Cricket News

Ehsan Mani, the president of the ICC, said today that he believed England should be allowed to stage the Champions Trophy in September as planned

Sri Lanka took the honours on day one

As Sri Lanka and Australia prepare to lock horns at Galle, the pitch for the first Test promises to take spin almost from the first ball

An era ended when Queensland beat New South Wales by 37 runs on a day of declarations and an engrossing chase

Western Australia finished its season with an 87-run win against South Australia at the Adelaide Oval

The crucial Pura Cup match between Victoria and Tasmania ended in a disappointing draw when play was abandoned because of poor light

South Africa has agreed to stage the first ICC Super Series - three ODIs and a Test match between Australia and a Rest of the World XI

The United States of America claimed the final spot in September's ICC Champions Trophy tournament, pipping Scotland by 0.027 on net run rate to win the Six Nations Challenge in Dubai

Ben Cameron and Mark Cosgrove put on an unbeaten 64-run partnership to take South Australia to 1 for 106, only 232 adrift of the target set by Western Australia

No play was possible in the Pura Cup match between Tasmania and Victoria at Hobart, with heavy rain not allowing the covers to come off for even a bit

Brett Lee may be losing his race to be fit in time for the opening Test against Sri Lanka, which starts on Monday

John Dyson, Sri Lanka's coach, has reasserted his pre-series belief that Sri Lanka can beat Australia if they play to their potential

Only nine overs of play were possible in the Pura Cup game between New South Wales and Queensland at Sydney, as rain washed out most of the third day

An aggressive 144 from Mark Cosgrove wasn't enough to give South Australia the first-innings lead, as they were bowled out for 300, 35 behind the Western Australian total at the Adelaide Oval

An aggressive 144 from Mark Cosgrove wasn't enough to give South Australia the first-innings lead, as they were bowled out for 300, 35 behind the Western Australian total at the Adelaide Oval

A 108-run partnership between Steve Waugh - playing his last game at the Sydney Cricket Ground - and Michael Bevan rescued New South Wales and helped them to a respectable 4 for 177 at close of play on the second day of the Pura Cup match against

Brad Hodge scored a superb 125, but Tasmania's bowlers struck at regular intervals at the other end to reduce Victoria to 7 for 252 at the Bellerive Oval, still 89 runs in the arrears

Brad Hodge scored a superb 125, but Tasmania's bowlers struck at regular intervals at the other end to reduce Victoria to 7 for 252 at the Bellerive Oval, still 89 runs in the arrears

England have been further isolated in their stance on Zimbabwe, after it was announced that Sri Lanka will be taking part in a two-Test and five one-day international tour of the country in April

A 108-run partnership between Steve Waugh - playing his last game at the Sydney Cricket Ground - and Michael Bevan rescued New South Wales and helped them to a respectable 4 for 177 at close of play on the second day of the Pura Cup match against