Cricket News

Defending champion Queensland will host Tasmania in next week's Pura Cup final at the Gabba after both sides secured outright wins today.

South African opener Gary Kirsten will have left Kingsmead in a foul mood on Friday evening after losing his wicket one ball before play was called off for bad light at the end of the first day's play in the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test

In harmony with the look of a construction site that the Bellerive Oval has adopted of late, there has been the sense that something has been building all summer in Tasmanian cricket

Western Australia and South Australia have little more than pride to play for in their Pura Cup match tomorrow following Tasmania's demolition job at Bellerive Oval today.

Australia has an unchanged team for the third and final cricket Test starting today while South African selectors decided to use allrounder Andrew Hall in preference to Lance Klusener.

Tasmania will be aiming to land a knockout blow on opponent New South Wales at some time over the next 48 hours after it continued to lay a platform for outright victory on the second day of the teams' Pura Cup clash here in Hobart today.

David Terbrugge will play his first Test match since 1999 when he takes the new ball against Australia in the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match starting at Kingsmead on Friday

Queensland moved within 98 runs of hosting next week's Pura Cup final following another wicket-filled day's action at the Gabba - leaving the fate of 10,000 meat pies in the balance.

An undermanned South Australia was locked in a tight battle with WA at stumps on day two of their Pura Cup match

Shane Warne has pleaded for some recovery time on the beach in Durban after transforming his 100th Test into the most memorable match of his career.

Ricky Ponting's dramatic century in Cape Town had the leadership hallmarks of a future Test skipper but he's reluctant to see it that way.

South African fast bowler David Terbrugge will be given the once over by physiotherapist Craig Smith on Thursday to ensure that he is fit enough to play in the third and final Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Australia starting at Kingsmead on

Michael Slater's much-touted return from the wilderness gave way to Tasmania's much-touted tilt at a finals berth as the Tigers assumed early command of the Pura Cup match against New South Wales here in Hobart today.

Victoria's batting on the way to a woeful first innings of 148 after being sent in by Queensland in their Pura Cup match bordered on embarrassing

Marcus North's second successive century has pushed Western Australia towards a respectable first innings total in its crunch Pura Cup match against South Australia.

The slimmer Shane Warne has shown he could yet beat Muttiah Muralitharan to Test cricket's most treasured bowling record with his marathon performance in his 100th Test.

One of the teams will be attempting to end its season on a spectacular high and the other will be trying to avoid an unspeakable low

Former Test paceman Paul Wilson faces the daunting prospect of making his Pura Cup comeback in South Australia's most important four-day match in three seasons.

Lance Klusener and David Terbrugge have won recalls to a 12-man squad as South Africa try to bolster their bowling for the third and last Castle Lager/MTN Test match against Australia starting at Kingsmead in Durban on Friday

The XXXX Queensland Bulls will go into tomorrow's crunch Pura Cup clash with the Victorian Bushrangers at the Gabba under the guidance of new captain Martin Love.