Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has said it will be up to individual players whether they feel ready for the first Test, which begins in Adelaide next Tuesday, six days after Phillip Hughes is laid to rest in his home town of Macksville

The Adelaide Test has been confirmed as the first match of the Australia-India series and is set to begin on December 9, three days earlier than originally scheduled

Doubts remain over whether the first Test between Australia and India will go ahead next week after the death of Phillip Hughes

Phillip Hughes was the victim of a freakish accident, the kind that is rarely seen in any sphere of life and has only once before been recorded as the result of being struck by a cricket ball

India's second tour match in Adelaide has been cancelled as Australian cricket takes a 'grief now, sport later' approach following the death of Phillip Hughes.

Phillip Hughes caught everyone's attention with twin hundreds in his second Test in South Africa. His career never hit those heights again, and now it never will

Phillip Hughes has died as a result of the injuries he sustained when struck by a bouncer on Tuesday, Cricket Australia has confirmed

It is impossible to imagine how Sean Abbott must feel after sending down that bouncer to Phillip Hughes. While the cricket world hopes for Hughes' recovery, it should also ensure Abbott is supported

The sickening blow that struck Phillip Hughes is a reminder of the ever-present dangers associated with facing fast bowlers, even while wearing a helmet

Chris Rogers has taken one small step towards his goal of returning to England for Australia's Ashes defence next year, in what would likely be his last series before retirement

Michael Clarke has been bizarrely ruled out of the two-day India tour match hours after selectors had marked it down as his pathway to prove his fitness for the first Test

On Wednesday, AB de Villiers said Steven Smith was an opposing captain's nightmare, Two days later Smith proved to be a recurring nightmare

Plays of the day from the fourth ODI between Australia and South Africa at the MCG

Australia's Test hopefuls will be denied one last chance to impress the selectors ahead of the first match against India

Steven Smith started this series in form but out of the side. Matthew Wade started it out of form but in the side. Together, they set up a series victory by plotting one of Australia's most remarkable one-day international chases

Josh Hazlewood has been emerging for the best part of five years, but he seems to be timing his latest emergence to perfection

Australia will relish the chance to seal the series win with a victory over South Africa in the fourth ODI in Melbourne on Friday

Michael Clarke's chances of playing the first Test at the Gabba appear extremely slim, after the Cricket Australia physio Alex Kountouris revealed the captain will be unable to run or bat until at most a week before the match

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between Australia and South Africa with the series level at 1-1

Plays of the day from the second ODI between Australia and South Africa in Perth