Simon Cambers

Australia will have been smarting at the way they lost the No 1 ranking to South Africa after defeat in the one-day series, but they don't have much time to sulk as they are back on the field on Sunday for the first of five one-day internationals in Perth

India produced a solid performance in the first one-day international on Wednesday to take the lead in the five-game series. The next match is in Colombo on Saturday and the signs are already ominous for Sri Lanka

After the drama of Kevin Pietersen's departure as captain, England are back on the cricket pitch and doubtless happier for it as they prepare for a four-Test series against West Indies in the Caribbean. And despite their off-the-field problems, the touris

South Africa have outplayed Australia throughout the one-day series and having already clinched it by winning the fourth match they can now go on to win Friday's final match to win the series 4-1 and rub more salt in Australia's wounds

It may not have been particularly convincing, but Australia managed to get the job done by winning the second one-day international in Hobart on Sunday and making the series level at 1-1 with three games to go

Anyone who thought that South Africa would not be fired up for the one-day series against Australia wase proved totally wrong as the tourists won the opening match of the five-game series at the MCG on Friday. South Africa almost threw it away but then wa

Australia and South Africa go toe to toe once again this week as they begin a five-match one-day series. The tourists won the Test series but with their minds perhaps already on the return series in South Africa, the one-dayers look to be Australia's for

It seems funny to write the words "Australia salvage some pride" but things are changing in world cricket right now and Ricky Ponting's side lifted their flagging spirits by winning the final Test to avoid a whitewash. The South Africans, though, will be

South Africa duly completed a stunning series win over Australia by winning the second Test in Melbourne on Tuesday by nine wickets. It is the first time they have ever won a series against the Aussies and perhaps more importantly, is the first time in 1

India duly batted a result out of the question on the final day of the second Test as the match in Mohali petered out into a draw. But the home side could not care one jot for that meant that they clinched a 1-0 series win to follow on from their victory

South Africa completed a stunning victory in the first Test with a brilliant run-chase to knock off the 414 required for victory in Perth. The win will do masses for their confidence in the rest of the three-Test series, but Australia will now have to go

After their defeat in India, Australia bounced back to beat New Zealand but with all due respect, the Kiwis offered little resistance, so when Australia begin a three-Test series against South Africa on Wednesday, they are likely to receive a much greater

When it comes to picking those players likely to do well in Chennai and Mohali, the consensus of opinion seems to be that it is experience that will be the key to success

Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh ensured that India made mincemeat of England and what looked like a difficult task of scoring 387 in the fourth innings. With the momentum of that win, they will surely take some stopping when the second and final match b

The two-Test series between India and England is to go ahead as planned, give or take, despite the recent atrocities in Mumbai, which is good news all round. However, India hold all the aces and at 7-4 to win it 2-0, they are screaming out to be backed

Anyone who thought India would ease off having already won the series were proved horribly wrong on Wednesday as they routed England again. The Indians now lead the seven-match series 5-0 and the whitewash now seems more probable than possible

Australia completed a comprehensive victory over New Zealand in the second Test in Adelaide on Monday and though the result of the series was never in doubt, their 2-0 triumph will have lifted their confidence after their defeat in India

With the series done and dusted, as a contest, India and England embark on the remaining three matches in the seven-game ODI series, starting with match five in Cuttack on Wednesday. England are battling for pride while India will make changes, but what d

No one-day match is a guaranteed win for any side, regardless of the difference in abilities. But with England all over the place and India on a roll, the third one-day international between the two sides looks every bit like being another win for the hom

Australia moved to the verge of victory on day three of the first Test in Brisbane on Saturday and barring miracles, they will surely wrap things up on day four