NSW leg spinner Liam Zammit and WA allrounder John Taylor were primed to make their first class debuts in the Pura Cup cricket match starting at the SCG tomorrow after both teams suffered two late injuries.

NSW's ageless veteran Steve Waugh produced a match-winning century to deny Western Australia a notable victory in their ING Cup cricket clash at North Sydney Oval today.

SYDNEY, March 5 AAP - NSW cricket captain Steve Waugh reckons Queensland would be

SYDNEY, Feb 3 AAP - Former Australian cricket captain Mark Taylor believes teams who withdraw from World Cup matches should not be fined

SYDNEY, Feb 3 AAP - Steve Waugh today supported the suggestion one-day internationals could be played at Sydney's major Olympic venue after unveiling the pitch for cricket's first game at Telstra Stadium

SYDNEY - Steve Waugh and Simon Katich produced the sweet notes, butStuart MacGill struck a sour one with the umpires as NSW beat Tasmaniaby 41 runs in an ING Cup one day cricket match at Drummoyne Oval heretoday.

SYDNEY, Nov 10 AAP - Australia's leading female cricketer Karen Rolton made a sensational start to the new season as she helped end the lengthy unbeaten streak of women's national league champion New South Wales.

SYDNEY, Nov 6 AAP - Dropped Test cricket paceman Brett Lee will be givena licence to

SYDNEY, Oct 13 AAP - Queensland cricket captain Jimmy Maher expects Michael Slater will fight his way back into the NSW team.

SYDNEY, Oct 12 AAP - A Law-less Queensland will be out to heal an eight month old scar when it plays defending ING Cup champion NSW in the opening interstate cricket match of the new season at North Sydney Oval tomorrow.

SYDNEY, Oct 9 AAP - Michael Slater's prospects of being named in the first NSW Pura Cup side of the summer suffered a blow today when he was comfortably outscored by both of his major rivals.

SYDNEY - Newly appointed NSW Cricket captain Simon Katich today found itstrange to comprehend he would be leading a team he had never played forand said he still had to earn the respect of his players.

SYDNEY, Oct 7 AAP - NSW look certain to be without Australia A paceman Stuart Clark when it start its ING Cup cricket defence next weekend.

Michael Slater will take inspiration from the example of Justin Langer, the man who replaced him, as he attempts to rebuild his shattered cricket career.

As Michael Slater's cricketing career approached the crossroads, New South Wales coach Steve Rixon today said it was 'fair enough' questions had been raised over the ex-Test opener's place in his side.

Chickenpox victim Nathan Bracken could play for New South Wales against Victoria later this week - but at least one of the Blues' ailing batters might miss out.

Former Australian opening batsman Michael Slater was today considered fit enough for selection in the NSW cricket team for the Blues' Pura Cup cricket match against South Australia starting in Adelaide next Wednesday.

Australian captain Steve Waugh will lead a full-strength NSW team for the first - and perhaps last - time this season in a star-studded ING Cup showdown with Queensland at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.

Australian captain Steve Waugh today survived his first game of the season and looked forward to a competitive opening Test against New Zealand starting later this week.

Australian captain Steve Waugh says he couldn't be much happier after scoring 84 in a successful return to cricket today in his only game prior to next week's first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane.