Michael Crutcher

Brendan Nash can't match the size or reputation of his famous classmates and teammates but he became Queensland's unlikely star in the Pura Cup cricket clash with NSW at the Gabba today.

Dumped Test batsman Michael Slater could yet figure in NSW's opening Pura Cup match against Queensland when he arrives at the Gabba tomorrow morning on standby for rising star Michael Clarke.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 6 AAP - Jason Gillespie proved he was on track for Thursday's first Test against the West Indies during a strong bowling performance in his return match in Georgetown today.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 5 AAP - West Indian selectors must appoint a new vice-captain after local hero Ramnaresh Sarwan was today ruled out of Thursday's opening Test against Australia in Georgetown

BRISBANE, March 16 AAP - Steve Waugh's killer Test instincts helped propel NSW back to the top of Australian cricket with a thumping win over Queensland in the Pura Cup final at the Gabba today

BRISBANE, March 15 AAP - Steve Waugh has ignored the chance to leave international cricket on the perfect wave.

BRISBANE, March 15 AAP - Stuart MacGill spun Queensland into a Pura Cup nightmare today as New South Wales' hardened Test men set the Bulls up for a final drubbing at the Gabba

BRISBANE, March 14 AAP - Queensland paceman Joe Dawes knocked over NSW's batting kingpins tonight to ensure the Bulls survived one of the best centuries of Michael Slater's career in the Pura Cup final at the Gabba

BRISBANE, March 1 AAP - Victoria added another chapter to its book of Gabba nightmares today when Queensland surged into its fifth consecutive home Pura Cup cricket final.

BRISBANE, Feb 28 AAP - Gabba hitmen Michael Kasprowicz and Adam Dale gave Victoria another Brisbane belting today as Queensland virtually booked itself a berth in the Pura Cup cricket final.

BRISBANE, Feb 27 AAP - Victoria watched Queensland squirm out of another Gabba headlock today as Clinton Perren continued his excellent summer with a century in the Pura Cup match.

BRISBANE, Feb 26 AAP - Queensland captain Martin Love believes his inexperienced batsmen can bankroll a fourth successive Pura Cup victory next month despite recent criticism.

BRISBANE, Feb 20 AAP - Nathan Hauritz expects his next match to be in suburban Brisbane and not South Africa

BRISBANE, Jan 31 AAP - Stand-in skipper Brad Hodge wiped out Victoria's week of cricketing misery with a gritty century as the Bushrangers stunned competition leaders Queensland in the ING Cup clash at the Gabba tonight.

BRISBANE, Jan 31 AAP - Veteran Stuart Law found another speck of form at the Gabba tonight as Queensland set a competitive total for the beleaguered Victorian Bushrangers in the ING Cup clash

BRISBANE, Jan 22 AAP - Michael Kasprowicz and Greg Blewett reminded national selectors of the skills of Australian cricket's older brigade as Queensland charged to a comprehensive victory over South Australia at the Gabba today.

BRISBANE, Jan 21 AAP - Makeshift opener Clinton Perren completed an eight-hour assault on South Australia today as Queensland surged towards its fifth consecutive victory of the Pura Cup season

BRISBANE - South Australian teenager Shaun Tait left Queensland on themat during his first visit to the Gabba today as the Redbacks surged tofirst innings points in the Pura Cup match.

BRISBANE, Jan 18 AAP - South Australian cricket coach Greg Chappell believes his Redbacks can recover from last night's crushing one-day loss to Queensland as they prepare to meet the Pura Cup competition leaders at the Gabba tomorrow.

BRISBANE, Jan 17 AAP - Captain Greg Blewett apologised to spectators and even the South Australian Cricket Association tonight after his Redbacks were crushed by Queensland in a lopsided ING Cup clash at the Gabba.