Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will retire from international cricket at the end of the second Test against West Indies.
The Australian leg-spinner pleaded guilty to the charges of improper conduct but his appeal against the length of the ban was rejected.
But the ex-Australian spinner Stuart MacGill was acquitted in a charge of commercial drug supply
The New South Wales Police on Wednesday arrested four men including Marino Sotiropoulos -- Stuart MacGill's girlfriend Maria O'Meagher.
Australian police arrested four men in dawn raids on Wednesday in connection with the alleged kidnap and assault of former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill.
During the bail application of Son Minh Nguyen, the accused charged with being a key player in the incident, the court heard that text messages between him and an undercover operative were presented by police as evidence.
Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will retire from international cricket at the end of the second Test against West Indies, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Sunday.
Former leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has sued Cricket Australia for $2.6 million, claiming that CA owes him the money as part of his injury payments.
Stuart MacGill is likely to miss the first two Tests due to a hand surgery he will undergo later this week.
Former Australian leg-spinner Stuart MacGill feels the Decision Review System will remain controversial whether it is used or not but the prerogative to use the technology should remain with the on-field umpires and not the players.
Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has come out of retirement to play for the Sydney Sixers in Australia's revamped domestic Twenty20 league.
Stuart MacGill took 10-133 as Australia beat Bangladesh by an innings and 98 runs on the fourth day of the second Test to clinch the series 2-0.
36-year-old Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill, who is fighting for form and fitness, is considering retiring from Test cricket and will make a decision on his future before the Boxing Day Test against India.
Spin bowling and its "dynamic" batting line-up will be key to India's success in the ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka, while a top-two finish is highly unlikely for struggling Australia, feels former Oz leg-spinner Stuart MacGill.
MacGill has the career statistics of 121 wickets in 24 Tests, five wickets a Test.
Shock call-up Michael Beer is simply unqualified to play for Australia in the third Ashes Test this week, according to former Test spinner Stuart MacGill.
Australia coach John Buchanan said the leg-spinner was in the equation to play the fifth Test alongside Shane Warne
The leg-spinner was recalled to the Australia squad for the Test series against Sri Lanka.
The leg spinner was picked for Thursday's first Test even though the pitch in Perth usually favours fast bowlers.
Brad Hodge was named 12th man while Michael Clarke moved up the batting order to four for the ICC Super Test.
The leg-spinner was the only change to the side that thrashed England in each of the first three Tests to clinch the five-match series.
Australia's newly-appointed spin mentor Stuart MacGill has warned the team against bringing in Xavier Doherty for the second Test as he feels the left-arm tweaker is 'not a Test bowler' and the move would boomerang on the visitors.
MacGill was replaced by Brad Hogg in one of three changes to the Australian team that crushed Zimbabwe in the first Test.
The Australia Test leg spinner had a heated exchange with an umpire during a one-day game.
Stuart MacGill has been ordered to improve his fitness or face losing his place in Australia's team for the series against India. The leg spinner has been suffering from knee and hand problems and struggled to produce anything like his best form during Australia's 2-0 win over Sri Lanka.
Ricky Ponting thinks Australia's long-ending search for a quality spin bowler is finally over and feels Nathan Hauritz has got all the qualities to fill in the void left by Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill.
MacGill has broken his silence on his alleged kidnapping and assault
He thinks Australia can capitalise on England's weakness against quality spin bowling.
Former Australia leg-spinner Stuart MacGill has said that even though Ravichandran Ashwin is India's premier spinner, Karn Sharma's inclusion in the playing XI for the first Test against Australia is justified.
Former Australian spinner Stuart MacGill is surprised by India's poor batting display in the Test series so far and has called on the visitors to show some pride in the remaining two matches.
Mike Hussey has asked Australian selectors to choose a specialist spinner for the first Test against India starting December 26 and hoped leg-spinner Stuart MacGill will be able to make the cut.
Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs in the second Test to complete a 2-0 series whitewash on Thursday.
The second Test against India starts in Adelaide on Friday.