Any concerns that Australia was going to regress at all levels after the Ashes loss were not visible on the cushioned ovals of Brisbane's Allan Border Field

An Australian side will play in Zimbabwe for the first time since the farcical tour of 2004, with the Commonwealth Bank Centre of Excellence squad leaving for a tour of southern Africa on Wednesday

Shane Warne and Keith Miller have more in common than portraits in the Lord's Long Room. Over the past 12 months they were also the subjects of biographies that have become more recognisable for escapades and conquests than on-field achievement.

Michael Clarke expects a fight to hold his Test place in the middle order after failing to seal a spot during his recall for the Bangladesh series

Glenn McGrath has always had pulling power, but rarely have so many people watched an Australian cricketer's pre-season workout in July

As Cricket Australia's locals-only policy for Ashes tickets was opened to the Australia Cricket Family, members of the 128,500 unit were furiously mouse-clicking in the search of the promised seats in sessions that lasted longer than the gap between the t

South Africa's marks out of ten following their 3-0 defeat to Australia

Stuart Clark was Australia's undoubted star as they wrapped up the series clean sweep and a nail-biting two-wicket success in the third Test

Brett Lee and Michael Kasprowicz buried their Ashes nightmares with a 19-run eighth-wicket partnership to secure a gripping victory and earn a 3-0 cleansweep against South Africa

Both teams face a nervous wait for the conclusion of a pulsating final Test as Damien Martyn's unbeaten 93 crept Australia to within 44 of their target with four wickets left

Australia will have to chase at least 284 for a 3-0 cleansweep after South Africa spent most of the day building a hugely competitive lead in an absorbing contest

A lower-order push led by Michael Hussey limited the damage of Makhaya Ntini's five-wicket demolition on a frenetic second day at Johannesburg

Brett Lee struck the crucial blow of Jacques Kallis as Australia's bowlers continued to dominate the first day of the third Test at Johannesburg. At tea South Africa were 140 for 4

Dressed in his life-saving helmet, Justin Langer takes on the look of a miner working by lamp light, forever belting away and succeeding in his efforts to increase his capabilities from what started out as a limited workspace

Peter English questions the format of a tournament final that encouraged Queensland to bat on and on

Shane Warne dragged Australia to an incredibly narrow victory in their day-long race with bad light as they claimed the Test and the series with minutes to spare

Ricky Ponting added to his impressive collection of individual records in the second Test as Australia targeted a series victory by setting South Africa 410

Michael Hussey walks the walk, but does he talk the talk?

A day that started with both teams unsure of their position finished with Australia staring down at their opponents and carrying a 227-run lead

Ricky Ponting moved alongside Don Bradman's 29 centuries in an innings that lacked his usual quality but was wildly impressive in its application on a yesteryear sort of opening day