New Zealand tour of Australia, 2008-09

Michael Clarke has been ruled out of the Twenty20 against New Zealand on Sunday due to a back injury while Mitchell Johnson will sit out due to an ankle injury.

Aussie vice captain Michael Clarke could miss the deciding game of the Chappell-Hadlee series in Brisbane on Friday after he once gain complained of upper-back pain during Australia's victory in the fourth ODI.

The Kiwis have included four new faces for the Twenty20 International match against Australia in Sydney on Sunday.

Australian opener dropped after string of low scores. Peter Siddle included after recovering from foot injury.

Ponting claims that Vettori apologized to Haddin via text message.

The Kiwis suffered a major setback as their opener Jesse Ryder returned home from Perth for treatment on a shoulder injury and will miss the rest of the Chappell-Hadlee series against Australia.

Australia today rested Ricky Ponting for the remainder of the ODI series against the Kiwis as Michael Clarke takes over the captaincy mantle.

Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has hit back at Daniel Vettori after the Kiwis questioned Haddin's integrity over glove-gate.

International debutants Trent Boult and Brendon Diamanti were named Thursday in New Zealand's 14-man squad for the five match Chappell-Hadlee one-day international series in Australia next month.

Andrew Symonds finds himself in yet another controversy with the all-rounder being under investigation after a revelation that he was involved in a fight in a Brisbane pub.