Australia were 221 for 4 at close of play, in response to India's 408, on Day 2 of the second Test at the Gabba, on Thursday. Check out some images from the day's play.
Persistent rain on Friday washed out a second day's play in England's tour match against Australia A in Hobart, frustrating the tourists' hopes of getting maximum batting practice in the lead up to the first Ashes test in Brisbane.
Australia appear confused by picking wicketkeeper Tim Paine for the Ashes squad against England as he is not even the first choice selection for his state side, retired leg-spinning great Shane Warne said.
Emotions were still too raw in the wake of the death of Phillip Hughes to make a decision on whether to go ahead with next week's first Test against India, Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland said on Friday.
The ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be staged in Australia and New Zealand from February 14 to March 29, and India will begin its title defence against traditional rivals Pakistan in Adelaide on February 15, the International Cricket Council announced on Tuesday.
England fast bowler Steven Finn has been ruled out of the Ashes series against Australia after scans showed he has torn his left knee cartilage, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Tuesday.
'He knows that cricket has given him an identity without which nobody will care about who Shardul Thakur is.'
Rediff reader Anil Raichur spotted Aussie pacer Mitchell Johnson at the Brisbane Domestic Airport.
Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman in the history of one-day cricket to cross the 16,000-run mark, a milestone that could be a distant dream for any other player in the near future.
Yuvraj Singh returned to the side in place of Manoj Tiwary for the second match of the tri-series.
Australia were reduced to 51 for three, chasing a revised target of 141 from 26 overs before rain played spoilsport.
The Indian team management, headed by coach Ravi Shastri, intimated the Committee of Administrators that the team will take at least 18 months to prepare for the Day-Night Test.
Australia paceman Mitchell Starc is in doubt for the return Ashes series against England after suffering a stress fracture in his lower back.
The second Test against India starts in Adelaide on Friday.
Australia coach Tim Nielsen has said that Australia will not hesitate to unleash four fast bowlers against India in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the 1st Test between Australia and Sri Lanka on Thursday
'I do think, though, that Twenty20 cricket should become franchise dominated'
The opening Test of the most eagerly-anticipated Ashes series in generations gets underway on Thursday.
The pair will replace Stuart Clark and Ben Hilfenhaus in a reshuffled team for the fourth match of the triangular series.
Andrew Flintoff said England were still confident of retaining the Ashes despite losing the first Test of the five-match series by 277 runs on Monday.
England captain Andrew Flintoff said his young team were still upbeat despite their dire situation in the opening Ashes Test.
He remains a doubt for this week's first Ashes Test despite being cleared of any fractures.
The left-arm pacer is expected to join Peter Siddle and Ryan Harris in the Australian attack for the first Test against England starting at Gabba on November 21 after missing out on the Ashes tour of England earlier this year.
England beat New Zealand by 14 runs at the Gabba in Brisbane on Tuesday to join Australia in the tri-series one-day international finals
Co-hosts Australians have already started by giving us a taste of the Aussie humour.
After winning the toss and racing to 52 without loss in the 11th over, England's batting collapsed with all 10 wickets tumbling for 103 runs as the innings came to abrupt end in the 42nd over.
Photos of the World Cup match between UAE and Ireland being played in Brisbane.
The fast bowler captured six wickets in his first Test for almost 11 months as England collapsed to 157 all out on the third day of the first Ashes Test.
The Australian skipper remained unbeaten on 137 with Hussey as Australia cruised to 346 for three on day one of the first Test.
The Australian opener expects to be peppered by a salvo of short deliveries from the England bowlers during the Ashes.
The Australian leg-spinner pleaded guilty to the charges of improper conduct but his appeal against the length of the ban was rejected.
A new study found that it was very difficult for those with diabetes who were using insulin pumps to maintain good glucose values when they ate pizza.
Australia captain Steve Smith described England's James Anderson as "one of the biggest sledgers in the game" on Friday as the heat rose off-field at the Adelaide Oval on the eve of the second Test.
South Africa reached their victory target of 229 runs with seven balls to spare at the Gabba on Sunday.
Damien Martyn smashed 96 off 56 balls to guide Australia to a 95-run victory over in the first full international Twenty20 game.
'All the talking stops very quickly and the series becomes a normal series after the first two hours'
The stocky left-hander has been passed fit for the first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday, after recovering from a hamstring strain.
Du Plessis admitted that although it all depends upon the conditions, he is hopeful England would head into this summer's Ashes series against the Steve Smith-led side as favourites.
'I think personally the home country should have the right to schedule matches as it sees fit and start them at whatever time of day they want'
