Left-arm seamer Mitchell Starc's inclusion, in place of injured fast bowler James Pattinson, is the only change, in the 12-man Australian squad for the third Test against India in Perth, starting on January 13.
Shunned England batsman Kevin Pietersen has a calf injury and will not fly to India to play in the IPL as he had planned, British media reported on Wednesday.
Virat Kohli struck a match-winning unbeaten 84 while Chris Gayle laid the foundation with a quickfire 92 to power Rayal Challengers Bangalore to the final of the Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Bangalore on Friday.
Uncapped New South Wales batsman Usman Khawaja was named on Tuesday in Australia's 14-man squad on Tuesday for next month's two-Testseries against Pakistan in Britain.
Following Chennai Super Kings' exit from the Champions League T20, Mahendra Singh Dhoni now has three successive failures in the last three months. Bikash Mohapatra writes that Dhoni's aversion to taking risks has resulted in the slump.
Statistical highlights of Tuesday's Champions League Twenty20 match between New South Wales and Chennai Super Kings, in Chennai.
Languishing at the bottom of the table, defending champions Chennai Super Kings require victory by a big margin to keep their hopes of making the semifinals of the Champions League Twenty20 alive when they take on New South Wales, in Chennai, on Tuesday.
Following their crucial five-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in the Champions League Twenty20, in Chennai, on Sunday, New South Wales captain Simon Katich backed his side to continue their good form in the rest of the tournament.
Mumbai Indians paid the price of a listless batting display as they suffered their first defeat in the Champions League Twenty20 with a five-wicket loss to New South Wales in Chennai on Sunday.
Trinidad & Tobago captain Darren Ganga, on Wednesday, defended his decision to use Ravi Rampaul in the Super Over in their Champions League T20 clash against New South Wales Blues, in Chennai, saying the later has been their best bowler at the death overs.
New South Wales made a sensational fightback by smashing 16 runs in the final over before defeating Trinidad and Tobago via the Super Over Eliminator in a dramatic Champions League Twenty20 match in Chennai on Wednesday.
'I think the ECB has been very forward-thinking,' Buttler said, praising the board for recognising the challenges of living in bio-bubbles
Pakistan-born Australian batsman Usman Khawaja on Tuesday claimed that his visa for travelling to India to participate in next month's Champions League T20 was held up because of his country of birth.
A risk assessment by the board's security team concluded the situation in the country was stable enough for the tour to go ahead.
Pacer Josh Hazlewood has hinted they may be better off playing in the IPL instead of Australian domestic cricket, considering the league's success in moulding decent cricketers into "much better players". Hazlewood, who plays for Chennai Super Kings in the IPL, is one of the one few Australian players who turn out in all three formats of the game and is part of the enlarged 26-man squad that was named last week.
England's Moeen Ali has publicly committed to joining the touring party to Bangladesh should he be selected, despite security concerns ahead of the five-week tour.
Michael Clarke's Sydney cricket club is being probed for declaring at 17-0 during a local game on Sunday and claiming it was to boost the injured Australian captain's chances of batting time before the first Test against India next month.
Phil Hughes, who died on Thursday aged 25, will forever be remembered as one of Australian cricket's free spirits.
Steve Smith believes he must improve his body language on the field as he gears up for one of the biggest challenges of his captaincy in the five-Test Ashes series against England.
Australia coach Tim Nielsen said the cramped schedule is hurting his team with injuries to key players but stayed short of criticizing the administrators for introducing new formats of domestic Twenty20 tournaments.
Australia suffered a huge blow ahead of Wednesday's second one-dayer against India as fast bowlers Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson as well as all-rounder James Hopes were ruled out of the match due to injuries.
Winning the series opener could not dilute Ricky Ponting's anger. The Australian captain is absolutely furious, claiming that the Champions League Twenty20 hindered his team's preparation for the ongoing ODI series against India.
New South Wales were crowned inaugural Champions League Twenty20 champions after they snapped Trinidad and Tobago's fairytale run with a 41-run victory in a high-voltage summit clash in Hyderabad on Friday night.
After sealing their semifinal berth in the Champions League Twenty20 with a comprehensive six-wicket win over Somerset, New South Wales skipper Simon Katich heaped praise on his bowlers for doing a commendable job in the League A match in Hyderabad on Sunday.
A battle of nerves will unfold when Trinidad & Tobago and New South Wales Blues -- the two unbeaten sides in the event so far -- clash in a League A match of the inaugural Champions League Twenty20 tournament in Hyderabad on Thursday.
New South Wales captain Simon Katich is surprised by the dismal start that IPL teams have made to the Champions League but reckons that Indian teams will bounce back soon in the ongoing Twenty20 event.
Aussie leg-spinner Steven Smith tells Bikash Mohapatra that he is confident of carrying the mantle from Shane Warne and becoming a genuine all-rounder.
The Barmy Army, also paid homage to the late left-hander by chanting "There's only one Phillip Hughes" to the tune of 'Winter Wonderland' during the opening session of the fifth day of the match.
Bangladesh is hopeful England will go ahead with their planned tour of the South Asian country later this year despite Friday's attack by gunmen at an upmarket Dhaka restaurant that left 20 dead.
The tour will include a 14-day quarantine-cum-training period in Sydney starting November 12 for the Indians who will fly in after the IPL final on November 10.
David Warner and Steven Smith on Tuesday looked heaven-wards and raised their bats on reaching 63, score from where the late Phillip Hughes could proceed.
Rajneesh Gupta gives us a list of noteworthy statistics from first-class and Ranji Trophy
The wife of banned cricketer David Warner has confirmed he walked off the field while batting in a Sydney club game on Saturday after he was sledged by the brother of his dead former team mate Phillip Hughes. Warner, who is serving a 12-month ban from first class and international cricket for his role in a ball-tampering scandal, returned to the crease after a short break and then scored 157 not out for his Randwick-Petersham club.
New Zealand skipper Daniel Vettori on Wednesday joined Queensland Bulls as its "guest player" for the 2009-10 KFC Twenty20 'Big Bash' competition.
A contender for the coaching job of the Indian Premier League Kochi franchise, Matthew Mott will have to resign as New South Wales coach if he accepts the lucrative offer from the new Twenty20 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.
Batting might tilts the balance in New South Wales' favour when Simon Katich and his men cross swords with Victoria Bushrangers in an all-Australian semi-final in the Champions League Twenty20 in Delhi on Wednesday.
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.
Trinidad & Tobago skipper Darren Ganga lauded Keiron Pollard for his scintillating batting display and said the Caribbean team is full with talents like him who are hungry to perform on the big stage.
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