Adam Gilchrist has been named captain of the Australian cricket team for the Third Test, beginning on Friday 15 December at the Adelaide Oval

Western Australia has today defeated West Indies by a margin of seven wickets in the teams' first-class match at the WACA ground in Perth

After two disappointing days at the WACA ground in Perth, West Indies' batsmen have come out fighting on day three of the tour match against Western Australia today

The West Indian batsmen have nearly emerged unscathed from the first challenge of their second innings in the match against Western Australia at the WACA Ground in Perth

Despite the loss of a wicket close to stumps, Western Australia remains well and truly in control of its first-class match against the West Indies at the end of day one at the WACA ground in Perth

Prolonging both its miserable early season run of form and an horrific record in Brisbane, Victoria has slumped to a crushing ten wicket loss at the hands of Queensland today in the teams' Pura Cup clash at the Allan Border Field

Ian Harvey (73*) and Brad Hodge (63*) have led an excellent fightback to rescue Victoria late on day three of the Pura Cup match against Queensland at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane

Half centuries to Matthew Hayden and Martin Love, together with a disastrous Victorian batting collapse, have helped Queensland assume control by the halfway mark of the Pura Cup match between the teams in Brisbane

Having reached a score of 4/229 by stumps on a day shortened by a combination of rain and bad light, Victoria has made a solid start to its Pura Cup match against Queensland at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane today

Queensland has recorded a remarkable outright victory over Tasmania in a thrilling finish to the teams' Pura Cup match at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane this afternoon

Tasmania and Queensland have fought out a dawdling six hours of play on the third day of the teams' Pura Cup match at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane today

Buoyed by Ricky Ponting's career-best score, Tasmania has continued to create headaches for Queensland on day two of the teams' Pura Cup match at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane

New Zealand has beaten home side Zimbabwe by seven wickets in the First Test, played at Bulawayo - but not before Zimbabwean Grant Flower was no-balled for his bowling action

After three years in the wilderness, Queensland Bulls opener Matthew Hayden has earned a recall to the Australian team to play New Zealand in the third Test in Hamilton starting Friday

New Zealand's hopes of a consolation victory in the third and final Test against Australia in Hamilton have been dealt a blow with young left-arm spinner Daniel Vettori ruled out with injury

AUCKLAND, 15 March -- Australian pace bowling legend Dennis Lillee has applauded Shane Warne for ending his 16-year reign as Australia's greatest wicket-taker, hailing him a great bowler and a great bloke

The Victorian selectors have made one change to the Bushrangers side to play Queensland in the Pura Milk Cup final starting at Allan Border Field in Brisbane this Friday, with Jon Davison replacing Shawn Craig

The Queensland selectors have named an unchanged 12-man squad for this week's Pura Milk Cup final against the Victoria Bushrangers in the wake of the Bulls' 56-run outright win over the Southern Redbacks on Sunday

As expected, Western Warriors batsman Damien Martyn and versatile Tasmanian Tigers bowler Colin Miller have been recalled to the Australian team to play New Zealand in the first Test in Auckland starting Saturday

New Zealand cricket selectors have overlooked the poor recent form of wicketkeeper Adam Parore and batsmen Craig Spearman and Craig McMillan, and recalled the trio for the first Test against Australia in Auckland on Saturday