Virender Sehwag delivered a brutal response to stun Australia with a quick half-century as India finished the second day of a two-paced Test on a high

India turned a bad morning into a bright afternoon despite the committed effort of Shane Watson, who collected his third century in a week

Chris Simpson has been the most helpful Queensland player for Jason Floros since he moved from Canberra last year, but this season the 19-year-old is chasing his senior team-mate's spot

Ten high-quality fast bowlers in one squad seems a bit excessive for a state team, but it looks like New South Wales will need the full list this summer

A back stress fracture has ended Josh Hazlewood's chances of a debut Test in India next month

The former opener is just as much at ease with his new surroundings as he was facing up to Test new-ball bowlers. Developing the game while keeping the fans in mind is what occupies his time now

Shane Watson has questioned whether the ICC really wants to eradicate match-fixing and spot-fixing from cricket due to fears the problem might run too deep

The most Australian players seem to be able to offer in support of the split-innings format trial seems to be "interesting"

Six months ago Michael Hussey highlighted three events in his diary that he was desperate to play in

Long slagged off as a no-hoper, Nathan Hauritz has turned things around and now is Australia's main spin weapon for their busy season ahead

Michael Clarke believes Ricky Ponting's tendency to fire in the biggest contests will be the spark to overcome a long-term period as a batting mortal

There are a couple of ways of looking at Shane Watson's opening partnership with Simon Katich

England's players might end up being stopped from using online social networks but Australia's cricketers are being encouraged to tweet, blog and use Facebook

Australia don't want the Ashes blinkers on but no matter how hard they try, everything swings back towards England.

Greg Chappell, Australia's first full-time selector, is in no hurry to discard any of Australia's senior players

Ryan Harris, the injured fast bowler, is desperate to prove his fitness for the India one-day series in October so he can enhance his Ashes credentials

Greg Chappell could go back to the future after being given an interview for the newly-created job on Australia's national selection panel

Australia's Ashes planning will take a step up early this week when the team's senior figures meet in Melbourne

Cricket Australia will consider dismantling its out-dated board structure in favour of a more streamlined and representative model

Cricket Australia has listened to the public but ignored its players after pushing through a split-innings one-day domestic trial before the national team attempts a fourth consecutive victory at next year's World Cup