessed with using commercial airliners to carry out terror attacks and it may try again to use aircraft to strike Western targets, a leading British defence think-tank warned on Tuesday. The warning comes a day after three British men of Pakistani origin were convicted of plotting to blow up flights from London to North America using bombs disguised as soft drinks.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has said that the prospect of changes to the team's batting line-up for October's Test tour of India is remote.
Australia notched 145-4 from their 20 overs and had reduced the hosts to four for two before rain intervened in the first of two internationals.
Amidst calls for his head after the recent Ashes loss, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting today said he would not mind sharing the captaincy, with his deputy Michael Clarke being made in-charge of the shorter versions of the game.
Australia's captain steered his team to 136 for two at the close, just 34 runs behind Pakistan who bowled out the Australians for 88 on the first day of the second Test at Headingley.
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