Australian pacers Ben Hilfenhaus and Ryan Harris achieved their highest-ever bowling ratings in the ICC Test rankings after guiding their team to a thrilling three-wicket win over the West Indies in the first Test in Barbados.
Ben Hilfenhaus took five wickets as Australia's pacemen ripped through India's top order to secure an emphatic 110-run victory in the one-day Tri-series on a steamy night at the Gabba in Brisbane on Sunday.
Test seamer Ben Hilfenhaus has been brought into Australia's One-day squad to replace injured paceman Brett Lee, who was ruled out of the triangular series with a broken toe, the team said on Monday.
If Australia seal the series against India in the Perth Test, Ben Hilfenhaus should be rested for the fourth and final match in Adelaide, said Allister de Winter, the coach who helped the fast bowler fine-tune his action.
Australian pacer Ben Hilfenhaus was modest after claiming a five-wicket haul in India's first innings in the first Test, in Melbourne, on Wednesday. He said he was "the lucky one who came away with the rewards".
Former pacer Geoff Lawson has said that Ben Hilfenhaus's removal of England skipper Andrew Strauss in the fifth Ashes Test does not disguise the bowler's glaring inadequacies in a series in which he is averaging 69.2 with the ball.
Zaheer Khan has placed himself in the league of best Indian bowlers when he completed the landmark 250-wickets in the first Test against Australia.
India were reduced to 55 for 4 in their second innings at stumps on Day 4 of the first Test against Australia, still needing 161 runs for what now seems an improbable win.
Injured Australian fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus is taking longer to recuperate than first thought, making him doubtful for Australia's tour of New Zealand starting next month.
Australia has called pacer Clint McKay as a spare bowler due to Ben Hilfenhaus' shoulder injury ahead of the second Test against Pakistan.
Australia, thirsting for revenge after their home defeat by South Africa, could include three debutants in the first Test starting on Thursday.
England's Jonathan Trott overcame a painful blow to the knee to strike a brave century, as he and Matt Prior savaged Australia's attack to build a 346-run lead at stumps on the second day of the fourth Test on Monday.
Former Australian captain Greg Chappell wants the national team and Cricket Australia to consider a rotation system to reduce the pressure on fast bowlers.
Victoria fast bowler Clinton McKay replaced injured Ben Hilfenhaus in the Australian squad as the selectors on Monday announced a 12-man team for the second Test against the West Indies.
Uncapped Ben Laughlin was on Thursday included in the Australian squad and all-rounder Brett Geeves was rewarded for his performance against Bangladesh as the National Selection Panel announced teams for two Twenty20 and five One-Day Internationals against South Africa. Laughlin and Geeves will replace Ben Hilfenhaus and Peter Siddle, who are being rested from the South African one-day series as part of their workload management.
Images from the India vs Australia, 5th ODI in Hyderabad on Thursday.
Australia retained off-colour Matthew Hayden and replaced the injured trio of Brett Lee, Andrew Symonds and Shane Watson with three uncapped players for the third and final Test against South Africa. Having already conceded the three-match series to Graeme Smith's men, the selectors on Tuesday drafted in three uncapped players -- pacemen Doug Bollinger and Ben Hilfenhaus and all-rounder Andrew McDonald -- in the 12-man squad.
England collapsed spectacularly to 82 for five in their second innings to leave Australia on the brink of victory in the fourth Ashes Test in Leeds on Saturday. Marcus North's patient century guided Australia to a commanding total of 445 on the second day and Ben Hilfenhaus and Mitchell Johnson claimed five wickets in 44 balls to leave England's hopes in tatters.
Shane Warne and controversy are never far apart and the flamboyant Australian spin legend shocked yet again by using a four-letter word while doing commentary during the drawn Ashes Test at Edgbaston.
Australia reduced England to 169 for seven at tea in their second innings on the final day of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff on Sunday during an attritional afternoon session. Paul Collingwood fought a dour, rearguard act to reach 55 not out after more than four hours at the crease but at the interval England still trailed by 70 on the first innings with 34 overs remaining.
Spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar were both included in the England side while Australia opted to play their only specialist spinner Nathan Hauritz.
Australia skipper Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat in the first Test against South Africa in Johannesburg on Thursday. Opening batsman Phillip Hughes, spin bowling all-rounder Marcus North and swing bowler Ben Hilfenhaus were included in the Australian playing eleven to make their Test debuts.
MSD Dhoni survived a quick bouncer first up and then produced one of the best innings in recent times in one-day cricket when he smashed 124 off 107 deliveries to lead India to a convincing 99-run victory.
Twenty-year-old Phillip Hughes will replace retired opener Matthew Hayden in Australia's squad for the three-Test tour of South Africa. The squad includes three other uncapped players in fast bowler Ben Hilfenhaus, batsman Marcus North and 36-year-old leg-spinner Bryce McGain.
Fast bowler Doug Bollinger will replace the injured Ben Hilfenhaus in Australia's Test squad for the tour of West Indies. Hilfenhaus has suffered a recurrence of a stress fracture in his lower back.
Australia removed three top-order England batsman at negligible cost in the opening session of the final day of the first Ashes Test in Cardiff on Sunday to move closer to a crushing victory. England, 20 for two overnight after trailing by 239 on the first innings, were in disarray at the interval with the score at 102 for five on a sunlit morning and no sign of the rain which came to their rescue on Saturday.
South Africa captain Graeme Smith plans to put extra pressure on Australia's newcomers in the second Test starting on Friday after his side's comprehensive defeat in the first Test.
Pacer Mitchell Johnson returns to the Australian team after a fortnight's rest for the third one-dayer against South Africa at the SCG on Friday. Johnson, who was rested after the 1-2 Test series loss against the Proteas, replaces Ben Hilfenhaus in the 12-man squad for the third match of the five-game series, which is locked 1-1.
The pair will replace Stuart Clark and Ben Hilfenhaus in a reshuffled team for the fourth match of the triangular series.
Australia's pace bowler Shaun Tait lost the fitness battle for a place in the Twenty-20 World Cup squad.
Check out the Chennai Super Kings squad for IPL 2014.
Injury-prone all-rounder Shane Watson has been ruled out of Australia's entire series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates with a calf injury, the country's cricket board said on Sunday.
Australia captain Michael Clarke has been reprimanded for showing dissent at an umpire's decision in a Sheffield Shield match, the country's cricket board said on Friday.
Hobart Hurricanes produced a commanding performance to beat Northern Knights by 86 runs in a Group B match in Raipur to keep their hopes afloat in the Oppo Champions League Twenty20.
The seemingly invincible Kolkata Knight Riders will start outright favourites when they square off against Australia's Hobart Hurricanes in the semi-finals of the Oppo Champions League T20 in Hyderabad.
Hobart Hurricanes produced a professional performance as they beat Barbados Tridents in convincing manner to enter the semi-finals of the Oppo Champions League T20, in Mohali.
Only pride will be at stake when Delhi Daredevils host embattled Royal Challengers Bangalore in an inconsequential IPL game in New Delhi, on Sunday, with both teams seeking an end to their misfiring campaign on a positive note.
Australia have put fast bowlers Doug Bollinger and Nathan Coulter-Nile on standby for next week's third Ashes Test against England in Perth should any of the current pacemen break down during the second Test in Adelaide, starting on Thursday.
Former Australian cricketer Geoff Lawson feels India would need a combination of tight technique and tough minds to get the better of the Aussies.
After their best-ever show at IPL 7, Kings XI Punjab will look to continue their aggressive brand of cricket when they start their campaign against Hobart Hurricanes in a Group B match of the Champions League Twenty20 in Mohali on Thursday.
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