Daniel Brettig

Hughes in critical condition after being hit by bouncer

Phillip Hughes has undergone surgery and remains in a critical condition after suffering a sickening blow to the head during the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and South Australia at the SCG

25-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Michael Clarke's dangerous game

By saying he he can still make the Gabba Test despite being ruled out of the warm-up game in Adelaide, Michael Clarke is effectively daring the Australia selectors to rule him out

24-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Abbott's pain is Smith's gain

The return of the streaker, the french-cut and the Morne fluctuations in the plays of the day from Sydney

23-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig at the SCG

November games need November prices

An early start to the international season, coupled with costly tickets, have kept the Australian public away from the cricket

23-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Australia survive late scare, go No.1 in ODIs

Australia will enter the World Cup year ranked as the game's top ODI team following a fourth victory in five matches over a sloppy South Africa at the SCG

23-Nov-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig at the SCG

Clarke's grade game to be investigated

Cricket New South Wales will investigate the measures taken by Michael Clarke's grade club to allow the injured Australian captain to have a bat next weekend if he is fit enough to do so

22-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Series dead, ODI ranking battle alive

Having sealed the series in Melbourne, Australia can grab the World No. 1 ODI ranking from South Africa by defeating the visitors at the SCG

22-Nov-2014•The Preview by Daniel Brettig

Hazlewood, Siddle, Johnson on ice

Josh Hazlewood, Peter Siddle and Mitchell Johnson have effectively become the first three men named in Australia's Test squad to face India at the Gabba after being rested by Cricket Australia from the round of Sheffield Shield matches that precedes the f

22-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Lara counsels trust-building to defuse crisis

Former West Indies captain Brian Lara has called the recent pull-out by West Indies from the India tour should be treated as a "watershed" moment in Caribbean cricket

21-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig and Melinda Farrell

Steven Smith a 'captain's nightmare'

Steven Smith has come in for high praise after his sparkling 73 in Canberra, with AB de Villiers dubbing him "a captain's nightmare", and Aaron Finch going one further by naming Smith in the same breath as de Villiers himself

19-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Smith's starburst of strokes

Plays of the day from the third ODI between Australia and South Africa in Canberra

19-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig at Manuka Oval

Finch and Starc down South Africa

Centurion Aaron Finch, Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc were central figures in Australia's commanding 73-run victory over South Africa in Canberra, despite a pair of sparkling innings by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers

19-Nov-2014•The Report by Daniel Brettig at Manuka Oval

Michael Clarke still polling well

With the Brisbane Test against India less than a month away, Australia coach Darren Lehmann has indicated that "there's a few things going on behind the scenes", as the team look for a replacement captain to fill in for Michael Clarke, who could miss the

18-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Josh Hazlewood closing in on Test debut

Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood's towering display against South Africa in the ODI in Perth has taken him closer than ever to a Test debut

18-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Steyn still bears Clarke wounds

Dale Steyn admitted he said too much in revealing his anger about the Cape Town confrontation with Michael Clarke but was still unhappy about the events of that day

18-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Johnson rested, Lyon left out

Australia's selectors have rested Mitchell Johnson from the remainder of the ODI series against South Africa to ensure his readiness for the India Tests, while Xavier Doherty has been preferred to Nathan Lyon

17-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Haddin to step up for Clarke

Brad Haddin is to be anointed as Australia's short-term Test captain to cover for Michael Clarke, who may be compelled to sacrifice his availability for the entire India series in order to help the national team's medical staff find a solution to hamstrin

16-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Australia's Ian Craig dies aged 79

Ian Craig, Australia's youngest Test cricketer and captain, has died aged 79 in Sydney after suffering from cancer

16-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Clarke wants early World Cup squad

Michael Clarke has stated that he wanted the squad for January's triangular series with England and India to be identical to the group he would take to the World Cup proper

13-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

Harris to make first-class return from injury

Ryan Harris will make his comeback to first-class cricket in the Sheffield Shield on Sunday and is hoping to prove his readiness for a return to the Australia side for the opening Test against India at the Gabba in three weeks

12-Nov-2014•Daniel Brettig

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