Cricket News

Cricket Australia is hoping next summer's Ashes will build on cricket's current capacity as the sport attracting the most new players

Australian cricket attracts record player increase

Mickey Arthur, the South Africa coach, predicts Australia will play two spinners in Thursday's first Test in a selection adding pressure to Andrew Symonds's role as first-change bowler

Arthur tips two spinners for Cape Town

Australia are in danger of being under-prepared for the first Test starting on Thursday after Ricky Ponting said his players could take days to recover from Sunday's record-breaking loss

Ponting worries about ODI scars

Barry Richards has warned that big scores could take the skill out the game

Barry Richards: 'The skill has been taken out of cricket'

South Africa awoke to a new reality on Monday: the Australians are beatable, even in matches that matter. England, of course, proved this to the world last year. But down here on the southern tip of Africa we didn't believe it

South Africa embraces a new reality

13-Mar-2006•Telford Vice in Johannesburg

The morning after

The reaction to South Africa's record-breaking victory in the final one-day international against Australia

13-Mar-2006•Edward Craig in Johannesburg

Gibbs surges forward in rankings

Ricky Ponting and Herscelle Gibbs move up after Johannesburg

Victoria sealed their place in the Pura Cup final against Queensland for the fourth time in seven seasons with a fighting victory against Western Australia

Victoria book place in Pura Cup decider

Jason Gillespie's five wickets drove South Australia to a satisfying victory, but it wasn't enough to reach the Pura Cup final

South Australia win but lose finals race

Ricky Ponting has praised Herschelle Gibbs's "amazing" batting that launched South Africa to a mind-blowing one-wicket victory after Australia set a world-record 434 for 4

Ponting in awe of Gibbs

South Africa have recalled Nicky Boje, Boeta Dippenaar and Andrew Hall to their 14-man squad for the first two Tests against Australia

South Africa recall trio for Tests

Australia powered to a world-record total of 434 for 4 - the first 400-plus score in the game's history ... and lost

South Africa win the greatest match of all

12-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Victoria set to chase 361

Western Australia were in control at the end of the third day at St Kilda and have a chance of sealing a berth in the Pura Cup final

Sporting declarations by rival captains Brad Haddin and Darren Lehmann set up a tantalising finish to the Pura Cup game between New South Wales and South Australia at Adelaide

Blues chase 343 for victory

Queensland collapsed in spectacular fashion as Tasmania swept to victory by an innings and 40 runs in their last preliminary match of the season

Drew and Hilfenhaus destroy Queensland

Ricky Ponting produced one of the most sensational one-day innings of all time as Australia powered to a world-record total of 434 for 4 - the first 400-plus score in the game's history

A performance of awesome power and intent

12-Mar-2006•The Bulletin by Andrew Miller

Warne: Smith made a fool of himself

With four days to go until the first Test between South Africa and Australia, Shane Warne has reignited the war of words between the two sides