Victoria v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bushrangers on top as nineteen wickets tumble

Feb 14, 2012: Nineteen wickets fell on day two of a frantic Sheffield Shield match between Victoria and South Australia at the MCG

Australia news

Steve Waugh questions handling of Warner, Haddin

Feb 14, 2012: Steve Waugh, the former Australia captain, has questioned the selection circumstances around Ricky Ponting's appointment as stand-in for Michael Clarke

India news

Joe Dawes to replace Eric Simons as India bowling coach

Feb 14, 2012: India will replace bowling coach Eric Simons with former Queensland fast bowler Joe Dawes at the end of the tour of Australia

CB Series 2011-12

Ponting to captain in Clarke's absence

Feb 14, 2012: Australia's selectors have turned to the former captain Ricky Ponting as the short-term leadership solution to Michael Clarke's hamstring problem

CB Series 2011-12

Forrest benefits from new landscape

Feb 13, 2012: Peter Forrest is reaping the benefits of a new state for himself and a new broom for Australian cricket

Victoria v South Australia, Sheffield Shield, Melbourne

Bushrangers resilient on bowlers' day

Feb 13, 2012: South Australia reduced Victoria to 7 for 118 before the Bushrangers pacemen responded with bat and ball to leave the Sheffield Shield match tantalisingly poised at the MCG

CB Series 2011-12

Clarke out of Sri Lanka ODI

Feb 13, 2012: Australia's captain Michael Clarke has confirmed a hamstring complaint will keep him out of Friday's triangular series match against Sri Lanka in Sydney

Australia v India, CB Series, Adelaide

Shouldn't have taken game to 50th over - Gambhir

Feb 12, 2012: Gautam Gambhir, who scored 92 runs in India's tight win against Australia, has said the match should never have got as close as it did

Australia v India, Commonwealth Bank Series, Adelaide

'Got to make sure we are concentrating' - Clarke

Feb 12, 2012: Michael Clarke, nursing a sore hamstring himself, called the fielding effort horrible and said that Australia will need to be much better if they are to win matches in the rest of the competition

Australia news

White set for Victoria captaincy record

Feb 12, 2012: Cameron White will this week become the most prolific captain in Victoria's Sheffield Shield history, and he believes he has many years of state leadership left in him

Australia v India, CB Series, Adelaide

Ice-cool Dhoni downs Australia

Feb 12, 2012: A supremely calm MS Dhoni guided India to victory, with two balls to spare, over a sluggish Australia in the ODI at Adelaide Oval

Australia news

Watson makes comeback in grade cricket

Feb 12, 2012: Shane Watson hopes to be fully fit within a week after making an encouraging return to Sydney grade cricket on Saturday

Queensland v WA, Ryobi Cup, Brisbane

Western Australia win despite Reardon ton

Feb 11, 2012: Western Australia hung on to win their first match of the Ryobi Cup campaign despite a century from Queensland's Nathan Reardon at the Gabba

Australia v India, CB Series, Adelaide

Clarke aims to keep hold over India

Feb 11, 2012: The triangular series roadshow rolls into Adelaide on Sunday, when Australia and India meet for the second time

Australia v India, CB Series, Adelaide

Hussey rested for Adelaide ODI

Feb 11, 2012: Peter Forrest's chances of making his ODI debut on Sunday in Adelaide have been boosted after the Australian selectors confirmed Michael Hussey would be rested

Sri Lanka news

Marsh baffled at losing Sri Lanka job

Feb 10, 2012: Geoff Marsh has spoken of his disappointment at being sacked as the coach of Sri Lanka four months in to his two-year contract

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

Australia hold on for five-run victory

Feb 10, 2012: Angelo Mathews narrowly failed to deliver victory to Sri Lanka at the WACA, where the Australians held on by five runs in a thrilling finish

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, Perth

Clarke sees Test batsman in Forrest

Feb 9, 2012: Australia's captain Michael Clarke believes his former state team-mate Peter Forrest can go on to become a top order Test batsman

Tasmania v NSW, Sheffield Shield, Hobart, 4th day

Tigers win maintains Shield final hopes

Feb 9, 2012: Tasmania kept in touch with the Sheffield Shield pace-setters Queensland and Western Australia with a six-wicket defeat of New South Wales

Queensland v WA, Sheffield Shield, Brisbane, 4th day

Warriors win thriller nine down

Feb 9, 2012: Alister McDermott's seven-wicket haul narrowly failed to earn Queensland a stunning win at the Gabba, where Western Australia chased 68 for victory and got there nine wickets down