Player Of The Week - Steve Smith
Australian all-rounder Steve Smith has been named as the Cricket World Player Of The Week after he helped his side beat South Africa 4-1 in their five-match One-Day International series.
South Africa tour Australia and New Zealand as part of their preparations for the 2015 World Cup, and will play three T20Is and five ODIs in Australia in November 2014.
Australian all-rounder Steve Smith has been named as the Cricket World Player Of The Week after he helped his side beat South Africa 4-1 in their five-match One-Day International series.
Australia survived a late South Africa fightback to win the fifth and final One-Day International in Sydney by two wickets.
Steve Smith's counter-attacking century helped Australia recover from 98 for five and chase down 268 to beat South Africa by three wickets in the fourth One-Day International at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Aaron Finch struck 109 and Steve Smith an unbeaten 73 to plot Australia's course towards a 73-run win over South Africa in the third One-Day International in Canberra.
Mitchell Johnson has been rested for the final three One-Day Internationals against South Africa and replaced in Australia's squad by Patrick Cummins with Mitchell Starc also returning.
South Africa levelled their five-match One-Day International series against Australia after a three-wicket win in a low-scoring second match in Perth where the bowlers excelled.
Australia captain Michael Clarke will miss the remainder of the One-Day International series against South Africa after injuring his hamstring in yesterday's opening match in Perth.
Australia captain Michael Clarke suffered a hamstring injury although his side were still able to go on and beat South Africa by 32 runs in the first One-Day International in Perth.
Australian wicket-keeper Brad Haddin has been ruled out of the remainder of the One-Day International series against South Africa due to the shoulder injury he picked up in the United Arab Emirates.
The International Cricket Council will trial putting umpire communications to air during the One-Day International series between Australia and South Africa that begins on Friday.
South Africa have withdrawn batsman JP Duminy from their squad to play in the five-match One-Day International series in Australia due to a knee injury.
Cameron White hit an unbeaten 41 in 31 balls as Australia beat South Africa by two wickets in the decisive third Twenty20 International in Sydney to claim a 2-1 series win.
Australia levelled their Twenty20 International series with South Africa by racing to a seven-wicket victory in the second match at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia have added all-rounder Glenn Maxwell to their squad ahead of the second and third Twenty20 Internationals against South Africa.
Rilee Rossouw put his struggles in One-Day International cricket behind him to score a half-century on his Twenty20 International debut that helped South Africa win the first game against Australia by seven wickets.
A Cricket Australia XI beat the touring South Africans by 22 runs in a Twenty20 match at the North Sydney Oval.
Join the Cricket World team as they look ahead to the India-Sri Lanka One-Day International series and make their predictions.
Australia will look to make full use of the WACA's fast and bouncy track in Perth and have called up Nathan Coulter-Nile and Josh Hazlewood for the first two One-Day Internationals against South Africa.
Robin Peterson has been called up to replace fellow left-arm spinner Aaron Phangiso, who will mis South Africa's tour of Australia with a sprained finger.
Western Australia and Perth Scorchers all-rounder Ashton Turner will captain a Cricket Australia XI which will play South Africa in a Twenty20 tour game on 2nd November.
Shane Watson has been included in Australia's 13-man Twenty20 International squad to take on South Africa in three matches early next month.
South African batsman JP Duminy says that being handed the Twenty20 captaincy for the upcoming series in Australia is 'a great honour'.
Experienced all-rounder Vernon Philander has been recalled to South Africa's One-Day International squad to tour New Zealand and Australia.
Cricket Australia have confirmed their summer schedule for both their men's and women's sides as both teams prepare for a busy 2014-15 season.
Trevor Bayliss will step in as acting Australian Team Coach for the Twenty20 International series against South Africa later this year.
Canberra's Manuka Oval is set to host a One-Day International between Australia and South Africa on 19th November as international cricket returns to Australia's capital.
South Africa will travel to Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe, New Zealand and Australia later this year before hosting the West Indies as they step up preparations for the 2015 World Cup.
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