Brisbane: S Badrinath and Shikhar Dhawan scored a strokeful half-centuries as India made short work of the modest 270-run target set by the Australian Institute of Sports in the Emerging Players Tournament held here at the Fred Kratzman Oval here on Tuesday.
Sydney: Leg-spinner Stuart MacGill's hopes of recovering full fitness ahead of next month's opening Test against India have been set back by his withdrawal from a lead-up domestic game.
Brisbane: Sri Lankan pace spearhead Lasith Malinga has vowed to go after the Australian batsmen in their two-Test series getting underway here next Thursday.
Dhaka: Bangladesh's new coach Jamie Siddons said his goal was to transform the team into a highly competitive unit in both Test and one-day cricket.
Nairobi:Veteran Kenyan opener-cum-wicketkeeper Kennedy Otieno said he was returning to Australia after he failed to receive a contract from Cricket Kenya.
Sydney:Riding on a match-winning performance by C Raghu, who picked up three wickets for 16 and an unbeaten 76, the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA)XI defeated Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) by eight wickets to score their first win in the Emerging Players Tournament in Queensland.
More imagesBridgetown, Barbados:Retiring Australia coach John Buchanan said it was his nation's destiny to be at the cutting edge of cricket after they had won a third straight World Cup title.
St George's, Grenada:Shane Watson's detractors have been told to shut up by Australia captain Ricky Ponting who said the Queensland all-rounder was a key member of his side's bid for an unprecedented third straight World Cup title.
St George's, Grenada:Australia's Matthew Hayden has said there is no great mystery to his success after carving out another place in cricket's record books at the World Cup.
Perth:Australian all-rounder Shane Watson's hopes of playing in the Ashes series appeared over after he re-injured his left hamstring while playing for Queensland against South Australia in Adelaide.
