Mitchell Johnson

Stuart Clark has been unable to escape Glenn McGrath-like descriptions over the past couple of years

Mitchell Johnson will use a trip to India's pace foundation to prepare for Australia's seven-match one-day series in the country starting in September

Andrew Symonds is prepared to employ his medium-pace to help Australia cover the loss of Shane Watson against England on Sunday

John Buchanan believes Australia will all but eliminate England from the World Cup if they win Sunday's Super Eights clash

Ricky Ponting is close to finalising his preferred line-up

Jimmy Maher has slammed John Buchanan and Cricket Australia for ruling that World Cup squad members must not play in the domestic one-day final on Sunday

Australia are taking no chances on further injuries ahead of the World Cup and have ordered their squad members not to play for their states in the Ford Ranger Cup final on Sunday

Queensland's chances of winning their first limited-overs title in nearly a decade improved with the news Matthew Hayden, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes would all play in the final against Victoria at Melbourne on Sunday

Australia's one-day crown will be in danger of slipping even further if their bowlers fail to contain the batsmen in the middle overs

Shaun Tait has claimed the final fast-bowling spot in Australia's 15-man World Cup squad while Brad Haddin, the wicketkeeper-batsman, has been picked as back-up for Adam Gilchrist

England suffered an awful nine-wicket defeat at Adelaide in a match that lasted only 59 overs

As Bob Dylan observed in a song a few years ago, Things Have Changed. For the first time in perhaps 35 years, there is no outstanding attack in world cricket

Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson have been ruled out of the Twenty20 International against England tonight due to illness and injury

Peter English looks at the players lining up to replacing Australia's retiring veterans

So much for all the talk of carefully planned generational change

On a day of shocks for Australian cricket the selectors produced two more by picking Andrew Symonds and Adam Voges in the 13-man squad for the third Test

On a day of shocks for Australian cricket the selectors produced two more by picking Andrew Symonds and Adam Voges in the 13-man squad for the third Test

Australia have thrown out the possibility of using two spinners and asked for fast-bowling reinforcements as they search for a 2-0 Ashes lead

Queensland's bowlers have made the most of a wearing MCG pitch to claim victory in their Pura Cup match against Victoria, despite some valiant resistance by the Bushrangers' lower order&