Cricket News

MELBOURNE, Jan 27 AAP - Shane Warne has ruled himself out of contention for the Allan Border Medal, rating Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting and Adam Gilchrist the front-runners for Australian cricket's highest individual honour

MELBOURNE, Jan 26 AAP - Australian batsman Michael Bevan is still some chance of playing in next month's cricket World Cup in South Africa after a better than expected medical report on his injured groin.

HOBART, Jan 26 AAP - Jason Gillespie made an eye-catching return from injury today but his presence failed to save South Australia from another batting embarrassment in its ING Cup match against Tasmania in Hobart.

BALLARAT, Jan 26 AAP - Queensland crushed Victoria by ten wickets in their one-day ING Cup clash here today.

NEWCASTLE, NSW, Jan 26 AAP - Simon Katich went out to dinner with his former West Australian teammates last night and then dined out on them today as NSW won a thrilling Pura Cup match in Newcastle.

Relentless pressure from Australia's bowlers, in particular Brett Lee, proved too much for England in a pulsating finish to the second VB series final at Melbourne.

England has recovered from a dreadful start to its run chase in the second tri-series one-day cricket final against Australia at the MCG

MELBOURNE, Jan 25 AAP - Australian all-rounder Shane Watson has been ruled out of the World Cup because of stress fractures in his back

Matthew Hayden is now the undisputed Number One batsman in the world according to the latest PwC Ratings

Australia will be hoping that the psychological advantage gained by their crushing victory in the first VB series final will enable them to finish the job at the earliest opportunity at the MCG tomorrow.

Star Bushrangers opening batsman Matthew Elliott has been forced out of Sunday's crucial ING Cup match against the Queensland Bulls in Ballarat

Victorian top-order batsman Matthew Elliott will miss Sunday's one-day cricket match against Queensland in Ballarat because of a knee injury

NEWCASTLE, NSW, Jan 24 AAP - West Australian teenager Shaun Marsh had one thing on his mind after bringing up his maiden Pura Cup century against NSW in Newcastle today - Zimbabwe

The International Cricket Council has confirmed that World Cup matches in Zimbabwe will go ahead as planned

Australia's one-day captain Ricky Ponting says his team's confidence can only have been boosted by their stunning 10-wicket win over England in the first VB series final at the SCG

England were torn apart by Australia's excellent bowlers in the first final of the VB series in Sydney

SYDNEY, Jan 23 AAP - Australia's blond bombers sent England to an inglorious total of 117 in the first tri series final at the Sydney Cricket Ground today

The chasm in class that exists between England and Australia was laid bare before a rapturous full house in the first final of the VB series in Sydney

SYDNEY - Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath has been ruled out of thesecond tri-series final against England at the MCG on Saturday.

THE initial reaction on looking back at my original assessment of the inaugural World Cup was to cringe at its hyperbole