As heads begin to roll, CA loosens law on neckwear
Australian cricket is under siege from all angles, with questions being asked about the game from top to bottom, and the suits at Cricket Australia appear to have an answer. Loosen up.
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Chris Barrett
Chris Barrett is a Sports Writer with The Sydney Morning Herald.
Chappell will push for youth: Hussey
The re-appointment of Greg Chappell as an Australian selector could spell danger for older players in the Australian set-up and those vying for inclusion in it, according to Mike Hussey, who has warned against turning automatically to youth an answer to the national team's woes.
'Time is right for them': Patterson and Maddinson deserve Test shot
The duo are among the leading candidates to be called into a Test side that was blown away in Hobart, with as many as three spots likely to be available in the Australian batting line-up,
Lehmann will sit out selection talk if son's name comes up
The rise of Jake Lehmann, who in the current climate could be only another big Sheffield Shield score away from a baggy green, has created a potentially awkward scenario for the Australian coach.
Desperate times: Batsmen sent back to Shield as CA bosses front players
The next round of state cricket starting on Thursday is shaping as a nationwide talent search to play in the Australian team.
Foundations of Test triumph in Australian one-day selection mistake: du Plessis
Armed with a breathtaking bowling attack whose virtual fourth-stringer Kyle Abbott, the man of the match in Hobart, even confounded the hosts' bumbling batsmen, South Africa ruthlessly ground the Australian team back to square one.
Lowest point in years: Australia collapse again to surrender series
Australia fell in a heap again on Tuesday to lose a fifth successive Test match.
Khawaja leads way as Australian batsmen show fight at last
The class of 85 is out of detention - for now, anyway - after fighting hard with the bat on Monday afternoon.
Sutherland not blameless for Australian team's preparation
The placing of one-day series against New Zealand at either end of the summer, as part of the deal for last year's first day-night Test, threw a spanner into Australia's preparations.
Lehmann must reinvent himself, says Howard
The high performance chief has also indicated that selectors Mark Waugh and Trevor Hohns could follow the panel's chairman Rod Marsh out the door.
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