Victoria recall Siddle for FR Cup
Victoria have recalled Peter Siddle to their one-day squad to take on Tasmania at the MCG on Friday
View ArticleWatson breaks down as Tasmania cruise to victory
Another injury to Shane Watson added to Queensland's pain as James Hopes could not drag them out of their deep hole and Tasmania cruised to a nine-wicket win in Hobart
View ArticleMcGain and Krejza get Australia A call-up
Bryce McGain, Victoria's 36-year-old legspinner, is one of three slow bowlers who will be trialled on the subcontinent before the selectors name the squad for October's Test tour to India
View ArticleMcGain grabs long-awaited chance
At 36, most first-class cricketers are winding down and perhaps trying to eke out a couple more years while their bodies and skills hold up. Bryce McGain, however, has just been picked for his first...
View ArticleGeeves call-up caps dramatic year
Tasmania's Brett Geeves and Jason Krejza have both fought back from tough 2007 off-seasons to earn higher honours
View ArticlePatience and fast bowlers the key in India - Katich
Simon Katich, the captain of Australia A, said that the two three-day games against India A will be a great platform to push for national selection for the series against India in October
View ArticleSpin trio take trial in their stride
Kanishkaa Balachandran on how Beau Casson, Bryce McGain and Jason Krejza are trying to stake their claim for national selection via the A team's tour to India
View ArticleSymonds out, McGain in for India
Andrew Symonds will not play Australia's Tests in India while the incumbent slow bowler Beau Casson has also been overlooked in favour of the uncapped 36-year-old legspinner Bryce McGain
View ArticleMcGain is our best spinner - Warne
Shane Warne has backed Bryce McGain as the best spinner in Australia and Stuart MacGill says McGain should also have toured the West Indies this year
View ArticleHarbhajan tips tough time for new spinners
Harbhajan Singh is confident that Australia's two new spinners will pose little threat to India's batsmen in the upcoming Test series
View ArticleKrejza toasts national selection after drink ban
Jason Krejza, the new Australia offspinner, says it was not until the past summer that he felt committed enough to play at the highest levels
View ArticleKrejza could trouble India - Bayliss
Jason Krejza, Australia's uncapped offspinner, has won an endorsement from his former mentor, the Sri Lanka coach Trevor Bayliss, ahead of the India Test series
View ArticleMcGain and Krejza compete for spinner's spot
Australia coach Tim Nielsen indicated they are likely to field three fast bowlers and a spinner for the Tests
View ArticleMcGain ruled out of first Test
Australia's preferred spinner on the India tour, Bryce McGain, has been ruled out of the first Test after failing to recover from a shoulder injury he sustained last month
View ArticleKrejza not intimidated by India
Jason Krejza, the uncapped offspinner, is confident he can make a success of his likely Test call-up after Bryce McGain was ruled out of the opening match in Bangalore with a shoulder injury
View ArticleRohit and Kohli frustrate Australians
Rohit Sharma, dropped from India's squad for the Tests, and Virat Kohli proved they have the patience to play long innings on the first day of the tour match in Hyderabad
View ArticleEither Krejza or White will debut - Ponting
Left with minimal spinning resources after Bryce McGain was ruled out of this tour, Ricky Ponting has said that either Jason Krejza or Cameron White will play in the first Test against India
View ArticlePlenty for Ponting to ponder
No one will make the mistake of underestimating the world champions based on a tour game but there are a few issues facing Australia ahead of the first Test
View ArticleMcGain confident White can step up
Bryce McGain believes Cameron White's legspin could be a valuable tool in the Test series against India after McGain was forced out of the tour with a shoulder injury
View ArticleKrejza screams his credentials
While White, a composed batsman and part-time legspinner, is the safer option in an unenviable choice, Ponting seemed to lean slightly towards Krejza despite his problems in the tour game
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