Cricket Australia has defended Kevin Mitchell jnr, the Gabba curator, after John Bracewell questioned his decision to switch pitches for the final match of the Chappell-Hadlee Series because of heavy rain

Doug Bollinger has been added to the New South Wales ING Cup squad for the match against South Australia at Canberra tomorrow after Stuart Clark was ruled out with a leg injury

Mark Richardson, the New Zealand opening batsman, has announced his retirement from all forms of the game, but insisted that the decision was not made because of poor form

Mark Richardson's decision to retire from all forms of cricket after one more first-class game for Auckland is a direct result of the nature of the itineraries around the world

The inaugural Chappell-Hadlee Series was drawn 1-1 after the deciding match at Brisbane was washed out without a ball being bowled

Following two great games of one-day cricket, New Zealand are 9/4 to win the third match and take the Chappell-Hadlee series

A hamstring injury has ruled out Matthew Hayden of the deciding match of the Chappell-Hadlee Series on his home ground

Matthew Hayden, whose partnership with Adam Gilchrist at the top of the order provided much of the impetus for Australia's thrilling 17-run victory over New Zealand at the Sydney Cricket Ground, could miss the third and decisive game of the

With the Chappell-Hadlee series hanging in the balance, New Zealand announced they would not name a team until they had a chance to assess the Brisbane wicket on which they play the decider on Friday