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.
World Cup
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.
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