Surgery for Aussie pace spear head James Pattinson puts him in doubt for start of England tour, as the Australian women’s cricket squad also being affected by injuries with Fast bowler Ellyse Perry out of action for the World Cup.

Australian cricket captain Michael Clarke spent Sunday in hospital suffering from gastroenteritis, Cricket Australia has confirmed.

The Aussie cricket team have been humiliated by India, losing the second Test before lunch on the fourth day.

Australia’s spinners helped concede a first-innnigs total of 503 to India but they shared seven wickets in Hyderbad

The Aussies have gone down to India by 8 wickets on day five, with a unbeaten 81 from debutant Moises Henriques the only positive to come out of the Australian second innings.

An emotional Michael Clarke has joined his captaincy predecessor Ricky Ponting as the only four-time winners of the Allan Border Medal, taking the award for the second straight year.

Australia’s Ashes fast bowling line-up appears close to settled, providing injuries don’t get in the way between now and July.

After being exonerated over controversial comments calling for the axing of Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert, former Test paceman Brett Lee on Wednesday set his sights on bringing the Blues back to their glory days.

Michael Clarke is backing himself and his team to go to another level this year following the retirement of Ricky Ponting and now Mr Cricket, Mike Hussey.

The end of the year is a good time to reflect on the past 12 months, and for the Australian cricketing fraternity it has been a topsy-turvy 365 days. Counting down, here are our top ten events in cricket this year.

Australian pace spearhead Peter Siddle has reacted with disbelief to reports he was the subject of an unofficial complaint from Sri Lanka about ball-tampering during Australia’s first Test victory.

The fairytale innings was not to be for our best bat since Bradman.

South Africa have rained all over Ricky Ponting’s parade to consolidate their No.1 Test ranking and hand Michael Clarke his first series loss as Australian captain.

South Africa’s fast bowlers will spend the next three days desperately formulating ‘Operation Clarke and Hussey’, as the Proteas fight to hold onto their No.1 Test ranking.

Australia call up three fast bowlers, including Mitchell Johnson, for the third Test in Perth which will decide the world number 1 ranking, as Michael Clarke’s side count the physical and mental cost of their desperately sapping draw in Adelaide.

Debutant Faf du Plessis has scored one of the most amazing centuries in South African cricket history to deny Australia a win in the second Test.

Injury-hit Australian paceman Ryan Harris admits it may be another seven months before he returns to the Test side after battling a shoulder complaint.

They hit him, sledged him and bounced him. But ultimately, all they could do was applaud him.

Ben Hilfenhaus gained a lucky reprieve for the second Test against South Africa starting on Thursday, saved by the unforgiving dry track and sapping conditions at the Adelaide Oval.