Australia vice-captain Michael Clarke, speaking publicly for the first time since abruptly quitting the ongoing tour of New Zealand and the subsequent break-up with fiancee Lara Bingle, expressed hope on Wednesday that the episode will not distract him in the upcoming Test series.
Towering England seamer Chris Tremlett was pleased to belie his 'gentle giant' reputation with a fiery three-wicket haul that took the wind out of Australian sails on day one of the third Ashes Test on Thursday.
England batsman Kevin Pietersen was booked for speeding in a Lamborghini arranged by his friend Shane Warne while driving back from a beach resort near Melbourne on Thursday, local police said.
Australia crushed Bangladesh by an innings and 80 runs in the second Test to complete a 2-0 series whitewash on Thursday.
'I started watching videos of Shane Warne sir, and that's where I realised what leg-spin is. He was my idol, and I wanted to be like him, bowl like him.'
Cricket Australia's (CA) recent research says that the team's image is sound, yet something is going wrong.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar's dominance in batting is well known, but what makes him a genius and separates him from other batsmen in world is his ability to perform the basics in a better manner, and that too also in pressure conditions, according to Australian legend Dean Jones.
Following Harbhajan Singh's milestone of 400 wickets in the third Test against the West Indies on Thursday, we present the leading wicket-takers in the longest format of the game.
South Africa coach Mickey Arthur that Australia were masters of putting pressure on the umpires
After restricting the Proteas to 296 in their first innings, Australia were 38 for 1 in their second essay.
Even as Indian cricket coach Duncan Fletcher joins the likes of Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne in heaping praise on Indian batsman Rohit Sharma, the purists only hope that it's not just a case of false dawn once again.
The Australians ended the day 4 in the third Test against the West Indies on 76 for 2, needing 106 runs more for victory.
Still in with an outside chance of making it to the play-offs, a bruised Rajasthan Royals will be eyeing nothing less than a victory when they take on an inconsistent Kochi Tuskers Kerala in their crucial IPL match in Indore on Sunday.
Former India batsman Ravi Shastri agreed with Rajasthan Royals captain Shane Warne that the Jaipur pitch was not a '90-run wicket' even though he felt Mumbai Indians skipper Sachin Tendulkar was also not off the mark in stating that 'it was a two-paced, difficult track to bat on'.
Australia reached 80 for three in their second innings, a 74-run lead after Sri Lanka were bowled out for 407 in their first innings on the third day.
Dimitri Mascarenhas' all-rounder exploits scripted Rajasthan Royals' thumping 46-run win over Middlesex Panthers in the one-off British Asian Cup Twenty20 match at Lord's.
Aware that the Champions Trophy is gradually losing its relevance, the ICC on Monday said it had plans to "rejuvenate and re-brand" the tournament which features the top-eight one-day teams.
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Dismissed as a 'bits and pieces player' and ridiculed by Shane Warne, Paul Collingwood has endured a series of trials by fire. Through a strength of character and a dedicated work ethic, he has prevailed to emerge triumphant as the first England captain to win a global One-day tournament.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Rajasthan Royals and Delhi Daredevils at the Ferozshah Kotla on Wednesday.
Former spinner Shane Warne on Monday had announced he would auction his Baggy Green cap to raise funds for victims of devastating bushfires in Australia.
Peter Siddle, who turned 26 on Thursday, took the ninth hat-trick in the Ashes series and the first by an Australian since Shane Warne in the 1994-1995 series.
The Australia fast bowler announced he is taking an indefinite break due to emotional and physical exhaustion.
Shane Warne hails the Indian maestro before the two resume their on-field rivalry.
"It's obviously an amazing feat while it is not very nice being a victim. Maybe I will look back at my career I think I was his 709th," he added.
Skipper Ricky Ponting has said that the next seven months for Australia and himself will be the greatest challenge of his career.
Sri Lanka would not emulate India's ultra-aggressive tactics against Australia during their upcoming two-Test series, ace off-spinner Muttiah Muralitharan said.
After the Ashes debacle exposed their bare spin cupboard, Cricket Australia is likely to make it mandatory for the state teams to include tweakers in a new national under-23 tournament scheduled later this summer.
Ajantha Mendis might have created flutter in cricketing circles with his stupendous performance in the Asia Cup, but the Sri Lankan mystery bowler has failed to impress spin guru Terry Jenner, who has pointed out at chinks in his armour. Jenner feels Mendis lacks variety and still has a long way to go to prove his mettle in the international circuit.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting has used his team's first-round exit from the Twenty20 World Cup for some intensive practice with his rebuilt side before the Ashes series starting next month.
Mature and forthright, Kuldeep on learning tips from his idol and bowling without fear against Steve Smith
The seven-wicket victory over Chennai Super Kings may have lifted some of the gloom in the Kolkata Knight Riders' beleaguered camp but it is not welcome news for Rajasthan Royals, who face the Brendon McCullum-led side in their must-win last league encounter, in Durban on Wednesday. With 13 points, they need victory against the Knight Riders to brighten their prospects of a semi-final berth, though, Rajasthan would still have to depend on other results.
