Cricket News

The heated altercation between Glenn McGrath and Ramnaresh Sarwan on the fourth day of the Antigua Test has brought forth strong reaction from the Australian Cricket Board (ACB)

John Buchanan, the Australian coach, has admitted that his players tend tolose their composure in the heat of battle

Omari Banks and Vasbert Drakes propelled West Indies to a nerve-wracking three-wicket victory on the final morning in Antigua, as Australia's quest for an unprecedented clean sweep in the Caribbean came unstuck in the most thrilling fashion possible

Ridley Jacobs has been omitted from the West Indian one-day squad for the forthcoming seven-match series against Australia, which begins at Sabina Park in Jamaica on Saturday

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Matthew Hayden was back to his best with a magnificent 177, as Australia moved ever closer to that elusive clean-sweep in the Caribbean

An astonishing week of success for Jermaine Lawson may be about to turn sour, after it was confirmed that he is to be reported to the ICC for a suspect bowling action

Yet another big partnership between Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put Australia in the driving seat at the end of an absorbing and ill-tempered second day of the fourth Test in Antigua

A superb display of sustained fast bowling by Jermaine Lawson put West Indies in control on the first day of the fourth and final Test in Antigua, giving Australia their first taste of old-fashioned Caribbean aggression of the series

Ricky Ponting could yet play in the final Australia-West Indies Test starting in Antigua tomorrow

The West Indies Cricket Board announced on Wednesday that the Selection Committee has named a squad of 15 for the Cable & Wireless One-Day International Series against Australia, starting on May 17 at Sabina Park in Jamaica

Ricky Ponting could miss the fourth Test between Australia and West Indies in Antigua, starting tomorrow, because of a viral infection

These days, Australia break records more often than they break sweat, but the prize for victory in tomorrow's fourth and final Test in Antigua is one of the sweetest on offer

Australia has regained its No.1 status in world cricket - by the thinnest margin

The end, when it came, was clinical, as Stuart MacGill clattered through the West Indian tail to secure Australia's third victory of the series, and keep alive their hopes of a first series whitewash in the Caribbean

Cricket in the West Indies isn't all about turning wickets and sweeping cover-drives to the boundary

On a pitch that might have been lifted directly from the SnooziSleep beds emporium, West Indies waded through 87 powder-puff overs to keep alive their hopes of avoiding a series whitewash

It's not often that Australia's bowling attack is made to work for its wickets, but today, on a pitch that Steve Waugh described as the slowest of his career, they were forced to graft every step of the way

West Indies' hopes of salvaging the third Test have been dealt a huge blow, after Brian Lara was laid low with a suspected case of chickenpox

Damien Martyn has been ruled out of the forthcoming one-day international series against West Indies, due to his finger injury taking longer to heal than expected