David Hussey's hopes of a belated call-up to the Australian Test team at the age of 34 are no longer as forlorn as they once seemed

Mitchell Johnson was never in danger of losing his Cricket Australia contract for 2012-13 because he already had one

Ireland do not want to be seen as doughty minnows any longer. They are chasing more regular international contests, and need strong results to earn it

David Warner has promised to turn his savage switch-hit on England in the forthcoming ODI series, and believes Graeme Swann may not be the only spinner he will have the chance to try it against

Australia opened their tour of the British Isles with a comfortable victory over Leicestershire

The young West Indies batsman is learning lessons from his first year in international cricket, and is eager to pick up tips, especially from Brian Lara

Rather than train, Michael Clarke's Australian tourists watched The Avengers in Leicester on Wednesday. It is a film title Clarke might also like to be applied to his team as they seek to atone for Ashes failures.

David Hussey and Chris Rogers still harbour ambitions of playing Test cricket for Australia

The depth of Australia's pace bowler is now impressive but they have more questions to answer about their batting department

James Pattinson has asked Cricket Australia to choose a new long-term bowling coach with Test match experience

Tim Murtagh is hoping to take his chance for international cricket with Ireland, starting with the visit of Australia to Belfast

How close Middlesex came to completing a quite stupefying victory at Lord's, in little more than half the allotted playing time.

James Sutherland said that players' payments would be improved "in the vicinity of $80 million" over the next five years under the terms put to them by CA.

Australian cricket will be in search of a new Test match sponsor ahead of the 2013-14 Ashes series, after Vodafone announced it would end a union that has lasted 11 years

Middlesex have so far clambered all over Somerset at Lord's, and Chris Rogers' sparkling 173 matched the visitors' total all on his own

Waqar Younis, the former captain and coach of Pakistan, has been interviewed for the position of Australian bowling coach, as Cricket Australia intensifies its search for the man to replace Craig McDermott

Chris Gayle's 15-month international exile is over after he was formally recalled to the West Indies ODI squad for the forthcoming series against England, due to begin at Southampton on June 16

Ellyse Perry, Australia's dual international cricketer and footballer, has been told by Canberra United to quit cricket in order to devote herself completely to the W-League football club