Australia's pace spearhead Brett Lee is keen to cross sword with Indian master Sachin Tendulkar in a bid to prove to the "world's greatest" that he is a vastly improved bowler now. "I am actually looking forward to bowling against Sachin Tendulkar. It's going to be his

Citing Indian batsmen's susceptibility to fast bowling, Australian great Glenn McGrath has urged the selectors to pick an all-pace attack for the first time in 16 years for the Boxing Day Test here. McGrath felt Brett Lee, Stuart Clark, Mitchell Johnson and Shaun Tait were good enoug

Australian pacer Brett Lee's much-talked about Bollywood career is all set to take off next year when he lands in India to shoot for a cameo in a film titled 'Victory'. Although the details of the film are not yet known, a report in the 'Sunday Telegraph' said the tearaway pacer will do a d

The match-up between Australia's bowling attack and India's star-studded batting line-up will decide the fate of the upcoming Test series Down Under, Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene has said. After the retirement of legends Glenn McGrath and Shane Warne, the Aussie bowling has a new l

Murali Kartik, architect of India's incredible two-wicket win against Australia tonight, revealed he shared jokes with batting partner Zaheer Khan to keep his calm during the chase. After his six-wicket haul broke Australia's back, Kartik shone with the bat as well. He was unbeaten on 21 a

India paid a heavy price for their pathetic batting display against Australia who humiliated the hosts with an emphatic nine-wicket victory in the fifth cricket one-dayer to take an unassailable 3-1 lead in the seven-match series here today. The Australians first bundled out the home team fo

India's cricket-only television channel, Neo Sports, would telecast live the India-Australia seven ODI series commencing from September 29. Neosports will bring live the action from Bangalore, Kochi, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Vadodara, Nagpur and Mumbai, Shashi Kalathi,CEO, Neo Sports Broadcast

Jhulan Goswami may be the fastest woman in cricket but the lanky Indian pacer insists line and length is more important to her than just challenging the speedgun. The 23-year-old Bengal-girl had pipped Australian Lisa Sthaleker and Claire Taylor of England to become the first Indian woma

Pace legend Dennis Lillee today said Indian fast bowlers "have to mature" and become more "safe and stable" if they are to match the Australians. Drawing comparison with the Aussies and the English bowlers, Lillee said Indians were lacking in maturity. "The Austral

Australian pacer Shaun Tait's participation in the upcoming Twenty20 cricket World Cup is in doubt as he undergoes an arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow tomorrow. "Shaun is undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his right elbow on Tuesday to relieve soft-tissue impingement," Austra

Australian pacer Brett Lee has expressed hope that missing the upcoming World Cup in the Caribbean would prove to a blessing in disguise as this setback could add two years to his career. According to the sources, an ankle injury sustained during practice for the Chappell Hadlee Trophy i

Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee was Friday ruled out of next month`s World Cup in Caribbean with an ankle injury, Cricket Australia said. It is a shattering blow for the Australians, whose World Cup-strength bowling attack was flayed by New Zealand in last weekend`s 3-0 Chappell H

Australian speedster Brett Lee has been ruled out of the cricket World Cup giving a big jolt to Australia's hopes of claiming a third title in a row. According to the sources, the pace spearhead suffered an ankle injury during training in New Zealand 10 days ago. Cricket Australia has wri

Australia's injury problems appear to be easing with fast bowler Brett Lee the only player still in serious doubt for the World Cup. Five of the 15 players in Australia's World Cup squad are struggling with injuries but only Lee is considered to be in danger of missing the tournament.

England captain Michael Vaughan has vowed a "little hamstring injury" won't stop him leading the side when the World Cup gets underway in the Caribbean next month. The 32-year-old Yorkshire batsman has spent much of the past year sidelined from international action with a longs

Pace bowler Glenn McGrath thinks Australia have time to turn around their form slump before beginning their World Cup defence next month in the Caribbean. The world champions suffered a 3-0 whitewash against New Zealand, the rout completed by a one-wicket win for the Kiwis in Hamilton

Former Australian captain Steve Waugh has said there was nothing wrong with being "under the pump" in the lead-up to a big event such as the World Cup. "You always want to be under pressure. It's a much better situation than going into a world cup and you feel as though ev

Australia are in danger of losing their top position to a resurgent South Africa in the International Cricket Council (ICC) One-day International (ODI) Championship table following the Proteas' series win over Pakistan. ICC said Thursday that if Australia (120 points) lose their up

Australia's stand-in captain Mike Hussey is determined the world champions will not lose their position at the top of the one-day rankings under his leadership. Australia's shock tri-series finals defeat by England and South Africa's win over Pakistan have put Hussey's side under pres

Australia's World Cup squad is believed to have received a major jolt with speedster Brett Lee injuring his left ankle and knee. Lee, training with the Australian squad ahead of the Chappell-Hadlee series opening match, received treatment on the ground for 10 minutes and was in visibl

Australian fast bowler Brett Lee is a doubt for Friday's opening Chappell-Hadlee Trophy one-day match against New Zealand after rolling his ankle in training on Thursday. The 30-year-old paceman was taken to hospital for scans on his knee and ankle after tripping over during fielding practice

Australia today defeated England by six wickets in the second Test to take 2-0 lead in the Ashes Test series. Chasing a modest total of 168 runs from a minimum of 36 overs, the Baggy Green reached home with six wickets in hand. Australia lost Justin Langer (7), Matthew Hayden (18), Ricky