Cricket News

One of the best teams in cricket history playing against an injury-hit England squad which has fumbled through its warm-up matches wouldn't normally point to an enthralling summer

England have opted for Craig White as their all-rounder in the first Ashes Test against Australia, which starts in Brisbane tomorrow

BRISBANE - Darren Lehmann has been urged to play his natural aggressivegame when he makes his long-awaited return to the Australian Testcricket team at the Gabba tomorrow.

SYDNEY, Nov 6 AAP - Dropped Test cricket paceman Brett Lee will be givena licence to

Dynamic all-rounder Ian Hewett and rookie fast bowler Rob Cassell have been included in the Bushrangers squad to take on the Queensland Bulls in Friday's Pura Cup clash at the MCG

Allan Border will feel a tinge of sadness on Thursday when he completesa charity walk from Sydney to Brisbane.

England have opted for Craig White as their all-rounder in the first Ashes Test against Australia, which starts in Brisbane tomorrow

PERTH, Nov 6 AAP - South Australian captain Greg Blewett's unbeaten century guided the Redbacks to their opening domestic one-day win of the season against Western Australia at the WACA ground tonight.

WESTERN Warriors strike bowler Brad Williams and all-rounder Kade Harvey have confirmed they will play in tomorrow's ING Cup match against the Southern Redbacks.

BRISBANE - Australian paceman Jason Gillespie has proven his fitness forthe first Ashes Test against England at a net session today.

Australian vice-captain Adam Gilchrist was today passed fit for the Ashes series opener against England at the Gabba on Thursday

The England captain Nasser Hussain today admitted that England may have to go through the entire Ashes series without Darren Gough, who has been sent to the Adelaide academy for intensive treatment on his knee injury.

The Tasmanian Selectors have today announced an unchanged Cascade Tasmanian Tigers team to play the New South Wales Blues in the Pura Cup match from Friday, 8th November to Monday, 11th November 2002 at the SCG in Sydney.

BRISBANE, Nov 4 AAP - England batsmen Michael Vaughan and Mark Butcher gave the tourists reason to smile on the final day of the cricket tour match against Queensland at Allan Border Field today.

BRISBANE - Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has been hospitalisedwith an infected elbow just three days before the opening Ashes cricketTest at the Gabba.

BRISBANE, Nov 4 AAP - Queensland off-spinner Nathan Hauritz claimed three quick wickets to leave England faltering in its run chase in the three-day tour cricket match at Allan Border Field today.

BRISBANE - Australian captain Steve Waugh will tell Brett Lee to senddown his quickest deliveries against England at the Gabba on Thursday ifthe fast bowler retains his place in the bowling attack.

BRISBANE - England fast bowler Darren Gough was back in cricket'scasualty ward tonight with gloomy hopes of playing in the Ashes seriesas the tourists continued their scratchy preparation for Thursday'sfirst Test.

BRISBANE, Nov 3 AAP - England insisted there was nothing to read into its bumbling display against Queensland today as the tourists prepared for a shot at the world champion Australians at the Gabba on Thursday.

Mark Waugh says he would not have retired after the Sydney Test had henot been dropped for the Ashes cricket series against England.