Australia's new bowling coach, Craig McDermott, has been drumming it into his students that they need to get the ball up there and swinging. The results are now starting to show

Enticed by the chance to revitalise Australian cricket and do it in his MCG "backyard", Shane Warne has confirmed he will line up for the Melbourne Stars in the BBL

International reinforcements benefited New South Wales as David Warner, Steve Smith and Doug Bollinger took the Blues to a 23-run limited overs victory over South Australia

Fixing matches or elements within them will be illegal in Australia in 2012, perhaps as soon as March, as the federal and state governments push ahead with specialised legislation

The former Australia coach talks about losing his job, Australia's last two Ashes, Greg Chappell, and the captaincy of Ponting and Clarke

The former Australia coach looks back at his trying tenure when Australian cricket lost big names, dealt with controversy, and coped with becoming one of the rest

Stuart MacGill threw Australian cricket's plan for life after Shane Warne into a state of confusion when he retired almost two years earlier than expected, the former coach Tim Nielsen has said

You'd have difficulty finding a man more universally respected in the game in Australia than John Inverarity to fill the demanding role of national selector

Australia's batsmen held their nerve to secure a 2-1 ODI series victory over South Africa in a slogging contest in Durban

Simon Katich has suggested he will never be chosen for Australia so long as the team is led by Michael Clarke

ESPNcricinfo previews the third ODI between South Africa and Australia in Durban

Chris Rogers vented his anger about years of being ignored by Australia's selectors after he and Glenn Maxwell had taken Victoria to within sight of outright points against New South Wales

As he readies himself for a new-ball duel with Dale Steyn, Australia's fast bowler of the moment Ryan Harris has said the teenager Pat Cummins has all the attributes to return the broadsides of South Africa's own lofty pace aggressor Morne Morkel

Jack Clarke, the departing Cricket Australia chairman, has marked his final days in the post by defending the performances of the outgoing chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch and the former national coach Tim Nielsen

James Sutherland on Cricket Australia's new strategic plan, the future, and his own personal vision for the game

Australian cricket can no longer rely on the iconography of the Baggy Green to draw fans and players from an increasingly diverse community, the CA CEO James Sutherland has said

South Africa regained parity in the ODI series against Australia - and valuable equilibrium after an extended break from international cricket - with a resounding 80-run victory in the second match at St George's Park

The Australia allrounder's account of how he overcame injury to become integral to his side gives you the story, but the telling is not spectacular

ESPNcricinfo previews the second ODI between South Africa and Australia in Centurion

Australia were inconvenienced more by rain than South Africa as they rampaged through the hosts in a truncated first ODI at Centurion, winning by 93 runs under Duckworth-Lewis calculations