Australia in New Zealand : 5 oneday, 2 test match series.
5th ODI : Aus retain Chappell & Hadlee trophy, series 3-2.
4th ODI : Australia secure series | 3rd ODI : Haddin ton.
2nd ODI : Aus won by 12 runs | 1st ODI : Kiwis by 2 wkts.
2nd T20 : Tied, Kiwis won in superover | Aus won 1st T20.
England in Bangladesh : 3 onedayer, 2 test match series.
1st test : Graeme Swann bowls England to 181 run victory.
3rd ODI : Craig Kieswetter century completes whitewash.
2nd ODI : Morgan's ton | 1st ODI : English cruised home.
T20 World cup 2010 : starting 30th April in West Indies.
Gayle's 117 is highest individual score | Largest totals.
Yuvraj holds record of fastest T20 fifty | Best T20 bowling.
Most sixes in twenty20 match | Lowest totals | Debutants.
Highest partnerships | Most expensive spells in twenty20.
Popular records : Sachin Tendulkar versus Ricky Ponting.
Most test centuries | Highest ODI score | Fastest century.
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Squad of Australia : Lee is the man!


The Art of War says - "If your enemy is superior - evade him. If angry - irritate him. if equally matched - fight.. and if not - split! and re-evaluate".

Brett-Lee-30.jpg Not sure split & re-evaluation works in mordern cricket, neither Australians can evade (avoid) Indian team as the tour has already began. Art of irritation might come in handy for home team and fight is always expected in Aussie attitude.

Only thing we're absolutely sure of, is that Australian squad look lot less threatening than the Indian squad for the Border-Gawaskar Trophy 2008. The test series will be played in Australia itself, which will help their young pace battery combining with accurate Stuart Clark and experienced Brett Lee to take 20 high-priced Indian wickets!

Another question mark are the openers.. Phil Jacques has done well (back to back centuries) since Justin Langer retired but watching him open with Mathew Hayden in recent tests against Srilanka - I found Phil Jacques guilty of eating up the deliveries and not rotating the strike to Haydos (something Langer used to do superbly). Mathew Hayden himself is similar kind of player who takes time to settle, so his combination with new partner don't seem as convincing, as yet!

Batsman All Rounder Bowlers
Mathew Hayden Andrew Symonds Brett Lee
Phil Jacques Adam Gilchrist (wk,vc) Stuart Clark
Ricky Ponting Mitchell Johnson
Michael Clarke Shaun Tait
Michael Hussey Brad Hogg


Note
**Questions has been asked on the arm-action of Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait, but nothing official from ICC. So, Tait might play the Boxing day test match at Melbourne (the first test) starting 26th December 2007. It was Kiwis who didn't liked the complete bowling action of Shaun Tait, but Indian team has raised no questions.. as yet!
**Australians are the home team, so their selectors have the luxury of changing their squad for this "3 Mobile" 4 test match series.
**Brad Hogg, the 37 year old chinaman bowler who frequently plays ODIs for Australia, has now played a test match since 2003. his 4 previous test matches have fetched him 8 wickets at 50 runs apiece with best figures of 2 for 40.



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