A day of twists and turns saw Michael Clarke and Mitchell Johnson join hands with keeper Brad Haddin to bid goodbye to the Indian Premier League in favour of rest for better country commitments. Clarke is expected to lead the Australian side after the retirement of skipper Ricky Poin

India pulled themselves back into reckoning with a sublime bowling performance in the second day of the third test match in the India Australia cricket test series. The Indian bowlers especially RP Singh were bang on target from ball one and the substantial lead of 118 given to team India by t

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

Speedster Shaun Tait is preparing himself for the possibility that Australian selectors will opt for a four-pronged pace attack for the first cricket Test against India starting here on December 26. Pain-free in his right elbow for the first time in 12 months, Tait is aware he mu

Scotland skipper Craig Wright won the toss and elected to field against defending champions Australia in the 'Group A' opener of the cricket World Cup here today. Australia left out injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds and pacemen Stuart Clark and Mitchell Johnson from the playing XI. Austr

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

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.

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