Cricket News

Shaun Tait will make his one-day international debut against England in Sydney on Friday after Australia named their side a day ahead of the match

Tait wins chance to impress

England's key injury worries have not improved with Michael Vaughan missing Friday's one-day game against Australia and James Anderson flying home with a back complaint

Vaughan out, Anderson heads home

Ricky Ponting believes Shaun Tait, who has been included in Australia's one-day squad, is perfectly suited to the limited-overs format

Tait a fine one-day weapon

Ricky Ponting wants his team to be "ultra-competitive" and said "nothing over the top" occurred to spark Lou Vincent's comments

Ponting defends his players

31-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Hayden proud Aussies 'stick together'

Matthew Hayden is proud of the way his team sticks together after Lou Vincent's claims that Australian players are arrogant sledgers

31-Jan-2007•AFP

'I showed what I'm capable of' - Nixon

Paul Nixon, the England wicketkeeper, feels like he has finally gone part of the way towards silencing the critics

31-Jan-2007•AFP

Vaughan likely to miss rest of the series

Michael Vaughan is set to miss the rest of the CB Series in Australia as he is yet to recover from a hamstring injury

31-Jan-2007

Watson clears another World Cup hurdle

Shane Watson is happy to let the selectors determine his path back to the international scene

31-Jan-2007•Cricinfo staff

Border claims Pietersen left tour too quickly

Allan Border and Graham Thorpe have questioned the speed at which Kevin Pietersen left the tour of Australia after cracking a rib

Lou Vincent has returned fire at Australia's "never-ending" sledging by saying their players think they are "bigger than the game"

Vincent takes aim at Australia's egos

New Zealand's constantly changing squad will welcome Scott Styris when they arrive in Melbourne on Wednesday

Styris replaces Marshall in New Zealand squad

John Buchanan was "pleasedâ his bowlers were finally challenged when New Zealand almost pulled off a miracle win in Perth on Sunday

Buchanan happy his bowlers were attacked

England have been looking for positives despite winning only one game on their horror three-month tour of Australia. Their latest loss provided one clear positive: their trip will almost certainly end a week early after New Zealand's comprehensive 58-run

New Zealand cruise to easy win

30-Jan-2007•Brydon Coverdale

Take Tait to West Indies - Thomson

While Jeff Thomson wants Shaun Tait to be on the plane to the World Cup, Tait is not convinced he will make the squad

Jacob Oram, the New Zealand allrounder, sought motivaton from an unfair jibe by an Australian newspaper to score the fastest century by a New Zealander and take his side close to an improbable victory against Australia at Perth yesterday

'Poor man's Chris Cairns' jibe spurred Oram

England are facing up to the likelihood that their captain, Michael Vaughan, will not be fit enough to lead the side in their must-win encounter against New Zealand at the WACA on Tuesday

Vaughan in doubt for New Zealand match

Stephen Fleming has said that the Australians are certainly beatable after running them close in a high scorer at Perth yesterday

We're close to beating Australia - Fleming

Adam Gilchrist believes Matthew Hayden is the right man to partner him at the top of the order at the World Cup

Gilchrist backs Hayden for World Cup

29-Jan-2007•AFP

Tait earns World Cup audition

Shaun Tait will get a chance to push for World Cup selection after he was added to the CB Series squad for the next two matches