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New South Wales name new CEO

Fri, 24 May 2013 02:46:46 GMT

Andrew Jones, the former Cricket Australia head of strategy, has been named as the new chief executive of Cricket New South Wales

Cricket Australia considers AFL tribunal model

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:58:19 GMT

David Warner's privately convened code of conduct hearing for his recent Twitter indiscretions may be the last of its kind, as Cricket Australia consider adopting a system whereby disciplinary charges against players would be heard in forums open to publi

Chris Lynn apologises for Twitter comments

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:48:46 GMT

Chris Lynn, the Queensland batsman, has become the second Australian cricketer in a week to find himself in trouble over remarks made on Twitter

Taylor calls for Watson to be Ashes opener

Thu, 23 May 2013 06:56:43 GMT

Mark Taylor believes restoring Shane Watson to the opening position and shifting David Warner down to No.5 or 6 could be the formula Australia need to post challenging totals on the upcoming Ashes tour

Warner apologises over tweets

Thu, 23 May 2013 01:21:54 GMT

David Warner has apologised for the language he used during his Twitter outburst on Saturday but said he felt the need to defend himself after a photo of him was used to illustrate a story on the seedy side of the IPL

Haigh scoops British Book award

Wed, 22 May 2013 16:54:16 GMT

On Warne, Gideon Haigh's examination of one of the finest bowlers to play the game, was named the Cricket Book of the Year at the 11th annual British Sports Book Awards at Lord's on Monday.

Warner fined for Twitter outburst

Thu, 23 May 2013 00:03:31 GMT

David Warner has been fined AUD5750 (around US$ 5600) for his Twitter outburst at two Australian journalists at the weekend

Australia eye England swing with interest

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:15:46 GMT

Michael Clarke knows his men will enter the Ashes as underdogs but they have taken some heart from the way England's batsmen struggled against New Zealand's swing bowlers in last week's Lord's Test

Australia name women's Ashes squad

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:46:34 GMT

Australia have named a 15-player squad for the women's Ashes tour of England, including all 14 players contracted for the 2013-14 season as well as the batsman Sarah Elliott as a Test specialist

Australia women's cricketers get major pay boost

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:50:03 GMT

Members of the Australia women's cricket team will be among the country's highest-paid female athletes as part of a restructure of the Cricket Australia contract system

Warner to learn his fate on Wednesday

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:11:57 GMT

David Warner will face a Cricket Australia Code of Behaviour hearing on Wednesday after being reported following his Twitter outburst in the earlier hours of Saturday morning

Cricket Australia reports Warner for Twitter outburst

Sun, 19 May 2013 06:44:58 GMT

Cricket Australia has reported David Warner for breaching the Code of Behaviour, after his Twitter outburst against two Australian journalists. He will also be expected to attend a disciplinary hearing

Warner could be in trouble over tweets

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:47:08 GMT

David Warner could face disciplinary action from Cricket Australia after apparently launching a Twitter attack on two of Australia's most senior cricket journalists

Australia announce dates for home ODIs and T20s

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:58:42 GMT

Hobart will not host a Test or ODI next summer for the first time in 25 years after Cricket Australia confirmed the schedule for its pared-back limited-overs fixtures against England

Weak Sheffield Shield hurting Australia - Warne

Thu, 16 May 2013 02:32:21 GMT

Shane Warne believes fast-tracking young players into the Sheffield Shield rather than having them cut their teeth on Twenty20 is key to improving the strength of domestic cricket in Australia and ultimately the national team

Clarke's Ashes warning for batsmen

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:56:31 GMT

As he delivered a series of reassurances that a degenerative back condition would not hobble his forthcoming Ashes campaign, Australia's captain Michael Clarke issued a stern reminder that the tourists' promising pace battery would be rendered useless wit

Sutherland breaks silence on homework fiasco

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:32:23 GMT

James Sutherland, the Cricket Australia chief executive, has spoken for the first time about the "homework" fiasco that enveloped the national team on a horrid tour of India, stating his displeasure at how the squad's discipline broke down to the point th

Age no barrier for recalled Haddin

Tue, 14 May 2013 00:56:57 GMT

Brad Haddin may be comfortably the oldest wicketkeeper currently involved in Test cricket, but he believes his age and experience could be to his advantage on the upcoming Ashes tour

Women's Ashes gets revamp

Tue, 14 May 2013 16:00:49 GMT

The Women's Ashes has been revamped and from this summer will be contested over seven matches across all formats of the game.

Don't write off Australia - Gough

Sun, 12 May 2013 12:08:31 GMT

Darren Gough was at his best in the heat of an Ashes confrontation but he is not about to write off the current generation