Cricket News

Matthew Wade justified Victoria's decision to make him their No. 1 wicketkeeper with 83 and four catches on debut as the Bushrangers took control against South Australia

Wade inflicts same old woes on Redbacks

A committed Michael Di Venuto improved the mood of the title holders as he helped Tasmania earn a fighting draw against Queensland

Di Venuto's fight too much for the Bulls

The Indian and Australian teams survived a scare after their flight made an emergency landing

India and Australia players in flight scare

Andrew Symonds has asked for an official resolution to the racist crowd taunts he received at Vadadora

Denials of racist chants upset Symonds

Ricky Ponting, the Australian captain, said Andrew Symonds' innings was the defining moment of the match

'It was a special innings' - Symonds

14-Oct-2007•Anand Vasu in Nagpur

Nicholson and Casson lead lower-order fightback

Western Australia failed to finish off New South Wales and allowed Beau Casson and Matthew Nicholson to combine for a morale boosting tail-end partnership

David Hussey made a sparkling start to the season with a fine century as Victoria reached 5 for 291 against South Australia

Hussey shines with 104 as Victoria impress

Ashley Noffke blasted his second first-class century and Chris Simpson scored his first as Queensland continued to embarrass the reigning champions Tasmania at the Gabba

Di Venuto chips away at Noffke-inspired lead

Andrew Symonds has described playing in India as "hostile" and says Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh have been the major instigators of on-field conflicts between the two sides

Symonds slams India's on-field behaviour

Australia clinched the series with one match to spare, easing to an 18-run win in the sixth game in Nagpur

Symonds special seals the series

14-Oct-2007•The Bulletin by Dileep Premachandran

Speed writes to BCCI and PCB over racism reports

Malcolm Speed, the ICC's chief executive, has written to the boards of India (BCCI) and Pakistan (PCB) asking for comments on reports of racism during matches this week

A hip problem might prevent Matthew Hayden from playing the sixth ODI

Injury niggle puts Hayden in doubt

Zaheer Khan doesn't believe India's left-arm-reliant pace attack is one-dimensional

Having three left-armers is good: Zaheer

India need a win in Nagpur to have a chance of levelling the series

Relentless Australia look to seal the deal

13-Oct-2007•The Preview by Anand Vasu in Nagpur

Cautious Queensland earn big lead

Queensland ground out a 201-run advantage to build a commanding position on the second day against the defending champions Tasmania

Pakistan's Under-19 team completed a 5-0 drubbing of their Australian counterparts with a nine-wicket win - with 160 balls to spare - in the last game of the series in Mirpur

Pakistan Under-19 thrash Australians 5-0