Michael Donaldson

Glenn McGrath will have to be quick if wants to become the eighth bowler in Test history to grab 400 wickets when Australia winds up its series against Pakistan in Sharjah.

SYDNEY, March 8 AAP - New South Wales will go into next week's Pura Cup final with the psychological edge over Queensland after crushing the defending champion by 241 runs at the Sydney Cricket Ground today.

SYDNEY, March 7 AAP - Steve Waugh, cricket's patron saint of hopeless causes, today answered the prayers of the New South Wales' faithful, scorned the

SYDNEY, March 6 AAP - Stuart MacGill's spin almost cancelled out Ashley Noffke's pace as NSW and Queensland found contrasting ways to humiliate each other on the opening day of their Pura Cup match at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Australia's blond bombers sent England to an inglorious total of 117 in the first tri series final at the Sydney Cricket Ground today

SYDNEY, Dec 16 AAP - The repercussions of Shane Warne's shoulder injury will be felt next week, next year and by the next generation of Australian spin bowlers.

England has a chance to resurrect its tour and Steve Waugh will be out to prove a point when he leads New South Wales against the tourists at Sydney on Friday

After a prolonged run drought - his worst in 10 years - Steve Waugh tookenormous satisfaction in proving he wasn't ready for the scrapheap justyet.

SHARJAH - The Australian cricket team is

Australia's captain Steve Waugh admits he struggled to find pleasure in his side's crushing win over a young and fragile Pakistan in Sharjah on Saturday.

The cards keep falling the wrong way for the Waugh twins but their longest serving ally in the Australian cricket team believes it's only a matter of time before the pair put a redemptive century next to their names.

SHARJAH - Australia is considering axing a batsman and playing fivebowlers to cope with extreme conditions in the second cricket Test against Pakistan starting in Sharjah tomorrow.

COLOMBO - Steve Waugh isn't a fan of neutral venues for Test cricket

COLOMBO, Oct 3 AAP - Test cricket doesn't pull huge crowds in Sri Lanka, but a day at the cricket still beats a day in jail.

COLOMBO - Steve Waugh lashed out at Pakistan counterpart Waqar Younis'pitch-doctoring talk on the eve of the three Test series starting inColombo tomorrow.

COLOMBO - Steve Waugh has no qualms about his batting average droppingbelow the landmark of 50, where it sits exactly ahead of tomorrow'sfirst cricket Test against Pakistan.

COLOMBO - Steve Waugh is not entirely sure whether he will know some ofthe players who turn out for Pakistan in the first cricket Test startinghere on Thursday.

COLOMBO - If Shane Watson is feeling the pressure of being theall-rounder hope of Australian cricket, he isn't showing it.

COLOMBO, Sept 23 AAP - Australia's batsmen will approach the 'PremadasaPredator' with extreme caution when they take on Sri Lanka in theChampions Trophy cricket semifinal here on Friday.

COLOMBO - Australia has gifted England an Ashes leverage point byleaving Steve and Mark Waugh out of the one-day cricket side, accordingto England captain Nasser Hussain.