Forgotten Aussie test opener Phil Jaques hopes for a comebackOctober 11th, 2009 LONDON - With his smashing 136 for the club side Sutherland, forgotten opener Phil Jaques hopes to register his presence with Australian selectors. It was Jaques' second century in as many innings since making a comeback from a career threatening back injury.
Ponting says Aussies can look back with pride despite Ashes lossOctober 5th, 2009 JOHANNESBURG - Australian cricket can look back at its past five months with pride despite the Ashes loss, feels skipper Ricky Ponting. Ponting believes the rejuvenation of the side after the two-one series loss to England will allow the period to be looked back upon as significant.
Dropped Hughes sought Tendulkar's wise counsel over lunchSeptember 13th, 2009 SYDNEY - Out of favour Australian opening batsman Phillip Hughes had lunch and a long one-hour chat with Sachin Tendulkar when he was in India. He also spent some time in Nagpur with his coach Neil D' Costa, who is contracted to the Vidarbha Cricket Association academy.
Oz middle order bat Ferguson's cool head enhancing his reputationSeptember 9th, 2009 SOUTHAMPTON - The greatest quality that Australian middle-order batsman Callum Ferguson possesses is not his vision or footwork but that he does not believe his own publicity. The South Australian is the clear candidate to fill the boots of Michael Hussey when the 34-year-old calls it quits.
Warner wants to attract selectors attention for all forms of the gameSeptember 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian batting tyro David Warner wants to attract the attention of selectors in all forms of the game. Having been a huge hit on debut, Warner doesn't want to be typecast as a Twenty20 specialist.
Former Australian players slam selection panel for Ashes defeatAugust 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricketers Shane Warne and Tom Moody have criticised the selectors, following Australia's Ashes-losing defeat in the Fifth Test at The Oval. Warne said that he was "staggered" by the decision to leave spinner Nathan Hauritz out of the side, while Moody said that selectors had got the decision "horribly wrong", The Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Roebuck clears Punter, holds selectors responsible for Ashes lossAugust 25th, 2009 SYDNEY - Former Australian cricketer and now a newspaper columnist Peter Roebuck has said that England deserved to win the Ashes, as they had the better-balanced side, and blamed the Australian selectors for sending an unbalanced squad lacking back-up in vital areas to a series of such high stature. "Clear errors of judgment were made in the make-up of the side.
Cricket Australia backs Ponting on Ashes lossAugust 24th, 2009 DPA
SYDNEY - Australian cricket fans were left scratching their heads Monday after their side's Ashes loss dislodged them from the top position in the Test rankings. Australian team is now at the fourth position behind South Africa, Sri Lanka and India.
Lee in Australian squad for Champions TrophyAugust 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Despite being sidelined for the entire Ashes series due to injuries, fast bowler Brett Lee has found a place in the 15-member Australian squad for the Champions Trophy in South Africa from Sep 22. Cricket Australia (CA) national selection panel's chairman Andrew Hilditch said the selectors decided to pick a squad which is similar to the Ashes team.
I can bounce it like Flintoff: ClarkJuly 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Fast bowler Stuart Clark insists he can intimidate England just the way Andrew Flintoff has Australia. Clark went on to say that he believes he is closer to a Test recall after being Australia's best bowler during the second day of a three-day tour match against Northampton Sunday.
Pak selectors angry with PCB for ignoring them after T20 World Cup winJune 29th, 2009 LAHORE - The national selectors, who picked the Pakistan squad that won the Twenty20 World Cup, are angry that they have been completely ignored in the celebrations for the team's triumph. Although former chief selector Abdul Qadir has resigned from his job, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has not clarified the status of Saleem Jaffer and Shoaib Mohammad who were on the selection committee that picked the World Cup squad.
'Pup' Clarke maybe sacked from 20-20 squadJune 14th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Australian vice-captain Michael 'Pup' Clarke is facing the sack from our Twenty20 team. According to The Australian, the selectors are seriously concerned about Clarke's ability in the shortest form of the game - and have got the statistics to back them up.
Buchanan vows to mentor Symonds out of his troublesJune 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Former Australian coach John Buchanan has vowed to mentor and support out of favour all-rounder Andrew Symonds through his life and cricket crisis. Buchanan pledged he would be there for Symonds in some of his darkest hours and urged friends of the all rounder not to desert him.
Party boy Symonds struggled to adjust to changing Oz player regimeJune 6th, 2009 BRISBANE - Party boy Andrew Symonds claims he rebelled for the final time because he could not adjust to the changing culture and restrictive rules of the Australian cricket team. According to the Daily Telegraph, the troubled cricketer is set to admit that he could simply no longer abide by new expectations.
Symonds axed from Australia A teamJune 1st, 2009 MELBOURNE - All rounder Andrew Symonds' fall from grace appears to be complete with his omission from an Australia A side to take on Pakistan A in several matches in Queensland this winter. Symonds and fellow veteran Brad Hodge were both overlooked for the 'A' teams with selectors plumping for a group of young players to be captained by Victorian all rounder Cameron White.
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