West Indies great Garfield Sobers said on Wednesday he was confident Australia would bounce back from their recent string of losses and make a strong title defence at next month’s World Cup in the Caribbean. The world champions were whitewashed 3-0 in the one-day series against hosts

Australian batsman Matthew Hayden said he was optimistic that his broken toe would not keep him out of Australia's World Cup campaign. "The early prognosis is we've been crunched by New Zealand, it hasn't been a particularly good tour. But the early prognosis from me is I'm in goo

Blaming the International Cricket Council for a heavy schedule in the build up to the World Cup, former Australian captain Ian Chappell has said the teams comprising the fittest players had a chance to win the coveted trophy in the Caribbean. "Will we see a spectacular cricket World C

New Zealand cricket allrounder Jacob Oram was in doubt for next month's World Cup after suffering a serious finger injury in the emphatic 10-wicket victory over Australia. Oram will definitely miss the remaining two matches of the Chappell Hadlee Series against Australia and his futur

Australian batsman Michael Clarke has been ordered to return home from his team's short tour of New Zealand because of a hip problem. Clarke, who was originally selected as vice-captain for the three-match tour, missed Friday's series opener in Wellington after feeling pain in his hip the

New Zealand crushed Australia by 10 wickets in the first Chappell Hadlee one day match in Wellington on Friday. Shane Bond captured five wickets for 23 runs as New Zealand bowled the Australians out for just 148 inside the 50 overs. Mike Hussey top-scored for the visitors with 42.

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

Veteran Australian pace spearhead Glenn McGrath has conceded that thoughts of retirement crossed his mind during the tri-series finals against England. "When you announce your retirement, the last thing you want to do is actually retire before you play your last game. I think I did l