Cricket News

Australia's allrounder Andrew Symonds was reportedly asked to leave a Cape Town nightclub last week after a row with South African captain Graeme Smith

Jimmy Maher posted his highest first-class score and Martin Love nailed his fourth century in a final as Queensland tightened their grip on the Pura Cup

Andrew McGlashan's verdict from the second day of the second Test at Durban

Queensland stormed into the Pura Cup final as Jimmy Maher's unbeaten 159 swung the match away from Victoria on the second day

A day that started with both teams unsure of their position finished with Australia staring down at their opponents and carrying a 227-run lead

Today's century epitomised the new Ponting

Matthew Elliott has pulled out of his county deal with Glamorgan after finally succumbing to the knee injury that has plagued his season for South Australia

Brad Hodge produced a fine century that put his name back in front of the Australian selectors and pushed Victoria into a strong position

Ricky Ponting moved alongside Don Bradman's 29 centuries in an innings that lacked his usual quality but was wildly impressive in its application on a yesteryear sort of opening day

Australia have named an unchanged team for the second Test at Durban today as they seek to wrap up back-to-back series wins against South Africa

Jimmy Maher's team enters the Pura Cup final against Victoria on Friday as the competition's dominant team

Paul Marsh, the Australian Cricketers' Association chief executive, says international players are "already at breaking point"

South Africa have received a major boost ahead of the second Test at Durban with the news that Shaun Pollock has been passed fit

Shane Warne's teasing of South Africa has increased ahead of the second Test at Durban with him talking about playing golf on days four and five of the match

The South African board has called on the ICC to bring in tough preventative and remedial measures to combat racial abuse from spectators

Michael Kasprowicz has rearranged his winter to give himself the best preparation for a potential Ashes series

A 13-man squad of indigenous players chosen mostly from last month's Imparja Cup will attend a specialist training camp in April

Gerard Denton's shock withdrawal with appendicitis has upset Victoria's preparations for the Pura Cup final against Queensland starting on Friday

Andy Bichel was named the Pura Cup Player of the Year at the Gabba

Brett Lee, Australia's new attack leader, has revealed he feels more comfortable bowling for Ricky Ponting than he did with Steve Waugh