Cricket News

PERTH - The Australian player who knows the most about England'scricketers believes his teammates have a mental hold on the touristsheading into a probable Ashes kill in Perth on Friday.

The Western Australian Cricket Association today announced an Under-19 team for the forthcoming national youth championships.

MELBOURNE, Nov 25 AAP - Victoria cricket captain Darren Berry was word perfect today in labelling the Bushrangers' huge Pura Cup win over South Australia as a

In common with the Barmy Army and thousands of less vocal England supporters, I love watching the national team play well

ADELAIDE - England selectors have rushed an uncapped batsman fromMelbourne grade cricket into their Ashes squad as they try to avoidanother drubbing by Australia in this week's third Test in Perth.

PERTH'S new-look WACA Ground is on course to host record Test Match attendances against England on Friday.

An injury-ridden England have called up allrounder Paul Collingwood ascover for the third Test against Australia, starting at the WACA inPerth on Friday.

BRISBANE, Nov 25 AAP - The batting heroics of Queensland wicketkeeper Wade Seccombe put the Bulls in the box seat in the Pura Cup clash against Western Australia at the Gabba.

PERTH - Australian cricket selectors might be tempted to impose tearawayBrett Lee on the fragile English batting lineup on a WACA pitch whichcould be the fastest in 20 years.

HOBART, Nov 25 AAP - Stuart Clark took six wickets to bowl New South Wales to a heart-stopping 22-run win over Tasmania and earn the gratitude of anxious captain Simon Katich in the Pura Cup match in Hobart today.

England's injury crisis in Australia does not seem to be getting better

The Ashes are quickly turning into a dark comedy, and one penned by a particularly cruel scriptwriter at that

England's injury crisis in Australia does not seem to be getting better

Superior bowling and solid batting by the Victorian Spirit overcame the Western Fury with victory by 8 wickets at Abbett Park in Perth today.

Australian selectors have named an unchanged 12-man squad for Friday's third Test against England at the WACA Ground in Perth, following Australia's victory by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test in Adelaide

England skipper Nasser Hussain cited poor batting on the second morning as a primary cause of England's defeat in the second Ashes Test at Adelaide

MELBOURNE, Nov 24 AAP - Victoria's near faultless Pura Cup effort against South Australia at the MCG today had all the hallmarks of an Australian-esque performance.

England's chairman of selectors David Graveney today gave his full support to Nasser Hussain as England captain following a claim by former Australian fast bowler Merv Hughes that England need a new skipper for the third Test at Perth.

Australia cruised to a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Sunday after crushing England by an innings and 51 runs in the second Test at the Adelaide Oval

Australia have scored another emphatic victory over England by winning the second Ashes Test at Adelaide inside four days, by an innings and 51 runs