Australia completed a comfortable 39 run victory over the visiting West Indies in the 3rd ODI of the 5 match series in Canberra on Wednesday and took an unassailable 3-0 lead with 2 games to go. The chief architect of the win was comeback man Shane Watson who powered his side to a daunting 329-7 in their 50 overs on his return to the Aussie side after a calf injury that kept him out of the start of the series. Watson scored a swashbuckling 122 off 111 balls in typical fashion opening the batting on a deck that was a welcome change for batsmen from both sides as it seemed like a belter from the start. The wicket at the Manuka Oval though was not short in providing a fantastic cricket match where both sides managed sustained spells of dominance, particularly with the bat.

Aussie skipper Michael Clarke had no hesitation in batting first after winning the toss and his openers Watson and Aaron Finch vindicated the call by putting up a solid 89 run opening stand. The Australian innings continued to go from strength to strength after the stand particularly with Watson calling the shots. The injury prone all-rounder proved his worth to side once again on returning as he piled up a comfortable Hundred in just 103 balls before cutting loose to end with a strike rate in excess of a 100. No.3 batsman Philip Hughes started off slowly before he too upped ante made a very handy 93-ball 86. Australia built on the strong foundation laid by the top order and finished with a flourish thanks to George Bailey, who made 44 off 22 balls to take the team to a formidable 329/7 after 50 overs. None of the Windies bowlers were spared as every bowler conceding in excess of 5.5 rpo. Darren Sammy and Sunil Narine finished with 2 wickets apiece and were the stand out performers for the visitors.

Australia have continued their winning streak at the ICC Women's World Cup in India with a seven-wicket win over New Zealand at Driems Cricket Ground today. The win means that the Australian side is the only team not to have dropped a match at the end of the group stage of the tournament. Meg Lanning claimed the player-of-the-match award after notching her fourth ODI century to guide her side to victory.

The start of the match was delayed due to heavy fog at the ground and once that cleared Australian captain Jodie Fields won the toss and sent New Zealand in to bat.

The Cricket Australia (CA) National Selection Panel (NSP) has today announced a 13-player squad for games three and four of the Commonwealth Bank Series against the West Indies in Canberra and Sydney.

Commenting on the squad, National Selector John Inverarity said: “Shane Watson comes back into the squad for the Commonwealth Bank Series against West Indies as an opening batsman. Shane has recovered from his injury and we look forward to seeing him get back to his best.

A superb hundred from George Bailey and a second fifer in as many games for Left arm seamer Mitchell Starc set up a comfortable 54 run win for Australia against the West Indies in the 2nd ODI of the 5 match series in Perth on Friday. Much like the first ODI, the team batting first had to endure tough conditions on a seaming WACA pitch. After having decimated the Windies for a paltry 70 on Friday, it was Australia’s turn to face the music this time around as they slumped to 98/6 after being put into bat. Just as another short cricket match beckoned, George Bailey rode the storm early in his innings and capitalized on easier conditions later in the innings, making a stupendous 125 off just 110 balls to help his team post a commendable 266/7 in their 50 overs. Darren Sammy was the pick of the West Indies bowlers, picking up 3/48 in his 10 overs while mystery spinner Sunil Narine was economical in his spell of 1/34 for the visitors.

Australia have posted their second straight win at the ICC Women’s World Cup in India, with a  their three-wicket victory over South Africa at Driems Cricket Ground today. Australian opener Rachael Haynes was named player-of-the-match for her 83-run knock.

Having been sent in to bowl first, the Australian bowling attack put pressure on South Africa’s top order from the first ball. Ellyse Perry (3-35) wasted no time with the new ball, claiming the key wickets of opener Yolandi Potgieter (0) and captain Mignon du Preez (0) in her first two overs, with the South Africans falling to 2-0 in the third over.

Former Australian fast bowlers Glenn McGrath and Charlie Turner will be inducted into the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame (ACHoF) at the 2013 Allan Border Medal tomorrow night in Melbourne.

ACHoF chairman Mr David Crow today announced that McGrath and Turner were the selection committee’s unanimous choice for induction this year.

South Africa will play against Australia on Saturday evening (SA time) for a place in the Cup semi-finals of the Houston Sevens in the second round of the IRB Women’s Sevens World Series.

The South Africans showed great determination in their two narrow defeats against the USA and Canada on Friday, while they swept aside Argentina in in their opening Pool B match. They qualified for the knockout stages as one of the best third-placed teams.