1st ODI: Starc claims five-wicket haul as Australia pummel West Indies by 9 wickets

Last Updated: Friday, February 1, 2013, 18:49

Live updates and live scores of the first ODI between Australia vs West Indies being played at Perth.

Starc says batting credentials still not good enough to brand him all rounder

Last Updated: Friday, January 25, 2013, 15:17

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has downplayed talks about his batting ability after impressing with the bat during the recently concluded one-day series against Sri Lanka.

Mitchell Starc decides to give IPL a miss

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 16:34

Promising left-arm paceman Mitchell Starc has decided to pull out off the auction race for the sixth edition of Indian Premier League which will feature some of his national teammates like skipper Michael Clarke, opener David Warner and recently retired Mike Hussey.

Clarke expected to play in IPL while Starc snubs lucrative offer

Last Updated: Thursday, January 24, 2013, 11:40

Australia captain Michael Clarke will most probably play in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year, however, fast bowler Mitchell Starc has snubbed the world’s richest Twenty20 tournament to keep himself fit before the all important Ashes series.

Mitchell Starc suffers calf injury

Last Updated: Saturday, January 12, 2013, 11:37

Australian pace sensation, Mitchell Starc, sustained a calf injury which will keep him out of Sunday’s ODI against Sri Lanka.

Australia lines up pace ‘six pack’ for India, Ashes tours

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013, 16:10

Australia is set to take six fast bowlers to England for the Ashes tour.

Never lost faith in ‘great athlete’ Johnson: Clarke

Last Updated: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 16:02

Michael Clarke has said he had never lost faith in fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, who has made a stunning comeback in the Australian Test team after an year long exile.

Oz to play four pacers during Sydney Test with Johnson batting at seven

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 2, 2013, 12:06

Australia has named four fast bowlers in its playing eleven for the final Test match against Sri Lanka in Sydney despite the SCG having earned a reputation of assisting spinners in the past.

‘Disappointed’ Starc says dropping him for Boxing Day Test ‘right’ for team

Last Updated: Sunday, December 30, 2012, 16:43

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc has claimed the decision to rest him for the Boxing Day Test against Sri Lanka at the MCG was right for the team although he was disappointed with it.

‘In form’ Starc’s omission from Boxing Day Test puts ‘rotation’ policy under scanne

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 14:17

Australia’s decision to rest in form Mitchell Starc from the Boxing Day Test match against Sri Lanka at the MCG in the name of rotation has once again stirred debate on the controversial policy for fast bowlers, according to cricket writer, Chris Barrett.

Clarke says Oz fans need to get used to controversial ‘rotation’ policy

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 26, 2012, 12:23

Australia captain Michael Clarke has said fans should not expect to see similar players playing in every Test match, and added that player management is the right word, not rotation for the constant changes in the playing eleven squad.

Warner backs ‘controversial’ Oz rotation policy for pace men

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 25, 2012, 14:45

Australia opener David Warner has backed Cricket Australia’s (CA) controversial rotation policy for fast bowlers, saying it has proved to be beneficial in past.