Cricket News

After winning the first one-dayer and playing a vital role in it, Ricky Ponting was pleased with the team's efforts, and that their plans worked.

Even though Australia beat Sri Lanka by two runs in a thrilling finish at Rajshahi, it was not enough to take them through to the Super League

Tony Dodemaide, MCC's head of cricket, is to leave England to become Western Australia's chief executive

In the biggest upset of the tournament so far, Australia failed to qualify for the Super League even though they beat Sri Lanka

The much-awaited Australia tour of Sri Lanka starts in earnest on Friday, when the first ODI gets underway at Dambulla

Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lanka's controversial offspinner, has eased fears that he will withdraw from Sri Lanka's two-Test tour of Australia inJune-July this year

Australia and South Africa face early elimination from the Under-19 World Cup, after further victories for Zimbabwe and Nepal

Less than 24 hours after Bob Simpson's stinging attack of it's lack of action to address what he described as a problem approaching 'epidemic proportions', the ICC has announced new measures to deal with bowlers with suspect actions

The Under-19 World Cup produced its first major shock when Australia were routed by Zimbabwe after being bowled out for 73 in front of a capacity 15,000 crowd at the Bogra District Stadium

Sri Lanka have picked four specialist spinners in a 15-man squad for the first two one-day internationals against Australia

Ricky Ponting guided the Australians to a comfortable warm-up win against a Sri Lanka President's XI at Moratuwa

Shane Warne marked his return to Pura Cup cricket by picking up two quick wickets straight up, as Victoria reduced Tasmania to 99 for 4 after making 494

Australia beat New Zealand by 83 runs in the third Rose Bowl match at Westpac Park to take a 3-0 lead in the best-of-six series

Shawn Tait gave New South Wales a scare with a five-wicket burst, but it was South Australia who ended the day in trouble

Stuart Law (126 not out)and Clinton Perren (82 not out) battered Western Australia, adding 222 runs in just short of 50 overs, as Queensland made an impressive fightback on the third day of their Pura Cup match

Bob Simpson, the former captain and coach of Australia, has slammed the International Cricket Council for its lax attitude towards bowlers with suspect actions

Shane Warne has rubbished reports in an Indian magazine that he was seen in the company of a known bookmaker during the 1999 World Cup

Mark Waugh today announced his retirement at the SCG, declaring he would only play till the end of the season

Glenn McGrath made a last-gasp plea to Australia's selectors to try and convince them that he his fit for the Sri Lanka series

A round-up of the second day's matches at the Under-19 World Cup