Cricket News

Six leading Bangladesh players have informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board they intend to retire from international and domestic cricket

Bangladesh were completely undone by their batting in their 3-0 loss to Australia in the ODIs in Darwin, according to chief selector Rafiqul Alam

Jamie Siddon's role as coach under scrutiny after comments on Mohammad Ashraful's captaincy on the tour of Australia

The expectations of fans back home may get "out of control" but Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, wants his team to be among the top five in the world

Defending 198 in a one-day international is rarely a comfortable position these days but Michael Clarke, Australia's stand-in captain, insists he was never scared that Bangladesh would cause a mammoth upset

Jamie Siddons has warned the Bangladesh captain Mohammad Ashraful that he could soon face the axe unless he quickly turns around his dismal batting form

Tamim Iqbal's one-man entertainment show was not enough to turn Darwin into Cardiff as Australia wrapped up a 3-0 cleansweep with a 73-run victory over Bangladesh

Bangladesh will rework their top order for the final ODI against Australia as they aim to avoid another sub-par performance

Australia's coach Tim Nielsen has told Darwin cricket fans they risk losing their already infrequent international cricket fixtures if they do not turn out in greater numbers

Three one-day internationals against a struggling Bangladesh have hardly been the ideal preparation for an upcoming Test tour of India, but Stuart Clark says playing any cricket is better than none

Bangladesh must turn around their disappointing batting to challenge Australia in the third one-day international

Matthew Hayden will not be pressured out of one-day cricket before he is ready despite Australia's coach Tim Nielsen tipping Shaun Marsh and Shane Watson as the openers most likely to lead Australia's next World Cup defence

Doug Walters says Andrew Symonds has become a "bit of a liability"

It was yet another batting failure for Bangladesh - they were skittled for 117 - and Mohammad Ashraful, the captain, said his side weren't performing to potential

Shaun Marsh's first two one-day internationals at home could hardly have gone any better. Having made a success of his debut ODI series in the West Indies this year, Marsh has continued his excellent form with a pair of half-centuries in Darwin

Bangladesh improved marginally but still lost by eight wickets in Darwin, where Australia's bowlers set up an unassailable 2-0 series lead

Two months ago in the Caribbean, Shane Watson brutalised the West Indies attack to register his first one-day international century while suffering from a broken toe. Now back to full fitness, he is looking forward to discovering what he can do to the Ban

Shane Watson has no doubt Andrew Symonds will return to international cricket

Bangladesh's batting woes have been well documented but their main fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza said the attack must also lift if the team is to avoid another drubbing on Wednesday

Bangladesh hope to expose Australia's lack of match practice in the first ODI in Darwin