The Aussies beat Bangladesh by six wickets in the last group match of a triangular series.
Sri Lanka scored an upset 22-run win over Australia in the first one-day final at Adelaide Oval on Friday.
Some New Zealand players may have decided to call time on their One-day or international careers but there will be no immediate announcements to allow Australia to bask in their World Cup triumph, skipper Brendon McCullum said on Sunday.
With two confident teams going head-to-head in a blockbuster World Cup semi-final on Thursday, it could be the tiniest mis-judgement, the smallest detail that decides whether Australia or India emerge triumphant.
Sandeep Lamichhane's is a lovely little story of a boy stepping into man's world with a dream in his eyes and desire to see his tiny nation on the global cricketing map.
Boult was ruled out of the rest of the first Test against England after experiencing pain in his ribs, New Zealand Cricket said on Monday.
Before rain intervened in the Old Trafford Test to leave Australia's Ashes comeback hopes in grave doubt, an annoyed Michael Clarke remonstrated with umpires after they ordered players off the ground for bad light on Sunday.
Captain Stephen Fleming, however, may return to the side after having surgery to remove a tumour from his face.
Australia beat New Zealand by two runs in a thrilling one-day international to win the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy.
The dumped Australian Test batsman was given a day off by New South Wales to "clear his mind".
The 24-year-old though said he would not adopt a conservative approach to batting
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After facing allegations of racially vilifying South African born former coach Mickey Arthur and a revelation about Michael Clarke considering Shane Watson a 'cancer', Cricket Australia is set to be in more trouble as Nathan Bracken prepares to take the board to the New South Wales Supreme Court on July 31.
Sandeep Lamichchane -- Nepal's first player to have signed up for the Indian Premier League -- was presented with his team jersey on Friday.
Speaking to Sunil Gavaskar, Michael Clarke and Mark Butcher, who were discussing the game in a television studio in Mumbai, Shastri came up with a rather interesting way to describe the tense moments of the game with Australia almost pulling-off a record chase.
Brad Hodge was named 12th man while Michael Clarke moved up the batting order to four for the ICC Super Test.
George Bailey is resigned to the idea that he may well go from captaining Australia against England in the opener to being dropped.
Australia's cricketers have returned home from their triumphant tour of India with an unexpected problem over the make-up of their team.
Australia goes into the ICC women's T20 World Cup summit clash as favourites, but with India having stunned them on the opening night in Sydney, we could be in for the most electric final yet.
Steve Smith made a brave unbeaten 78 to lift Australia to 287 for three on the first day of the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval on Thursday.
Former Australian skipper Mark Taylor has come out and praised Virat Kohli for the way he marshalled the Indian team in the first Test here, saying the young batsman knows how to play cricket Down Under.
The December 19-21 match will be India's final preparation for the third test against Australia starting in Melbourne on December 26.
'Nothing is confirmed yet either with anything, in regards to the captaincy, but if it works out that way and I am the next captain, then it's a lot of responsibility' 'Hopefully we can send Michael off on a high note at The Oval'
Australia railed at suggestions their team resembled a 'Dad's Army' but the evidence supplied by the first four Ashes Tests against England suggests it was not an unfair moniker.
Ben Stokes took five wickets to put England on the verge of a famous victory that would win back the Ashes as Australia finished on 241 for seven after a compelling second day of the fourth Test at Trent Bridge on Friday.
Ashes rout branded 'day of infamy' in horrified Australia.
Captain Michael Clarke gave a graphic illustration of the raw emotions of the Australia team when he broke down repeatedly while paying tribute to former team mate Phillip Hughes on Saturday.
Australia captain Michael Clarke is disappointed at the alleged involvement of international cricketers in match-fixing but was "happy, satisfied and confident" that his own team were not corrupt, he said on Wednesday.
Shakya Mitra ponders why top batsmen like Michael Clarke bowing out early.
Former Australia skipper Michael Clarke on Tuesday lauded Board of Control for Cricket in India and Cricket Australia for their handling of the recent DRS controversy but feels the infamous 'Monkeygate' episode of 2007-08 series dragged on far too long.
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