Peter English

One issue shadows Muttiah Muralitharan every time he visits Australia

After six years as Justin Langer's full-time partner, Matthew Hayden is about to parade his new public relationship when he walks out at the Gabba with Phil Jaques by his side

Sri Lanka's batsmen stuttered during the four-wicket loss to Queensland and Mahela Jayawardene was limping with a sore heel

The Sri Lankans finished their final tour match before the opening Test with a confidence boost after giving Queensland a scare in the four-wicket loss

Andy Bichel has not been put off by Mitchell Johnson's slow start to the domestic season and feels he is in the perfect position to make his Test debut

The Sri Lankans' Test preparations suffered another severe wobble when their top order collapsed for the second time against Queensland

Marvan Atapattu accepted an invitation from Sri Lanka's sports minister to tour Australia only after checking his diary to make sure the trip didn't interrupt his plans for November

It's time to accept Stuart MacGill for what he is. Australia's premier spinner is the man to replace Warne

Secrets in Cricket Australia's headquarters have been trying to escape for more than a century. Now they are revealed in a history of the organisation

Sri Lanka's batsmen missed a crucial opportunity to adjust to the Queensland conditions ahead of next week's Test

Tim Nielsen talks to Peter English, looking ahead to his first international season as coach

Watching John Buchanan at work in his new role as uber coach

Tim Nielsen, Australia's new coach, believes the three replacements for the holes left by Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer have still not been decided

Australians will learn more about the direction favoured by the nation's cricket decision makers in the next month

Queensland have given Shane Watson a boost in his bid to be an international top-order batsman

In Tasmania, the state's players are now being asked a new question. "When will you win it?" has been replaced with "Can you go back-to-back?"

Consistency has been one of Queensland's strongest characteristics over the past decade

Australia's array of power-hitters gives them the edge. By Peter English

Michael Clarke heads to South Africa for the Twenty20 World Championship as a support player for the modern giants

Peter English on how Australia's bowlers hope to avoid the firing squad at the Twenty20 World Championship