Cricket News

Ricky Ponting's captaincy will be analysed on the Ashes tour in the same way his rise to Australia's No. 3 gained attention during the 2001 visit

Simon Katich has warned his team-mates to prepare for some Adam Gilchrist-style treatment if Kevin Pietersen fulfils his potential

Cricket Australia's coffers were boosted by US$500,000 in prizemoney today for leading the ICC championship tables on April 1

John Buchanan predicts England will "mount a challenge" during the Ashes series

Jason Gillespie has kicked off Australia's pre-Ashes training camp by saying England's two Tests against Bangladesh are good only for their statistics

John Buchanan wants Australia to establish superiority over England's new players

A knee injury has forced Simon Katich to return to Australia a week early from a county stint with Hampshire

Australia's stay-at-home Test players will be the fittest for years as they sweat over a sapping pre-Ashes regime

Ricky Ponting's men will stop off in Northern France to visit the battlefields of the Western Front

Shane Warne has teased Kevin Pietersen with the nickname "600"

Brett Lee was unable to avoid a face infection that forced him into hospital at the weekend

Michael Clarke is sweating over a gruelling fitness campaign as he tones up for his first Ashes Tour

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Ian Healy, the former Australian wicketkeeper, has written off England for the forthcoming Ashes series and believes that they won't win a single Test

Shane Warne has launched a surprise Ashes tactic by deciding against a new mystery ball

Green pitches and a fit Andrew Flintoff are England's best chances of winning the Ashes, according to Dean Jones

Graham Thorpe, the England batsman, has urged his team not to be intimidated by Australia's reputation when the Ashes begin at Lords' on July 27

Andrew Flintoff has wasted no time in getting back into the groove after his successful ankle surgery, and he demonstrated his returning fitness in fine style at Old Trafford on Monday, by pasting Lancashire's bowlers to all corners of the ground in

Andrew Flintoff has wasted no time in getting back into the groove after his successful ankle surgery, and he demonstrated his returning fitness in fine style at Old Trafford on Monday, by pasting Lancashire's bowlers to all corners of the ground in

Shaun Tait, Brad Haddin and Stuart MacGill have been rewarded with an Ashes berth after fine performances in the Pura Cup while Darren Lehmann, who missed the New Zealand tour, has been left out of the side