Bichel has struggled in the current triangular series with figures of 3-197 from six matches.
A poor start saw India lose Tendulkar and Laxman to Brett Lee early on.
The Kiwis scored a thrilling one-wicket win in the third and final one-day match of the Chappell-Hadlee series.
Not so long ago, the Australian cricketers would announce their arrival in London by telling everyone within earshot how easily they would win the Ashes. Not this time.
India chose Virender Sehwag and Akash Chopra as their openers leaving out Anil Kumble and S Ramesh from the XI.
The United States drew level with the Internationals after edging the Presidents Cup fourballs on Friday.
World number one Tiger Woods and local favourite Ernie Els will go head-to-head at the Presidents Cup at Fancourt on Friday.
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Australia were 188 for four in their first innings at stumps on the second day of the fifth Ashes Test against England on Wednesday.
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Australia's squad selections for this year's Ashes series reflects a growing confidence that they have overcome a spate of high-profile retirements, which spells big trouble for England. The makeup of the 16-man squad was unsurprising and deeply conservative, a typical blend of youth and experience. Every player in the squad warranted selection and there were no glaring omissions.
Matthew Hayden made 153 and Andrew Symonds was unbeaten on 154 as Australia led England by 213 runs after the second day of the fourth Test.
Gilchrist made an unbeaten 102 after recording the second fastest hundred in Test cricket history.
Matthew Hoggard took four wickets to reduce Australia to 312 for five on Day 3 of the Ashes Test.
Skipper Rashid Latif was banned for five ODIs after being found guilty in a complaint about an unfair catch in the third Test against Bangladesh.
England lost three quick wickets in the last hour to slump to 53 for three in reply to Australia's 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes Test on Friday.
India's Virat Kohli, on Saturday, completed 4,000 runs in One-Day Internationals. He became the 12th Indian and the 84th batsman overall to reach this milestone.
Mike Hussey has broken into the top ten of the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen faster than any other player in history.
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Sri Lanka scored an upset 22-run win over Australia in the first one-day final at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
The out-of-form middle-order batsman was omitted after regular opener Justin Langer was cleared to return from injury.
Australia beat England by seven wickets to level the series 1-1.
Sachin Tendulkar scored his first one-day century on Australian soil as an India beat the World champions by six wickets in the first match of the best-of-three finals in the Commonwealth Bank tri-series in Sydney on Sunday. After dismissing Australia for 239 for 8, India were home with 25 balls to spare.
The Indians have not yet decided on the playing eleven for the floodlit encounter but Sreesanth appears almost certain to be in the casualty list.
Twenty20 world champions India are keen to maintain their supremacy in the shortest format of the game.
Australia won the second Test by 122 runs to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy and equal their own world record of 16 successive victories.
Zaheer, a vital cog in India's bowling attack, suffered a muscle pull during the net session forcing the team management to wait till Wednesday to take a decision on his inclusion for the crucial game.
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Fast bowler Mike Kasprowicz destroyed Sri Lanka with five wickets as Australia won the fourth one-day international by 40 runs.
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