West Indies v Australia, 3rd ODI, St Vincent

Two bowled, or not two bowled?

Mar 20, 2012: Plays of the Day in the 3rd ODI between West Indies and Australia in St Vincent

West Indies v Australia, 3rd ODI, St Vincent

Dramatic last over run-out leaves match tied

Mar 20, 2012: Darren Sammy's run-out with two balls to spare and the scores tied meant that neither West Indies or Australia could claim victory

'In professional sport you don't make excuses'

Mar 19, 2012: He had reasons to take a break and expect sympathy, but Australian batsman Peter Forrest chose to make an important career move and just get on with it

West Indies v Australia, 2nd ODI, St Vincent

Almighty heaves, risky leaves

Mar 18, 2012: Plays of the Day from the 2nd ODI between West Indies and Australia at St Vincent

West Indies v Australia, 2nd ODI, St Vincent

West Indies end five-year drought

Mar 18, 2012: Kieron Pollard blazed West Indies to a first ODI victory over Australia since 2006, his stand with Dwayne Bravo swallowing up the tourists' modest total in a rain-affected match

Qld v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield Final, Brisbane, 2nd day

Hopes' rearguard halted by rain

Mar 17, 2012: Luke Butterworth and James Faulkner splintered Queensland's top order before James Hopes mounted a brazen counterattack to leave the Sheffield Shield final nicely poised

Qld v Tasmania, Sheffield Shield Final, Brisbane, first day

Tigers suffocated by Bulls

Mar 16, 2012: Alister McDermott was the chief tormentor as Tasmania's batsmen were suffocated by Queensland on a day one of the Sheffield Shield final in Brisbane

Australia in West Indies 2012

Nevill and Haddin trade places again

Mar 16, 2012: Peter Nevill is used to having his cricket fortunes determined by the decisions of Brad Haddin

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Haddin flies home for personal reasons

Mar 15, 2012: Australia's Test wicketkeeper Brad Haddin is returning home from the Caribbean for personal reasons

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Watson content as Test No. 3

Mar 15, 2012: Shane Watson will happily return to Australia's Test team as a No. 3 batsman, having reasoned that he is no longer in a position to demand the opening spot he vacated due to injury in 2011

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Haddin shades Wade for Test gloves

Mar 14, 2012: Brad Haddin has the endorsement of the national selectors to keep wicket for Australia in the first Test against the West Indies in Barbados - but will have to perform immediately

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Forrest's rise continues, Beer returns

Mar 14, 2012: Peter Forrest's rise as an Australian batsman of the future has been maintained and Michael Beer's sturdy domestic summer rewarded with their selection for the West Indies Tests

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Lee unhappy with dual new balls in ODIs

Mar 14, 2012: Brett Lee has taken aim at the use of dual new balls in ODIs, claiming the change has stripped fast bowlers of reverse swing in the late overs of an innings

Australia news

ODI return consumed Harris

Mar 13, 2012: Ryan Harris has admitted he was so consumed by keeping his place in the national ODI team that it resulted in his worst bowling in recent memory

Australia news

Shield final coverage resurrected

Mar 13, 2012: Tasmania's Sheffield Shield title defence against Queensland at the Gabba will now be shown on television after the pay television provider agreed to provide full coverage

Australia in West Indies, 2012

Arthur warns against complacency

Mar 12, 2012: Australia's coach Mickey Arthur has warned the tourists that a West Indies trip at the conclusion of a demanding and successful summer should not be regarded as an end-of-season holiday

Australia news

Sheffield Shield final cut from television schedule

Mar 12, 2012: Australian domestic cricket's honorary "Test match", the Sheffield Shield final, will not be broadcast on television for the first time since 2007

Commonwealth Bank Series 2011-12

Six lessons from the triangular series

Mar 9, 2012: The tri-series showed that the format can work, that Virat Kohli is India's future, and that Mahela Jayawardene is one of the game's best captains

Australia in West Indies 2012

Fresh Watson leads weary team to West Indies

Mar 9, 2012: Australia's cricketers departed for the West Indies with two abiding sensations: weariness and optimism

Australia v Sri Lanka, CB Series, 3rd final, Adelaide

Over-rate fine only blip in Australia's victory

Mar 8, 2012: Australia's stand-in captain Shane Watson will be in danger of a suspension during the ODI series in the West Indies after he and his team were fined for a slow over-rate in their triangular series final victory at Adelaide Oval