Cricket News

Steven Smith marked his selection in the Test squad with a half-century after Usman Khawaja's hundred set up New South Wales at the SCG

Steven Smith and Peter Forrest steadied New South Wales on a two-paced first day as they finished at 4 for 326 in Hobart

Phillip Hughes brought up his second century in consecutive matches as New South Wales powered to 4 for 413

Damien Wright made life difficult for New South Wales on a tightly-contested opening day, but Peter Forrest helped ensure Victoria didn't completely dominate play

The uncapped fast bowler Trent Copeland could be in line for his state debut after New South Wales chose him in a 12-man squad for the Sheffield Shield game against Queensland at the SCG starting on Friday

David Warner is part of Australia's Twenty20 team. In October he will be at the Champions League in India for New South Wales, but when the domestic season starts down under he is set to be playing for Eastern Suburbs in Sydney grade cricket

Burt Cockley became the latest baby Blue to burst onto the first-class scene with a five-wicket haul that thrust New South Wales back into a game that Victoria had dominated for two days

Phillip Hughes and Peter Forrest, two of the so-called "baby Blues", posted impressive centuries to hand New South Wales first-innings points as they dominated South Australia on the second day

Shaun Tait produced a brilliant spell of vicious swing bowling before his batting colleagues got South Australia home with one ball to spare at Adelaide Oval

The absence of key players could herald a new era for New South Wales, with promising young talent banked upon to continue the success from last year

Tamim Iqbal blasted 85 from 45 deliveries but Bangladesh fell 14 runs short in their warm-up match against the Australian Institute of Sports (AIS) in Darwin

A round-up of the second round matches of the Emerging Players Tournament in Brisbane

A round-up of the first-round matches of the Emerging Players Tournament in Brisbane

Peter Forrest made his first Pura Cup century as New South Wales batted themselves into a strong position on the first day against Tasmania

Simon Katich will almost certainly finish his career with New South Wales after signing a new five-year deal that will keep him in Sydney until he is nearly 37

New South Wales will regain Simon Katich, their captain, for the Pura Cup final against Tasmania starting next Monday

Dominic Thornely and Ben Rohrer resurrected New South Wales' slim hopes of a home final, driving the visitors 124 runs in front of Tasmania

New South Wales imploded for 53 in just over two hours, recording their lowest Pura Cup total and almost certainly ending their hopes of reaching the final

Aaron Nye's impressive form in Queensland's Ford Ranger Cup final victory has earned him a place in the Pura Cup squad for their match against New South Wales