Cricket News

New South Wales needed just 29 runs with three wickets in hand when the legspinner turned the game, which Victoria won by 23 runs to move one step closer to a fourth successive Sheffield Shield final

Australia's coach has defended his player in the strongest terms, while also indicating he wants the captains and coaches from both teams to sit down together to discuss player behaviour

The SA camp and former Australia batsman Simon Katich have called on match officials to play a more proactive role to ensure that tensions between the two sides don't boil over

Australia believe Quinton de Kock's words crossed a line; South Africa insist that David Warner got personal

Daniel Hughes' unbeaten 59 took New South Wales closer to the 309-run target set by Victoria on the third day

The pair added 111 for the fourth wicket to help their side recover from 2 for 43 in Hobart

Starc misses out on hat-trick but South Africa's resistance lasts 22 balls on the fifth and final day at Durban

The Australia spinner did not contest the charge and is believed to have contacted AB de Villiers to apologise for his conduct

Cricket Australia has said it is up to the on-field umpires and the match referee to decide upon the future course of action with regard to the incident

In November, the Tasmanian earned a Test recall after seven years purely on his reputation as the best pure gloveman in Australia. On Sunday, he proved his worth with a stunning, vital grab up to the stumps off Mitchell Marsh

Aiden Markram led a spirited batting performance with a masterful 143, but Mitchell Starc's 4 for 74 left Australia on the verge of a series lead

The 20-year old Victoria batsman ducked into a bouncer from New South Wales' Sean Abbott and has been ruled out from taking further part in the match

In a bid to keep on improving, the young Australia opener spoke at length with the seasoned David Warner about "an array of topics", including their respective approaches to the game

The South Africa opener had dislocated his finger while taking a diving catch to dismiss Mitchell Starc in Australia's second innings

Keshav Maharaj and Morne Morkel picked up three wickets, but South Africa were no better off than 24 hours earlier as Australia's lead reached 402 at stumps on day three

The opener made 109 out of a Bushrangers total of 199, while the Blues left-arm spinner picked up career-best figures of 8 for 77

Australia close fielders talk up virtues of rival ICC and CSA sponsors in a bid to silence the eavesdropping stump mics

Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon systematically dismantled South Africa's batting order on the second day in Durban to give Australia a 189-run lead

Australia's vice-captain David Warner revealed a heart-to-heart conversation with his embattled opening partner Cameron Bancroft after the younger man's swift dismissal on the first morning of the Durban Test match

A low-key opening day of the series finished early and without a runaway winner, though South Africa were probably slightly the happier after keeping Australia to 225 for 5