A pair of notable reinforcements made little difference to the England Lions as they were pummelled once more by Australia A in Hobart, this time by 122 runs

Shane Watson may opening the batting in the first Test in Chennai with Ed Cowan after national selector John Inverarity revealed significant concerns about David Warner's recovery from a fractured thumb five days before the first Test

Shaun Marsh's century to deliver victory for Australia A in their opening match against the England Lions was marred by what appeared a serious bout of knee trouble

Ashton Agar's stay in India has been extended to take in Australia's major warm-up for the Test series as the possibility grows that he may be in line for an extraordinary international debut in Chennai

Nic Maddinson and Adam Zampa showcased their considerable talents to deliver New South Wales victory over South Australia at the SCG

Ashton Agar will add English experience to his current Indian internship with the Australian Test team

Josh Hazlewood will miss at least the first two matches for Australia A against the England Lions this month due to the latest in a series of foot ailments

Australian actor and writer Brendan Cowell talks about making films on WSC and club cricket

Michael Clarke departed for India with the palpable sense that he is embarking upon the most difficult task of his captaincy so far

Mitchell Johnson is looming as a central player in Australia's plans for the Test matches against India

Michael Clarke will miss the final ODI against the West Indies in Melbourne after complaining of a recurrence of hamstring trouble

Australian cricket's next television deal may ban rights holders from the kinds of in-broadcast betting infomercials currently peddled by Channel Nine, the Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has said

Australia may seek to rest players more often on overseas tours rather than depriving home crowds of the national side's most high profile cricketers during the summer

Another fluent innings from Shane Watson set the hosts on the path to a leisurely five-wicket victory over the West Indies at the SCG

Shane Watson could scarcely have made a better start to life as a non-bowling batsman with a century to set the platform for a total that proved beyond West Indies

ESPNcricinfo previews the 3rd ODI between Australia and the West Indies in Canberra

The career of Bruce Reid, a cautionary tale in Australian cricket, has not been forgotten by those seeking to preserve the latest crop of young fast men

A resounding CA board endorsement for the direction taken by the national team is accompanied by the admission that plans have been poorly articulated in public

Shane Watson will try to regain his batting touch at international level after he was recalled to Australia's ODI team against the West Indies

After his frighteningly fast and swerving 5 for 20 to rout West Indies for 70, Mitchell Starc conveyed his desire to put off surgery on his ankle for as long as possible