Perth Scorchers v Sydney Sixers, BBL final, Canberra

Scorchers aim for back-to-back titles

Jan 27, 2015: Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers will meet in the BBL final on Wednesday on the neutral territory of Canberra's Manuka Oval

Allan Border Medal 2015

Smith favourite for Allan Border Medal

Jan 26, 2015: Steven Smith should cap off his remarkable summer by winning his first Allan Border Medal in Sydney on Tuesday night

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Hobart

White's two deliveries in four years

Jan 23, 2015: Plays of the day from the Carlton Mid Tri-Series ODI, between Australia and England in Hobart

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Hobart

Smith ton leads Australia to final

Jan 23, 2015: Before this game, Steven Smith had captained Australia in three matches. They had lost none of them, and he had scored a century in each. Now he has captained Australia in four matches. They have still lost none of them, and he has still scored a century

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Hobart

Australia's batting depth to be tested

Jan 22, 2015: ESPNcricinfo's preview for the Carlton Mid Tri-Series ODI between Australia and England in Hobart

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Hobart

Warner rested, White and Marsh called up

Jan 20, 2015: David Warner will sit out of Friday's one-day international against England in Hobart, with Shaun Marsh and Cameron White both called into the squad

Australia v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Melbourne

Warner fined over Rohit spat

Jan 19, 2015: David Warner has defended his use of the words "speak English" during an on-field squabble with Rohit Sharma during Sunday's ODI at the MCG, but has been fined 50% of his match fee over the incident

Australia v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Melbourne

Starc makes hay in Johnson's absence

Jan 18, 2015: Despite the absence of Mitchell Johnson, Australia have had no trouble finding wickets or aggression, as Mitchell Starc has slotted in nicely as the team's strike bowler

Australia news

Pink ball undergoes broadcast trial

Jan 18, 2015: The seemingly inexorable push towards playing a day-night Test this year continued at the MCG on Sunday, when Channel Nine and Cricket Australia conducted a broadcast trial with pink balls

Australia v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Melbourne

Bailey suspended for slow over-rate

Jan 18, 2015: Steven Smith will likely be called on to captain Australia in their next ODI against England in Hobart on Friday, with George Bailey suspended due to Australia's slow over-rate against India

Australia v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Melbourne

Starc, Finch set up second Australia win

Jan 18, 2015: On a day when Australia and India each had a dominant opener - Rohit Sharma made 138 and Aaron Finch 96 - the difference between the sides was Mitchell Starc

Australia v India, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Melbourne

Finisher Faulkner strikes again

Jan 17, 2015: James Faulkner struck the winning runs against England on Friday; it was the sixth time in his 34-match ODI career that he was not out at the end of a successful chase

Australia v England, Carlton Mid Tri-Series, Sydney

Tri-series opener a tale of two captains

Jan 15, 2015: Australia and England play at the SCG on Friday in the first match of the tri-series that also involved India

Prime Minister's XI v England, Canberra

Tony Dell still standing tall

Jan 13, 2015: Former Test fast bowler Tony Dell knew nothing of post-traumatic stress disorder until he was diagnosed with it himself. Now he does everything he can to help other sufferers

India in Australia 2014-15

Australia unearth two promising prospects

Jan 11, 2015: Australia claimed the Border-Gavaskar Trophy by beating India 2-0. Here's a rating of the performances of players who made those results

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney

Hazlewood and Starc take strides

Jan 11, 2015: Australia had to settle for a draw in the Sydney Test, but the sight of Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood hooping the reverse-swinging Kookaburra around late on day five was an encouraging one for the future

World Cup 2015

No Rhino, no Lyno

Jan 11, 2015: Ryan Harris and Nathan Lyon might have strengthened Australia's World Cup squad, while the inclusion of injured captain Michael Clarke could prove a distraction

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 5th day

India hold on for tense draw

Jan 10, 2015: Three wickets needed, a wearing SCG pitch, the light fading, India trying to cling on for a draw. It could have been the 2008 finish all over again, but this time Ajinkya Rahane and Bhuvneshwar Kumar managed to hold the Australians off.

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 4th day

Australia race to 348-run lead

Jan 9, 2015: On the fourth afternoon at the SCG, Australia rollicked along at better than a run a ball in their second innings, hoping to beat India and the weather.

Australia v India, 4th Test, Sydney, 3rd day

Kohli and Rahul hundreds lift India

Jan 8, 2015: It is hard to decide what was more predictable on a belter of a Sydney pitch, the Steven Smith century that was raised on day two or the Virat Kohli hundred that arrived on day three. They now have four centuries each for the series