Australia fast bowler Stuart Clark could be ruled out of the return tour of South Africa after failing to recover from his elbow injury, a newspaper report claimed on Wednesday.
Wouldn't be surprised if Virat Kohli and Sam Konstas share a smiling photo post-match: Stuart Clark
The dawn of a new era had begun under Sourav Ganguly's aggressive leadership. With Ganguly and Coach John Wright at the helm India had transitioned into a force to be reckoned with.
Australia paceman Stuart Clark will miss the second Test against India starting on Friday after failing to recover from an elbow injury.
Sydney Sixers boss Stuart Clark has slammed the decision to withdraw Shane Watson midway through their Twenty20 Champions League campaign in South Africa whereas Cricket Australia has said that they began negotiations with the Sixers in August about the possibility of resting the all rounder from the Champions League.
Stating that Sachin Tendulkar's mental strength makes him a legendary batsman, former Australia pacer Stuart Clark has said the 'modern-day Don Bradman' would get to his elusive 100th international century in the second Test against Australia in Sydney.
Australia vice-captain Shane Watson has signed up with Sydney Sixers in the Twenty20 Big Bash League and will take part in the tournament during the gap between the home Test series against New Zealand and India.
Veteran New South Wales pacer Stuart Clark, on Saturday, said his team's openers David Warner and Shane Watson are due big knocks in the Champions League Twenty20 and is hoping that these innings come in their remaining two group matches.
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.
Fast bowlers Nathan Bracken and Stuart Clark and batsmen Brad Hodge along with David Hussey and wicketkeeper Graham Manou have been dropped from the new contract list announced by Cricket Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Paceman Stuart Clark is not guaranteed a place in Australia's team for the fifth and deciding Ashes test against England despite his strong performance at Headingley, chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said on Wednesday.
Former Australian Test cricketers have termed struggling fast bowler Mitchell Johnson's second Ashes Test performance as "disgraceful" even as his captain Ricky Ponting stood firmly behind him.
Former Australian captain Greg Chappell wants the national team and Cricket Australia to consider a rotation system to reduce the pressure on fast bowlers.
Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the Gabba starting next week.
A fit-again Michael Clarke on Wednesday returned to Australia's 12-member squad as its vice-captain for the first cricket Test against the West Indies starting on November 26 in Brisbane.
South Africa's domestic Twenty20 champions Diamond Eagles will have to play out of their skin if they desire to start their Champions League campaign on a winning note against a formidable New South Wales (NSW) in New Delhi on Friday.
New South Wales is Australia's most successful domestic team and one to watch out for in the upcoming T20 tournament. The 15-man squad includes as many as eight current international players, led by pace ace Brett Lee, who played a major role in Australia's ICC Champions Trophy triumph.
Spinners Graeme Swann and Monty Panesar were both included in the England side while Australia opted to play their only specialist spinner Nathan Hauritz.
Pacer Stuart Clark's elbow injury kept him out of Australia's practice session in Mohali on Wednesday and team physio Alex Kountouris will assess him on Thursday to find out if he could be fit in time for the second Test against India starting on Friday. In case Clark fails to recover in time, either Peter Siddle or Doug Bollinger is virtually assured of winning their first Test cap.
Indian and Australian cricket teams arrived in Mohali on Tuesday night to play the second match of the four-match Test series at Mohali beginning Friday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and elected to bat first in Sunday's tri-series ODI against India.
Despite the Aussies struggling against spinners Piyush Chawla and Pragyan Ojha in the Board President's match, Michael Hussey is confident they will blunt India's spin during the Test series.
Board President's XI were 110 for 2 in their second innings when stumps were drawn on their third day, having stretched their overall lead to a healthy 251.
India's star middle order batsman Yuvraj Singh faces a disciplinary hearing with Match Referee Mike Proctor for showing dissent after his dismissal in the first Test against Australia.
Stuart Clark did the spadework and David Warner then set the tone of the chase as New South Wales crushed Somerset by six wickets with 8.1 overs in the Champions League Twenty20 in Hyderabad on Sunday.
Simon Katich and Boeta Dippenaar, captains of New South Wales and Diamond Eagles, slammed the newly-laid Ferozeshah Kotla pitch, saying it was far from ideal for Twenty20 cricket.
Kent have defended the decision to sign Australian bowler Stuart Clark for the run-up to the Ashes series after criticism from English cricket's chief that the move may help their age-old rivals. Kent announced on Tuesday they had signed the 33-year-old seamer until June as he recovers from the elbow injury which has kept him out of Australia's tour of South Africa.
Pacer Stuart Clarke was on Thursday ruled of Australia's Test tour to South Africa after he failed to recover from an elbow injury. Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) said it would like to give further time to Clark, who underwent surgery six weeks ago to remove bone spurs from his right elbow, to recover from his injury and therefore he will not be considered for selection for the upcoming Test tour of South Africa.
Australia, replying to England's first innings of 102, ended Day 1 in the fourth Ashes Test on 196 for 4, a lead of 94 runs.
West Indies trailed Australia by 316 runs with seven first-innings wickets remaining after seamer Stuart Clark claimed the hosts' top three batsmen on the second day of the first Test on Friday. Clark's excellent spell of three for 18, including the prize wicket of captain Ramnaresh Sarwan, left the hosts struggling on 115 for three chasing Australia's total of 431.
Australia will be counting on their pace attack, not spin, to beat India in their four-Test series that begins next month, chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch said on Friday. Australia named the uncapped Doug Bollinger and Peter Siddle in their 15-man squad to provide back-up to the front line trio of Brett Lee, Stuart Clark and Mitchell Johnson for the series.
Australians are taking lessons from a leadership guru to help the new faces not be overawed during the upcoming Test series.
Rudi Koertzen has apologised to Kumar Sangakkara after mistakenly giving him out on the final day of the second Test against Australia.
Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has admitted that his team-mates are worried over the fact that they will be visiting New Delhi to play a Test match where recently bomb blasts claimed many lives. Australia are scheduled to play the third Test of their four-match series in New Delhi from October 29.
India were unchanged from the side that played the abandoned match in Brisbane last Tuesday.
Ashley Noffke and Adam Voges have been added to the Australian squad for Sunday's ODI against India.
Australia recalled seamer Stuart Clark in place of Shaun Tait for the one-day tri-series against Sri Lanka and India.
India, dismissed for 196 in the first innings, trail Australia by 179 runs at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test.
Anil Kumble bagged five wickets and Mathew Hayden scored a century as Australia ended the opening day of the Melbourne Test on 337 for 9.
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