Statistical highlights of the opening day's play in the first Test between India and New Zealand at Hamilton on Wednesday.
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Joining a select group that was last represented more than a decade ago, two brothers will play alongside each other in the same Australia Test side after Shaun and Mitchell Marsh were named to face India on Tuesday.
A crowd of more than 22,000 at his home Sydney Cricket Ground rose for a final ovation as Warner left the field.
With his Test slump continuing unabated, Australian batsman Michael Hussey is no longer 'Mr. Cricket' and has become 'Mr Average', say former greats Mark Waugh and Dean Jones.
Mark Waugh criticises India's 'selfish' day-night Test refusal
Matthew Hayden completed 8,000 runs in 92 Tests -- 8003 runs at an average of 53.00. He is the fifth Australian player and the 18th in Test annals to have amassed 8000 or more runs.
Family, sportspeople and entertainers bid farewell to Australian cricketing legend Shane Warne at a private funeral held at his hometown in Melbourne on Sunday.
Pat Cummins may be undecided about his future as Australia's One-Day International captain after the World Cup but few of his compatriots will be urging him to stand down after his efforts in India.
Former Australia batsman Mark Waugh has called the surface 'unacceptable' and former England captain Michael Vaughan described it as a 'beach'.
Under his captaincy, Australia have entered the Super Eight stage at the ongoing T20 World Cup on the back of an unbeaten run in the group stage.
Describing Ricky Ponting as the "elephant in the room", former New Zealand captain Chris Cairns has said that Cricket Australia (CA) needs to end his 16-year long Test career in order to move forward.
Smith was removed from captaincy due to his involvement in the scandal in 2018
Australian spin great Shane Warne on Monday picked his fierce rival Sachin Tendulkar as the batsman to bat in any conditions and called his former skipper Steve Waugh a match saver rather than a match-winner.
Sachin Tendulkar became the batsman with maximum hundreds in the World Cup when he hit a record fifth one in the mega event as India posted an imposing 338 all out in their Group B league match against England in Bangalore on Sunday.
Rajneesh Gupta picks fun sledging through the decades.
The Pakistan spot-fixing scandal has once again shone the spotlight on illegal betting in the sub-continent and reopened the debate on the legalisation of gambling in India.
Former Australia cricketer Mark Waugh expects Ricky Ponting to scrap for survival in Australia's Test set-up despite being shunned from the One-day side.
The Perth triumph is the first under Anil Kumble's captaincy in three Tests away from home all against Australia.
The 617-run victory target set by India for New Zealand to win the third Test is the highest fourth innings target they have ever set against any side in Test cricket.
Rahul Dravid scaled another lofty peak in his illustrious career when he created the world record for the most number of Test catches by a fielder in Wellington on Monday.
Shobhan Mehta, who is in Gujarat police's custody, told interrogators that Australia's Mark Waugh and former South Africa skipper Hansie Cronje, who died in 2001 in a plane crash, also gave tips to bookies.
Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar's tryst with Australia and "The Don" continues as the legendary batsman will be inducted as a Bradman Honouree along with former Test captain Steve Waugh at a gala dinner in Sydney on October 29.
Kohli broke the record of Pakistan's Javed Miandad and became the leading run-scorer against West Indies in ODIs.
Of the last 15 Tests played in India, only two reached day five. However, the ICC does not think there is a problem with Tests rarely lasting full five days in India.
Cricket Australia (CA) named Trevor Hohns as the full-time chairman of its National Selection Panel on Friday, effecting a structural change to improve the rankings of the underperforming Twenty20 side.
Warner has been in excellent touch as he scored lot of runs at the top of the order for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL
He was place behind Don Bradman and Viv Richards in the Test and ODI format.
Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram backed continuation of Sourav Ganguly as the skipper.
Just to clear the air, the first ball of the game, each game, should just be a bouncer, reckons Merv Hughes.
Rajneesh Gupta surveys the bowling landscape in India-Australia Tests.
Virat Kohli attributed emergence of Jasprit Bumrah as a lethal pacer to India's 'amazing domestic structure' in a subtle yet classy response to the uncharitable on-air comments made by former Australian cricketers Kerry O'Keefe and Mark Waugh.
Former Australia Test batsman Mark Waugh smashed a quick 42 in a four-wicket victory.
With the Ashes set to get underway, Australian players reflected on the prestigious series and their aim for the upcoming tournament.
Steve Smith's manager debunks former Australian captain's retirement talks
'It's been a slow moving car crash up to now and now it's kind of like, bang -- impact has been made.'
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