May 31, 2009

Johnson eyes top six

Filed under: News — @ 11:12 am

Mitchell Johnson sees a day when he is good enough to bat in the top six

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Nannes wants to take on Aussies

Filed under: News — @ 10:38 am

Fast bowler Dirk Nannes is desperate for the Netherlands to reach the World Twenty20 Super Eights stage so that he can take on Australia.

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Hussey confident of revival in England

Filed under: News — @ 10:33 am

Michael Hussey believes he can emerge from a lean Test run and regain the consistency that made him one of the game’s leading batsmen

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Sore Ponting cleared after wrist scare

Filed under: News — @ 9:01 am

Ricky Ponting was left with a bruised right wrist after being hit while batting in the nets at Nottingham

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Ponting ‘fine’ after wrist injury

Filed under: News — @ 4:59 am

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has been cleared to compete in the World Twenty20 after suffering an injury scare in practice at Trent Bridge in Nottingham ahead of the tournament.

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Johnson eyes a top-order spot

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Mitchell Johnson believes he can bat in the top six, raising the possibility he could become the game’s top all-rounder.

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May 30, 2009

Ponting warns England against half-fit Flintoff

Filed under: News — @ 1:08 am

Australia’s captain Ricky Ponting believes that England will be taking a massive gamble if they risk playing a half-fit Andrew Flintoff in the Ashes later this summer

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Ponting puts heat on Flintoff

Filed under: News — @ 12:25 am

Australia captain Ricky Ponting has warned England that playing Andrew Flintoff in the forthcoming Ashes series could be fatal if the all-rounder is not fully fit.

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May 29, 2009

Bracken expects tough time

Filed under: News — @ 6:01 pm

Australia bowler Nathan Bracken is expecting a tough time at the ICC World Twenty20 starting in England on June 5, expecting pitches to favour batsmen.

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Bailey handed Tasmania captaincy

Filed under: News — @ 5:01 pm

George Bailey has been confirmed as the new captain of Tasmania after Daniel Marsh stepped down from the position at the end of the 2008-09 summer

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Hussey backs Australia’s blend

Filed under: News — @ 10:30 am

Michael Hussey is tipping Australia’s mix of youth and experience to guide the team to Ashes victory, despite admitting he is expecting a “huge challenge” in the looming series.

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Quiet Australia slip into England

Filed under: News — @ 7:52 am

The Australians’ low-key arrival into Birmingham on Thursday belied the enormity of the summer that lies in wait

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Australians make low-key arrival into England

Filed under: News — @ 4:53 am

The Australians’ low-key arrival into Birmingham on Thursday belied the enormity of the summer that lies in wait

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Hilditch in line of fire

Filed under: News — @ 12:00 am

Andrew Hilditch could find himself in the firing line with Cricket Australia officials pondering a proposal for a full-time chairman of selectors.

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May 28, 2009

Cricket hall of fame planned for Bowral

Filed under: News — @ 1:18 pm

Don Bradman’s home town of Bowral will soon boast its own International Cricket Hall of Fame

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Australia consider full-time chairman of selectors

Filed under: News — @ 10:09 am

Andrew Hilditch could be forced into a difficult decision between selection duties and his legal career if recommendations from the Player Pathway Review Committee are adopted

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Noffke overcomes skin cancer scare

Filed under: News — @ 8:31 am

Ashley Noffke has reason to be thankful for the hip injury that dashed his hopes of pushing for a place in Australia’s Ashes squad as it revealed the Queensland allrounder was suffering from skin cancer

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Flintoff ruled out of World Twenty20

Filed under: News — @ 2:11 am

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 competition which gets underway on June 5.

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Flintoff ruled out of World Twenty20

Filed under: News — @ 2:11 am

England all-rounder Andrew Flintoff has been ruled out of the World Twenty20 competition which gets underway on June 5.

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Noffke recovering from skin cancer scare

Filed under: News — @ 1:26 am

Ashley Noffke has reason to be thankful for the hip injury that dashed his hopes of pushing for a place in Australia’s Ashes squad as it revealed the Queensland allrounder was suffering from skin cancer

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