Cricket News

Brett Lee, the Australian fast bowler, has said that the team are looking forward to playing without Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne

Lee excited over new era

Brad Hodge and Shane Harwood return to Victoria's Pura Cup side for the match against Western Australia which starts this Friday in Melbourne

Hodge and Harwood back for Victoria

Dilhara Fernando has promised the Australian batsmen will receive "something special" in the two-Test series

Fernando relishing Australian challenge

25-Oct-2007•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

Ronchi in charge for tour opener

Australia's selectors have cast an eye to the future with their Chairman's XI for Sri Lanka's first warm-up match in Adelaide starting on Saturday

Marvan Atapattu is set to play for Sri Lanka for the first time since February when the side play a Chairman's XI in Adelaide on Saturday

Atapattu in line for swift comeback

25-Oct-2007•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

MacGill tipped to replace Warne

Ricky Ponting says Stuart MacGill is the obvious choice to step into Shane Warne's shoes for the first Test against Sri Lanka

Persistent rain in Sydney gave New South Wales and Queensland their first points of the FR Cup as the match was abandoned with the Bulls sitting at 4 for 127

Blues and Bulls share points in rainy Sydney

Sri Lanka are confident they can post their first Test win on Australian soil

Jayawardene aims high in Australia

24-Oct-2007•Jenny Thompson in Adelaide

Australia name Hong Kong Sixes squad

Australia have chosen a squad heavy with young allrounders for the Hong Kong Sixes tournament that starts on the weekend

Darren Lehmann will bolster South Australia's fragile batting line-up when he returns to the side this weekend after recovering from a torn hamstring

Lehmann back from hamstring injury

Matthew Hayden has urged Cricket Australia not to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on drugs

Hayden opposes zero tolerance on drugs

Phil Jaques is a modern opener who is ready to join Matthew Hayden at the Gabba next month, according to Mark Taylor

Jaques has done enough to get Test nod

Jason Gillespie says Muttiah Muralitharan may have to "grin and bear" abuse directed at him during Sri Lanka's two-Test tour of Australia

Gillespie expects more Murali abuse

Matthew Hayden says beating India, especially in front of their own crowds, ranks high among his favourite cricketing moments

Beating India is most satisfying, says Hayden

Australia should give Michael Clarke more leadership responsibilities in a bid to groom him as the country's next long-term captain, according to John Buchanan

Buchanan looks ahead to Clarke era

Australia's Centre of Excellence is set for a significant overhaul after the federal government confirmed it would provide $17.5 million to help Cricket Australia improve the Brisbane facility

Academy to undergo major redevelopment

Glenn McGrath believes India's upcoming tour of Australia will be a major test for Sreesanth, who he says needs to start backing up his aggression with more consistent bowling

Sreesanth must back up his talk - McGrath