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Cricket: Clarke vows Australia will be ready for Ashes

Agence France-PresseJune 14, 2013 22:24

Australia captain Michael Clarke has insisted the side will put their off-field troubles behind them and be "100 percent ready for the Ashes" come next month's first Test against England. The latest in a recent line of high-profile disciplinary problems saw opener David Warner suspended Thursday by Cricket Australia until the start of the first Test in Nottingham on July 10 after punching England batsman Joe Root in a Birmingham bar.

Cricket: Asylum-seeker Ahmed gets Australia call

Agence France-PresseJune 6, 2013 07:51

Former Pakistani asylum-seeker Fawad Ahmed moved a step closer to playing in next month's Ashes series against England after being rushed into the Australia A squad for their tour of Britain Thursday. The prospects of Ahmed, 31, playing for his adopted country improved dramatically when a bill to amend the Citizenship Act, which will help fast-track his application, passed through Australia's lower house of parliament Wednesday.

Cricket: Warne backs 'heroic' Ahmed for Ashes call-up

Agence France-PresseJune 4, 2013 19:51

Shane Warne believes "heroic" and "courageous" Pakistani-born leg-spinner Fawad Ahmed can become an unlikely Ashes hero for Australia in England later this year. Former refugee Ahmed, 31, will be eligible if minor changes to Australia's citizenship legislation pass through parliament in the next few weeks, having fled his native Pakistan in 2010.

Ashes-focused Australia in a spin over Pakistani refugee

Thomson ReutersApril 11, 2013 04:30

By Ian Ransom MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mired in gloom following a test drubbing in India, Australian cricket has turned to Canberra's halls of power for succour, asking the country's top immigration official to act as a de facto selector ahead of back-to-back Ashes series this year.

Australia need less formal approach, says unhappy Warne

Thomson ReutersMarch 13, 2013 13:16

(Reuters) - Australia's selectors need to adopt a less formal approach to bring the best out of the players even if it means allowing one or two to sort out their differences behind closed doors, according to Shane Warne. Team management have been criticised for disciplining Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson and Usman Khawaja for failing to carry out a 'homework' task set by coach Mickey Arthur on the tour of India.

Cricket-Australia need less formal approach, says unhappy Warne

Thomson ReutersMarch 12, 2013 16:05

March 12 (Reuters) - Australia's selectors need to adopt a less formal approach to bring the best out of the players even if it means allowing one or two to sort out their differences behind closed doors, according to Shane Warne. Team management have been criticised for disciplining Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, James Pattinson and Usman Khawaja for failing to carry out a 'homework' task set by coach Mickey Arthur on the tour of India.

Cricket-Australia board play straight bat to Warne twitter rant

Thomson ReutersJanuary 29, 2013 07:30

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Cricket Australia (CA) chief executive James Sutherland has defended the organisation following a scathing attack aimed at them by spin great Shane Warne, who panned the board in a series of Twitter rants. Sutherland added that he was prepared to meet with Warne and discuss the 43-year-old's criticism of CA's player rotation policy and his claim that "rubbish" decisions were turning Australian cricket into a "big joke". After venting his initial anger on Monday, Warne reiterated his views a day later.