Ricky Ponting retires from T20 International Cricket, Will play for IPL

Ricky Ponting has been pondering on the option of continuing further with his ODI and Test career and thus has retired from the shorter version of cricket i.e. 20 20 International cricket.
Ponting said in a statement yesterday : “After much thought and careful consideration I have advised Cricket Australia of my decision to retire from international Twenty20 cricket”.

Anyways Ponting will continue to fulfil his Indian Premier League contract with the Kolkata Knight Riders and will also be available for Tasmania in the domestic Twenty20 competition. Ponting has played 17 Twenty20 internationals till date and his first t20 score of 98 that he scored remains the second highest score.

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Australian player approached by bookie

An Australian player was approached by a bookie during their Australian stay at the London Hotel. This created panic in the team management who eventually reported the incident to ICC's Anti-corruption unit to clear of any unnecessary charges.

The player was approached by a suspicious person who seemed to be having links with the illegal bookmaking and the player reported this to the senior officials, which created furor in the Australian team. The ICC appreciated the honesty and the prompt report which has resolved any kind of doubt or suspect on the player.

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Australia vs England 1st Test Video Highlights - Aus vs Eng 2009 Ashes 1st Test Video

Watch Australia Vs England Video Highlights of 1st Test Match (Ashes 2009)

England's incredible draw effort - Collingwood 74 off 245 and the tail

Scoreline: England pull off super draw 252/9 – Collingwood 74 (245), Anderson 21 (53), Monty 7 (35), Swann 31 (63), Flintoff, 26 (71), Broad 14 (47) | Nathan Hauritz 3 wickets

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Australia Vs Sri Lanka – ICCT20 World Cup 2009 8th Match

In the 8th match of ICC T20 World Cup 2009, Australia is going to play against Sri Lanka today at Trent Bridge, Nottingham starting from 4:30 GMT, 10.00 PM IST. It is a do or dies match for both of the teams to ensure their chances for the Super 8 stage.

Australia already lost his first match against West Indies. On paper, Australia’s T20 team is much stronger than West Indies T20 team. The batting side is a point of concern for Australia because batsmen are not consistent in performance.

Sri Lanka is always a dark horse in cricket history. Sri Lanka batting lineup is very strong and players have good experience of IPL T20 this year. If Sri Lanka will win today then Australia will automatically out of the tournament.

Australia Playing 11 for Today Match

RT Ponting (C), MJ Clarke, NW Bracken, BJ Haddin (W), NM Hauritz, BW Hilfenhaus, JR Hopes, DJ Hussey, MEK Hussey, MG Johnson, B Lee, PM Siddle, DA Warner, SR Watson, CL White

Sri Lanka Playing 11 for Today Match

KC Sangakkara(C/W), M Muralitharan, TM Dilshan, ST Jayasuriya, DPMD Jayawardene, KMDN Kulasekara, MF Maharoof, SL Malinga, BAW Mendis, T Thushara, I Udana

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Australia Vs West Indies – ICCT20 World Cup 2009 3rd Match

In the 3rd match of ICC T20 World Cup 2009, Australia will take charge against West Indies at Kennington Oval, London starting from 1:30 GMT, 6.00 PM IST. This match is very crucial for both the teams because they are in the strongest group which includes Sri Lanka.

Australia already is on charge by defeating New Zealand and Bangladesh in their warm up matches. Andrew Symonds is replaced by Cameroon White who is known for his cracking hitting. Australia’s batting order is strong including opener Shane Watson and David Warner followed by Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Hopes, David Hussey, and Michael Hussey.

West Indies won their first warm up against Ireland and lost their second warm-up against England. Chris Gayle played like a storm against Ireland. West Indies wants to win this match to ensure that their chances are bright to get into the Super 8 stage.

Australia Playing 11 for Today Match

David Warner, Shane Watson, Ricky Ponting(C), Michael Clarke, Mike Hussey, Brad Haddin(W), James Hopes, Brett Lee, Mitchell Johnson, Nathan Bracken, Cameron White

West Indies Playing 11 for Today Match

Chris Gayle(C), Xavier Marshall, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo, Dinesh Ramdin(W), Darren Sammy, Lionel Baker, Sulieman Benn, Fidel Edwards, Jerome Taylor

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Australia Team for T20 World Cup, Squad of Australia for 20 20 WC

Find the complete player list of Australia Team for 2009 Twenty20 World Cup in England.

Australia T20 Squad:

Ricky Ponting (Cap)
Michael Clarke
Nathan Bracken
Brad Haddin
Nathan Hauritz
Ben Hilfenhaus
James Hopes (wk)
Michael Hussey
David Hussey
Mitchell Johnson
Brett Lee
Peter Siddle
Andrew Symonds
David Warner
Shane Watson

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