Bacterial genomic DNA was extracted from pure culture with the fast spin kit (Invitrogen) following the manufacturer's instructions. Amplification of 16S rRNA gene was performed in 50 μL of reaction ...

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A dire series with the bat has thrown Marsh’s future in the Test side into significant doubt leading into Friday’s fifth Test at the SCG and the two-match tour of Sri Lanka in a month’s time. Agar ...

Ashton Agar won’t lose sleep if it doesn’t happen, but after a red-ball return last month is still keen to don the baggy green for Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka. Selectors are pondering who to partner ...

Deputy Editor Andrew arrived at ESPNcricinfo via Manchester and Cape Town, after finding the assistant editor at a weak moment as he watched England's batting collapse in the Newlands Test. Andrew ...

Microbial induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) through the ureolysis metabolic pathway is one of the most studied topics in biocementation due to its high efficiency. Although excellent outcomes ...

How does Ashton Agar go from being Australia's second spinner in the Test team in January to being sent home from the Test tour of India halfway through? Tony Dodemaide, one of Australia's three ...

WA all-rounder Ashton Agar insists he has “no bitterness” after being overlooked for selection in favour of an uncapped spinner for the second Test. Agar arrived back in Perth from India on Wednesday ...

Australia has only won in India once in 50 years and will take a spin-heavy squad to try to end that drought. Victorian captain Peter Handscomb was also named in the 18-man group along with ...

Australia will need to wait until it sees the SCG surface to determine its Sydney Test line-up but a somewhat typical rainy forecast could cruel Ashton Agar’s hopes of a return. Coach Andrew McDonald ...

Matthew Renshaw and Ashton Agar have been recalled to the Australian Test squad ahead of next week’s third and final Test against South Africa in Sydney. Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green both suffered ...