Australia has suffered another injury setback, as their wicket-keeper and opening batsman, Tim Paine has broken his finger and will have to leave for Australia to get treatment. This will mean that the Aussie side will be without a wicket-keeper till a replacement is flown to India. Graham Man

Australia's cricket captain, Ricky Ponting, has said that he will no longer play in the T20I format of the game and conveyed his decision to the Australian management that consists of chief selector, Andrew Hilditch, coach Tim Nielsen and the vie-captain, Michael Clarke. He has also said that

One of the major worries that has been bothering most teams so far in the IPL has been the "tactical time-outs". Most players and officials including Tom Moody, VB Chandrasekhar and even Sachin Tendulkar have been pretty vocal about the fact that its something that the game can

Left-arm spinner Brad Hogg was today included in the 12-man Australian squad, announced by Cricket Australia for the first three Tests of the four-match series against India. Hogg, who last played a Test for Australia in October 2003, replaced injured spinner Stuart Macgill. Express bowl

Shaun Tait staged a comeback after an injury hiatus but Stuart Clark failed to make the cut as Australia today announced a 13-member squad for the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one day series starting in Adelaide on December 14. "After making a huge impact at the World Cup earlier