Phil Hughes, who played 26 Tests, 25 ODIs and one T20I for Australia, lost his life three days before his 26th birthday.

The defending champions were 52/2 at one stage, but could only add one run to their innings total, which also came from a wide.

Chaos reigned supreme during a Women's National Cricket League match between Victoria Women and New South Wales Women on Sunday as the Melbourne weather set in.

Sheffield Shield: The incident took place during the second session on Day 4 as NSW skipper Daniel Hughes was hit on the leg by Victoria pacer James Pattinson's reckless throw.

State Memorial Service for the late Australian batsman Phillip Hughes will be held at the Sydney Cricket Ground. A date for the service and other details will be decided in due course.

Davd Warner struck 104 off 87 balls and Steve Smith hit 107 off 169 deliveries with 13 fours and two sixes. Both batsmen are expected to play in the opening Ashes Test against England in Brisbane on November 21.

Michael Clarke's availability for Wednesday's Shield game will be subject to a fitness review over a back injury, a spokesman said.

David Warner's 197 came from 141 balls and included 20 boundaries and 10 sixes before he was caught deep in the outfield trying to reach a double century - the first in the 45-year history of Australia's domestic limited-overs competition.

Sam Robson, whose mother hails from the English city of Nottingham, previously could not be chosen for New South Wales as a domestic player because although born in Australia, he played county cricket on a British passport.

Taylor, who had been a member of the CA board since 2004, lost his place last year when the national entity was streamlined to nine members.

NSW boast a number of other Australian internationals on their books including Test captain Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Shane Watson.

Ahmed is eligible to play for Australia as soon as he is granted citizenship, although under International Cricket Council guidelines he can also play for his adopted country once he has lived at least half of four consecutive years there.

Cricket New South Wales (NSW) reported Lee to Cricket Australia for alleged code of conduct breaches after he claimed that dumped NSW coach Anthony Stuart had been made the scapegoat for failings of the state's cricket hierarchy.

Lee is in trouble over reported comments claiming that Anthony Stuart had lost his job as New South Wales coach because he was made the scapegoat for the alleged deficiencies of Gilbert and the Cricket NSW hierarchy.

After Pat Cummins' exit for the season and Ricky Ponting's hamstring problem, the latest in line is Shane Watson and Australia will be anxious now.

Australian state side New South Wales lost two more top players to a rival on Friday, with former Test players Usman Khawaja and Nathan Hauritz joining reigning Sheffield Shield champions Queensland.

Australian cricketers Simon Katich and Michael Clarke will not turn up together for their domestic side New South Wales this month due to the duo's recent war of words.

Australian batsman Simon Katich was on Wednesday removed as captain of New South Wales after having led the state team for nine years. All-rounder Stephen O'Keefe has been named Katich's successor.