New Zealand's motivation for the forthcoming series against Australia includes the desire to again be afforded the chance to play three Tests against the hosts

Having guided Australia through the turbulent first eight months of his captaincy, Michael Clarke is decidedly relieved to have a settled support staff

Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded he may be without Shane Watson, Ryan Harris, Shaun Marsh, and Mitchell Johnson for the first Test against New Zealand in Brisbane

The new Australian coach is gregarious in public, but also capable of taking tough, and sometimes unpopular, decisions when needed

Australia's new coach Mickey Arthur has drawn a comparison between the 18-year-old debutant Pat Cummins and a young Dale Steyn

Mickey Arthur, the former South Africa coach, has been appointed the new coach of Australia

Pat Cummins, the man most likely, and Mitchell Johnson and Brad Haddin, two of the least likely, delivered the most magnificent victory to Australia as the tourists chased the highest ever fourth innings total at the Wanderers, to square the series with S

Aided greatly by Usman Khawaja, Ricky Ponting summoned his deepest reserves of skill and focus to give Australia a fighting chance of chasing 310 to square the two-match series against South Africa

A cultured Hashim Amla and controlled AB de Villiers established a priceless partnership to take South Africa's advantage to a considerable 199 over Australia on day three

Australia undid a dominant morning with a desperately poor afternoon as South Africa rumbled back into contention with a flurry of wickets

Simon Katich's disciplinary hearing before Cricket Australia over his comments about Michael Clarke has been delayed until December

Australia's persistence and South Africa's undue haste conspired to round up the hosts for 266

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town

New Zealand will follow the England blue-print for defeating Australia in the two Test matches to be played in December, the coach John Wright has said

Australian domestic matches, including the newly-minted Twenty20 Big Bash League, will be monitored by anti-corruption officials this summer as part of Cricket Australia's own anti-corruption and security unit

Stuart MacGill is seeking an SCG showdown with his old spin rival Shane Warne, hatching a plan to play for the Sydney Sixers in their home match against the Melbourne Stars in the BBL

South Africa's batsmen were on course for a most extraordinary Test victory by stumps on an incomprehensible second day at Newlands

Rod Marsh and Andy Bichel have been chosen as the two part-time members of the reconfigured Cricket Australia national selection panel

Australia's captain Michael Clarke conjured an innings of the highest quality against a fiery South Africa attack, but he had too little help as the visitors limped to 214 for 8 on a rain-affected day one of the first Test at Newlands

ESPNcricinfo previews the first Test between South Africa and Australia in Cape Town