John Polack

With Shane Warne's Test spot suddenly left vacant, New South Wales leg spinner Stuart MacGill has today produced a perfect demonstration of his suitability as a replacement in the Pura Cup clash with Victoria in Melbourne

Veteran recruit Colin Miller (3/51) has struck twice in the space of three deliveries to lead Victoria into a strong position by stumps on day two of the Pura Cup clash with New South Wales in Melbourne

The rain god, Pluvius, has emerged as the winner on day one of the much-anticipated Pura Cup clash between Victoria and New South Wales in Melbourne

New South Wales team management will wait until tomorrow morning before making a final decision on Michael Slater's availability to play in the Pura Cup match against Victoria in Melbourne

Not assured of so much as a place in a first-class team any more but happy to be back on familiar turf

After two wildly contrasting matches, Western Fury ad Victoria Spirit have split this weekend's National Women's Cricket League fixtures in Perth

Legendary Australian batsman Greg Chappell has played a dead bat to suggestions that he is interested in coaching India's national team

Perpetuating their opponent's early season reputation for featuring in one-day thrillers, Western Australia has scored a last-gasp three run win over South Australia in tonight's Mercantile Mutual Cup clash here at the WACA ground in Perth

Tasmanian selectors have produced a surprise today by including pace bowler Mark Colegrave in the squad for the Pura Cup clash with Queensland at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane next week

Western Australian left handers Adam Gilchrist (109*) and Simon Katich (105*) have scored twin centuries to help avert outright defeat for their team on the final day of the Pura Cup match against Queensland in Perth

Star batsman Jane Franklin will lead Victoria when the Spirit begins its National Women's Cricket League campaign for 2000-01 with two matches against the Western Australian Fury in Perth this weekend

South Australian selectors have added young fast bowler Paul Rofe to the Mercantile Mutual Cup squad which will travel to Perth to play Western Australia in a day-night match on Friday

Queensland's first real blemish of the match - a missed catch at slip in late afternoon - threatens to undo most of its good work over the first three days of the Pura Cup clash with Western Australia at the WACA ground in Perth

On an afternoon of many contrasts to its predecessor, wickets have tumbled late on day two of the Pura Cup match between Western Australia and Queensland at the WACA ground in Perth

Against a disappointing Western Australian attack, titleholder Queensland has made an excellent opening to the defence of its Pura Cup crown with a fine batting performance on day one of the match between the teams at the WACA ground in Perth

South Australian selectors have made three changes to their Mercantile Mutual Cup team ahead of Saturday's fixture against Tasmania at the Adelaide Oval

South Australian selectors have sprung few surprises in the naming of the Second XI side which will meet the Commonwealth Bank Cricket Academy in an ACB Cup match in Adelaide later this month

Wicketkeepers Darren Berry and Peter Roach will lead two strong Victorian sides into battle in practice matches against a visiting Northern Territory eleven later this week

Queensland has outlasted South Australia to win a thrilling season-opening Mercantile Mutual Cup clash between the teams by three runs here at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane this afternoon

Young Queensland paceman Ashley Noffke has paid tribute to his senior teammates after his final over heroics fired the Bulls to a dramatic three run win over South Australia in the sides' one-day match in Brisbane today