An overwhelming majority of Australian cricketers believe players will turn down central contracts in order to position themselves as Twenty20 "freelancers"

Andrew Hilditch raised more than a few eyebrows when he boldly declared Australia's spin bowling stocks were "in a pretty good spot at the moment"

Stuart Clark has conceded his international career is all but over, but says recent opportunities to captain New South Wales have convinced him to play on

Shane Watson admitted his failure to complete his maiden Test century at the Adelaide Oval was "the most shattered I've been"

New details of the proposed post-2012 Future Tours Programme have emerged with David Morgan, the ICC chairman, stating the home-and-away component of the current model could be scrapped

The most pressing concern surrounds the make-up of Australia's fast bowling unit given the strong possibility that Peter Siddle is ruled out

Plays of the day from the final day between Australia and West Indies in Adelaide

West Indies will "gamble" in their pursuit of a drought-breaking victory against an Australian side that no longer revels in pressure situations

Chris Gayle proved not only that his passion for the five-day game still runs deep, but he also positioned West Indies for a victory charge

Plays of the day for the fourth day of the Australia-West Indies Test in Adelaide

Australia's batsmen's failure to capitalise on starts ensured West Indies gained a first-innings lead in Adelaide

Plays of the day from the third day between Australia and West Indies in Adelaide

The leading umpire Mark Benson iss planning to retire from the game with immediate effect following his sudden withdrawal from the Adelaide Test

Australia's investment in Shane Watson is finally paying dividends

Asad Rauf has gone from TV umpire to on-field official for the second day of the Adelaide Test after Mark Benson was unavailable due to being "unwell"

The contentious UDRS is set to be boosted in Australia with an additional two Hot Spot cameras to be used for the three-Test series involving Pakistan

The night before he scored the century that revitalised his West Indian team, Dwayne Bravo lay in his hotel bed watching boxing

Plays of the day from the first day of Australia's second Test against West Indies

Les Burdett has signalled the end of 136 years of cricketing tradition by suggesting drop-in pitches could be used at the ground

The issue of West Indies' poor form was analysed in forensic detail after the first Test