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The Australian national selectors on Wednesday rested stumper Brad Haddin and all-rounder Shane Watson for the next two One-day matches against the West Indies, replacing them with Tim Paine and Adam Voges.

Voges was struck on the helmet, while batting on 16, when he tried to evade a bouncer from Tasmanian fast bowler Cameron Stevenson.

Skipper Ponting was rested, while an injury ruled out Shaun Marsh from the Australian squad announced for the next two ODIS against New Zealand.

Cricket Australia drafted in all-rounder Marcus North to replace Adam Voges whose marriage coming in the way of his participation in the ODIs and Twenty20 matches against South Africa.

Watching Adam Voges stroke his way to an unbeaten century against West Indies was to hark back immediately to another Western Australia batsman.

Star all-rounder Shane Watson and pacer Doug Bollinger on Wednesday returned to Australia's 13-member squad after a brief break for the first two One-dayers of a five-match series against the West Indies starting February 7.

Cricket Australia announced separate squads for the first two ODIs against Pak so that more national players could turn up for their domestic sides in Big Bash tournament final.

Nottinghamshire has given VVS Laxman time till Friday to make up his mind whether to join the county or not.

The Australian cricket team led by Ricky Ponting is scheduled to arrive in Mumbai on October 20 afternoon for their seven-match ODI series against India commencing at Vadodara on October 25.

Perth Scorchers' bid to stop the Kolkata Knight Riders juggernaut failed to bear fruit as the 'hosts' extended their winning streak to 12 with a close three-wicket win.

Stylish Indian Test batsman VVS Laxman will join English county Nottinghamshire next month as a replacement for Adam Voges of Australia.

Michael Clarke retained captaincy of Australia's T20 squad, while fit-again Shaun Marsh returned to their ODI fold for a tour of The British Isles starting June 17.

Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2024 match, securing a 10-wicket victory, the fastest 10-over score in T20 history. The team dismantled LSG's bowling attack and chased down a target of 166 in just 9.4 overs, leaving LSG consultant Adam Voges in awe. Voges acknowledged that the team didn't have an answer.

Josh Inglis scored 102 off 94 balls on his Test debut against Sri Lanka, achieving the second-fastest century on debut in cricket history. Usman Khawaja and Steve Smith also reached milestones with scores of 232 and 141, respectively. Inglis continued a Western Australian trend of debut centuries in Test cricket, following Adam Voges, Shaun Marsh, and Marcus North.

Ahead of the Twenty20 International series between India and Australia, here's a look at the top five most successful bowling spells that have been bowled in the shortest format on Australian soil in matches played between India and Australia.

Michael Hussey made it clear that he would represent Chennai Super Kings and not his native Western Australia, in next month's Champions League.

Tim Paine, former Australian cricket captain, has been named head coach of the Adelaide Strikers following Jason Gillespie's departure. Paine, 39, previously served as an assistant coach and has a rising reputation in coaching. His first major task includes collaborating with captain Matt Short for the upcoming BBL draft in September.

Former Australia batsman Adam Voges has come out in support of all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who pulled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021.

Australia bowled exceptionally well at the death to eke out a thrilling one run victory in the one-off Twenty20 International against New Zealand.

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will feature 56 foreign cricketers, not one of them Indian, after the seven franchises made their choices in a closed-door players' draft system.

David Warner, dropped from the ODI team, has been named in the 13-member Australian squad for T20 clash against New Zealand.

Rahane, who was 11th in the last list, is currently 8th and the only Indian in the top-10 led by Australian skipper Steve Smith. In the bowlers' list, Ashwin and Jadeja were static at 2nd and 6th position respectively with Jimmy Anderson on top of the list.

Lucknow Super Giants consultant Adam Voges has criticized the Impact Player rule in the IPL, arguing that it hinders the development of all-rounders. He prefers a rule similar to the 'Power Surge' in the Australian Big Bash League, where the batting team can choose a two-over phase of fielding restrictions.

The Warriors are the runners-up of the Twenty20 tournament of Cricket Australia, while Stallions are the Pakistan Twenty20 champions. The two teams will play the inaugural Champions League on December 4.

The Australia A team, led by Simon Katich, is arriving in Bangalore on Friday to play two three-day games against their Indian counterparts, before featuring in a triangular One-day series of A teams.

The ominous effect of Australia's downslide has started to tell with Cricket Australia on the verge of its biggest contractual shake-up following its team's first home Test series defeat in 16 years.

Jonty Rhodes, LSG fielding coach, trusts Zaheer Khan's calm demeanor will greatly benefit the team. Zaheer's replaces Gautam Gambhir as mentor in the franchise, bringing in extensive experience. Rhodes anticipates his influence will help the team achieve playoff goals. Notably, LSG is still without a designated bowling coach after Morne Morkel's departure.

Former India left-arm fast-bowler Zaheer Khan has been appointed as mentor of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), in a formal event held at the RPSG Group Headquarters in Kolkata on Wednesday. Zaheer will be filling in the mentor role left vacant at LSG after Gautam Gambhir's exit post IPL 2023. Gambhir later became Kolkata Knight Riders’ mentor this year, and led them to their third IPL title in Chennai. In July, he succeeded Rahul Dravid to become India men’s head coach.

LSG, which came into existence in 2022 -- bought for Rs 7090 crore -- reached the play-offs in their first two seasons. However, they missed out on a top-four spot in the 2023 edition due to an inferior Net Run Rate (NRR). LSG's looking to strengthen their coaching setup is evident and Zaheer's potential inclusion would be a brilliant strategic move. Zaheer has had an extensive experience in guiding young cricketers, particularly with Mumbai Indians, makes him a valuable asset.

The Pakistan Cricket Board has offered Babar Azam the captaincy for white-ball formats, but he has not yet made a decision. Babar has stipulated conditions for accepting the captaincy, including a role in coach selection. He wants to lead the team across all three formats. However, the national selection committee is divided.