Bailey happy leading on Clarke’s watch
SINCE George Bailey made his debut as skipper, he’s always felt like he’s warming the big chair for Clarke, but doesn’t believe it’s a thankless task.
World Cup
Johnson, Hazlewood in cotton wool
MITCHELL Johnson and Josh Hazlewood will be kept on ice until the one-day tri-series final, but there are no concerns over their fitness.
Lehmann settles on World Cup first XI
AUSTRALIA might be chopping and changing their way through the ODI series, but Darren Lehmann confirmed he already knows what his World Cup XI will be.
Local cricket has Marsh set for return
MITCHELL Marsh is set to return against India on Sunday, as he races the clock to prove he deserves to be in Australia’s first-choice World Cup XI.
Dravid: Clarke selection ‘un-Australian’
INDIAN batting great Rahul Dravid says the selectors’ gamble to include an injured Michael Clarke for the World Cup is “un-Australian.”
Zampa could have helped spin to win in Cup
AUSTRALIA has named its 15-man squad to win the World Cup and the selectors have put together a quality unit – but one glaring omission was the absence of a wrist-spinner.
‘It’s un-Australian’ to select Clarke
CUP COUNTDOWN: Rahul Dravid says Michael Clarke’s selection was ‘un-Australian’, while Pakistan’s players have been banned from discussing religion.
White, Marsh face World Cup audition
CAMERON White or Shaun Marsh? Who will cast their name forward for World Cup selection should Michael Clarke’s dodgy hamstrings fail to repair.
Will a batsman score 300 in an ODI?
AS bats get bigger and boundaries get smaller, it’s only a matter of time before seemingly untouchable marks in one-day cricket are within reach.
ICC promises sledging crackdown
WORLD cricket’s governing body has promised to come down hard on players who verbally abuse opponents at the upcoming World Cup.
Who’ll fill in if Clarke’s not fit?
GEORGE Bailey’s one-match ban is set to force Australia’s selectors to reveal who is in line to replace Michael Clarke in the World Cup squad.
‘He’s the best cricketer on the planet’
CUP COUNTDOWN: IF Australia is to win the World Cup it needs to overcome the best cricketer on the planet, according to Adam Gilchrist.
ICC plans to rid World Cup of sledging
THE ICC will reportedly launch an unprecedented crackdown on sledging and player misbehaviour during the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Bailey unfazed by Cup uncertainty
GEORGE Bailey says he isn’t bothered by the prospect of being dropped from Australia’s World Cup team if Michael Clarke returns from injury.
Why Behrendorff is ready for big stage
UNFORTUNATELY for Jason Behrendorff, the closest he’ll get to the Cricket World Cup is a romantic hot-air balloon ride above Canberra with the trophy.
Australia’s massive World Cup stuff-up
MATTHEW Hayden can’t believe selectors have left one of our Test heroes out of the Australian squad for next month’s World Cup.
Only one spot open for Clarke and Bailey
GEORGE Bailey faces the unusual scenario of captaining Australia in its World Cup opener and then being dropped for the next match.
‘Realist’ Doherty not quite an X-factor
XAVIER Doherty admits he’s likely to miss many of Australia’s World Cup games and reveals he had no idea if he’d make the squad at all.
Marsh in all-round Aussie dogfight
INJURED all-rounder Mitchell Marsh may not bowl before the World Cup, but he’s set to return as a batsman for Australia during the tri-series.
Finisher Faulkner a walk-up Cup starter
AUSTRALIA can’t fit all four of their World Cup all-rounders in their best XI, but James Faulkner has done enough to be automatically selected.
World Cup still on Wade’s radar
MATTHEW Wade says he will be ready to put on Brad Haddin’s World Cup gloves if required as he prepares to open without Aaron Finch.
Why Hazlewood looms as Aussies’ wildcard
JOSH Hazlewood looms as Australia’s key paceman for the 2015 World Cup. Here are five reasons why the event could be the making of the fast bowler.
Why Maxwell had selectors in a spin
GLENN Maxwell could well be Australia’s most important player at the Cricket World Cup — but not for the reason you think.
World Cup: All 14 squads in full
THE squads for all 14 competing nations in the ICC World Cup in Australia and New Zealand have been finalised.
Maxwell smart move by Cup selectors
GLENN Maxwell was nervous he would miss the cut, but his teammates are backing him as the man to return cricket’s showpiece trophy to Australia.
Aussie squad missing mystery options
AUSTRALIA has missed a trick by not picking Queenslanders Cameron Boyce and Ryan Harris in its World Cup squad, writes Ben Dorries.
Starc brushes aside body language issue
AFTER being belted around by India and Shane Warne in Brisbane, fast bowler Mitchell Starc looks to have got his confidence back.
‘Arrogant’ Warner scared of no one
DAVID Warner admits it might sound arrogant, but he’s not scared of any bowlers at the World Cup because he’s already “taken most of them down”.
Why Clarke selection could haunt Aussies
AUSTRALIA is walking a tightrope with its desire for a settled World Cup camp, introducing a rule for Michael Clarke that could come back to haunt them.
First World Cup, then Ashes for Cummins
PAT Cummins has put years of anguish behind him to be selected in Australia’s World Cup squad and he’s already looking beyond that, towards an Ashes tour.
The unlucky ones: who missed WC selection?
THE players who will not wear canary yellow in the 2015 ICC World Cup provides an indication of just how good the final squad is.
Bailey happy to lead Smith in Cup
GEORGE Bailey says it will be no issue leading Australian Test skipper Steve Smith in next month’s World Cup if Michael Clarke is injured.
Clarke given World Cup injury deadline
MICHAEL Clarke faces a race against the clock to prove his fitness and maintain his place in Australia’s 15-man World Cup squad.
World Cup squad: The burning questions
IS Nathan Lyon unlucky to miss selection in Australia’s World Cup 15? Here are FIVE burning questions following the announcement of the squad.
Young drops in to help Aussie fielders
AMERICAN fielding guru Mike Young will return to Australia’s squad ahead of next month’s World Cup to help the team’s fielding.
Marsh on track for World Cup
MITCH Marsh has declared he will be “100 per cent fit’’ for the World Cup and knows he has to be ready to bowl to justify his place in the Australian team.
Hogg: Aussies need frontline spinner
TWO-TIME World Cup winner Brad Hogg says Australia need a frontline spinner and can’t rely on contributions from part-timer Glenn Maxwell.
Bailey could lead Aussies during Cup
GEORGE Bailey could lead Australia into next month’s World Cup, with the Tasmanian set to be retained when the 15-man squad is announced.
Fit Cummins looks too good to be ignored
AUSTRALIAN excitement machine Pat Cummins has declared he’s primed to deliver consistent swing and scorching pace at next month’s World Cup.
Aussies have another fielding shocker
AUSTRALIA is in shocking fielding form a month out from the World Cup and coach Darren Lehmann admits it’s become a confidence issue.
Harbhajan still sooking … 12 years on
MORE than a decade has passed but former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh isn’t letting go of a decision from the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
‘Worst two months of my life’: Maxwell
GLENN Maxwell has opened up about his form slump, revealing he’s been struggling to concentrate on cricket since the death of Phillip Hughes.
Maxwell expected to get World Cup nod
AUSTRALIA’S World Cup 15 is due to be submitted to the ICC on Wednesday and selectors have a list of headaches to consider.
Cup Countdown: Discarded Malik hopeful
DISCARDED former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik, says he wants to play in the 2015 World Cup, but needs clarity on his role.
Lee backs Abbott for World Cup berth
IF there is one player former Test star Brett Lee would like to see in Australia’s World Cup squad, it’s Sean Abbott.
Harris expecting World Cup snub
DESPITE his Test form Ryan Harris doesn’t believe he is in Australia calculations for February’s ICC World Cup.
Clarke comeback ahead of schedule
AUSTRALIA captain Michael Clarke’s plan to be fit for the World Cup has strengthened, after he returned to running duties on Tuesday.
Clarke headlines Cup conundrums
AUSTRALIA will finalise its World Cup squad next week and the selectors have plenty of talking to do, with Michael Clarke at the top of the list.
Aussies must pick Maxwell for Cup: Freddie
ANDREW “Freddie” Flintoff says Australia must accept and embrace Glenn Maxwell – warts and all – for their upcoming World Cup campaign.
Pakistan’s Ajmal withdraws from World Cup
PAKISTAN’S Saeed Ajmal ruled himself out of the World Cup after the suspended spinner decided not to go for official testing of his suspect bowling action.
BBL punter ejected, Cup officials on alert
CRICKET World Cup organisers have been placed on red alert after a man was ejected from BBL games for suspicious betting practices.
Cup Countdown: Hayden picks best XI
CUP COUNTDOWN: THE ICC Cricket World Cup will open with simultaneous parties in host cities Melbourne and Christchurch on February 12.
‘No way’ KP will play for England again
ENGLAND has emphatically stated that exiled batsman and former captain Kevin Pietersen will never play for his country again.
Cook sacking keeps KP’s Cup hopes alive
ENGLAND’S naming of Eoin Morgan as its new one-day captain may have at least left the door slightly ajar for Kevin Pietersen’s World Cup hopes.
Smith ready to lead at World Cup
STEVE Smith’s instant success as Test skipper presents Australia with the perfect opportunity to go one further and put him in charge at the World Cup.
Cup opening ceremony for Melbourne
MELBOURNE has trumped Sydney in the race to host the official Australian opening ceremony for next year’s Cricket World Cup.
Don’t rule out Pup for Cup
THERE is some hope Michael Clarke could still play in the World Cup, after successful surgery to repair tendon damage in his right hamstring.
England ‘like a bunch of schoolboys’
DARREN Gough has launched a ferocious attack on England’s selectors as preparations for the World Cup in the new year continue to go from bad to worse.
‘Get Clarke to the World Cup’: Hogg
DUAL World Cup winner Brad Hogg says Australia’s medical staff must do everything humanly possible to get Michael Clarke fit for February’s World Cup.
Back could cost Clarke World Cup
MICHAEL Clarke’s playing future is under review with a leading sports doctor saying the skipper needs to play less cricket to prolong his career.
Cook to lead England at World Cup
ENGLAND cricket officials confirmed Alastair Cook as captain for next year’s World Cup after naming their provisional 30-man squad.
World Cup light at end of tunnel for Abbott
SEAN Abbott is expected to be named in Australia’s preliminary 30-man one-day World Cup squad due to be submitted to the ICC on Sunday.
Cup Countdown: Indian selection headache
SOUTH AFRICA has announced its World Cup preliminary squad, England’s dynamic duo step up their rehab, while Younis Khan returns for Pakistan.
Clarke return date remains a mystery
AUSSIE team physio Alex Kountouris has refused to rule Michael Clarke out for the summer but he won’t play the first Test in Brisbane barring a miracle.
Clamour for cricket cup tickets
AUSSIE sports fans have been urged to get their tickets soon to next year’s Cricket World Cup with more than 500,000 seats, three months before first ball is bowled.
Cup Countdown: Lara backs Windies big guns
BRIAN Lara believes the West Indies remain a cricket team to be feared in the upcoming World Cup, despite recent off-field turbulence.
England held back by ‘fear of failure’
FORMER skipper Andrew Strauss believes England’s batsmen may be being held back by a fear of failure in one-day internationals.
Cup Countdown: $4 million up for grabs
THERE’S more than just pride on the line at the Cricket World Cup, and pace ace Pat Cummins is just one of the players that wants a slice of the pie.
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