Michael Clarke has been christened the captain of the Australian side for the tour of Bangladesh after Ricky Ponting decided to step down from the position. Clarke will take over the role of the leader of both, the ODIs and the Test matches. On this particular tour of Bangladesh, Australia

India will take on Australia in the second quarter-finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which will be played at the Sardar Patel Ground in Motera in Ahmedabad. India had finished second in their group by defeating West Indies in the last group game whereas Australia went down to the

Australia play Pakistan at Colombo in what will be the 40th game of the ICC Cricket world Cup 2011. The game will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo and will need the two teams to win the game to have a chance of going through to the top spot in the rankings in the points table.

How things stand in Cricket World Cup Group A and B This is the last week of the qualifying group games before the business end of the competition will begin. March 20 is the last day of the league games after which the quarter-finals will begin. And the reason why this is called the b

The 35th game of the World Cup will see Australia take on Canada in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The match will be played on March 16 and will be played at the M Chinnaswamy in Bangalore. This will also be one of those games which have hardly any relevance, thanks to the fact that Austral

Australia will take on Kenya in the 31st game of the Cricket World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy in Bangalore. The game will be played on Sunday, March 13, which will also mean that this is the second game for the day and will be a day-night encounter. Australia have been fantastic in thi

Australia will play Sri Lanka in the 20th game of the Cricket World Cup on March 5. The match will be played at the R Premadasa in Colombo. Australia have played in a couple of games in the tournament so far and have had an excellent start to the World Cup. They were easy winners in both t

The eighth game of the tenth edition of the World Cup will see Australia take on New Zealand at the VCA in Nagpur. Both the sides have won their first game and will be going into this game with a lot of confidence. In their first encounter, New Zealand were very clinical in their approach. T

The tournament has not even started but there have been many teams which have been hit by many injury issues. This will need the teams to come up alternative plans to counter the opposition. With the tournament as long as 45 days, but with many gaps between the games, it should help those who have a

Australia will open the defence of their World Cup title when they play Zimbabwe at the Sardar Patel Stadium in the western city of Ahmedabad on Monday. See live streaming of Australia vs Zimbabwe by joining action8cricket.com today. Australia have dominated the World Cup in recent years,

South Africa defeated Australia in the second warm-up game for both the sides before the start of the World Cup 2011. This was Australia's second successive loss while South Africa won their second consecutive game. South Africa won by seven wickets and with many overs to spare. Unlike the last ga

The Australian side will look to overcome their injury issues before the starof the World Cup but the coach Tim Nielsen has said that he hoped that the selectors did not risk getting in players who were not fully fit for the World Cup. The Australian injury roster grew during their recently co

Its 5-1 to Australia in the series and there might be success to come. England thought they had put the game out of Australia reach when they scored 333, but Australia chased it rather calmly apart from few hiccups at the end. The seventh and final match of the series will be played at WACA on

Sydney Cricket Ground will host the sixth ODI - the dead rubber between Australia and England. Australia put up a thorough performance at Brisbane to seal the series 4-1. Australia will be rejoicing as they seem to have found their form just at the right time i.e. before the World Cup. For England

After some one way traffic the series between England and Australia saw England put on a decent show and win their first game of the series. The seven match series is poised 3-1 to Australia. Due to Jonathan Trott's all round performance, the series is alive and kicking. If Australia had won

It is becoming a horrific flashback for England, last year after Ashes they were being wiped by Australia in a similar fashion in Natwest series. Australia now have all the momentum in the world while England are struggling to find feet. At SCG on Sunday, Australia tamed England to a four wick

Australia out of nowhere have found form and discipline to go 2-0 up in the seven match series. England, despite their good starts in the both the game cannot seem to get hold of the situations and force themselves into a winning position. The series which is going into Australia's favour imme

Australia have gone one up in the series with an emphatic win in the opening match at MCG. Australia badly needed some momentum after not having won a series since February last year. The man in form Shane Watson scored a brilliant unbeaten 161 to lift Australia's spirit as they chased down the tota

The last time the one day series after Ashes was haplessly one sided, Australia crushed England 6-1 with the host winning only the last game to save some pride. Back then in 2009, the series held little value and England were still rejoicing after winning The Ashes. This time around things are large

The first match of the series was a thriller. England recorded their eighth straight win in the format which is more than any other team has managed in the short history of T20. Debutant Chris Woakes kept his head and saw his side home with a vital 19 not out. Click for Live Score Card of Au

After the worth of Ashes and significance of one day cricket due to World Cup in February, T20 cricket looks unimportant for the time being. These are the two sides that played the second ever T20 international game, before that Australia had played New Zealand in the inaugural T20. Click for Live

England are celebrating as they have retained the Ashes but they haven't won it as yet. The series is poised at 2-1 to England and there is one more encounter remaining in this always entertaining series of cricket. The final game which will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground from Monday Jan

The series is evenly poised after a spectacular Australian show at Perth where they paced England out to win the match and level the series. To retain the Ashes England have to win just one of the two remaining Tests while Australia have to make sure they don't. Former players have said that psychol

England have taken a significant 1-0 lead in the five match Test series with three games to go. The hosts Australia are in all sorts of trouble, their bowling has been abysmal, batting has been dreadful and fielding has been sloppy. England completely outplayed Australia. Australians were chee

The first Test match was even though a draw but typically Ashes competitive. Both teams fought back admirably with balance of power shifting its place regularly. The English were deemed to lose but fought back to ensure an easy draw. The English team has been admired and it is the hosts that

Gabba will play host to opener of the greatest rivalry in cricket: The Ashes. England and Australia are the founding nations of cricket and this competition dates back to the 18th century. Ashes are played in fighting spirit with national pride at stake. England currently hold the Ashes, win

The series has been dead and dusted with one game to go. Sri Lanka have emerged 2-0 winners in three match ODI series. Sri Lanka also won the only T20 game. Admittedly, there is not a lot to play for at Sunday's game at Brisbane. The only motivation is for Sri Lanka to achieve clean sweep an

The two teams face off in the second one day international on Friday 5th November. This series is important to both the sides in preparation for the World Cup and also significantly important for Australians to gain some momentum before Ashes. Sri Lanka would be confident after impressive star

The short but important series is going to kick off on 3rd November. The series is important for two reasons: World Cup is just around the corner, Ashes is next month. The tour opener T20 was won comprehensively by Sri Lanka. That result may play a significant role on Wednesday's game.

Australians take on Sri Lanka as their last assignment before Ashes. This adds to the significance of the series. The only T20 will be played on a fast Perth track on Sunday. It would be a tense affair as both sides are well matched. This series between Australia and Sri Lanka have different