India wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player Rakings for ODI batsmen. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings charts last year, has just completed a successful four-match

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

India’s wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni has moved up to second position overtaking Australian captain Ricky Ponting in the latest ICC Player rakings for ODI batsmen. This is Dhoni`s highest ranking since May 2006. The 25-year-old, who had briefly reigned the rankings chart la

The Australians looked to have rebounded from their humiliating 10-wicket loss in Wellington on Friday after posting a massive total with stand-in captain Mike Hussey blasting 105 and Brad Hodge 97 not out. However, New Zealand reached their victory target in the 49th over after R

Former Australian leg spinner Terry Jenner feels Australian team's dependency on captain Ricky Ponting is worrying factor and it need to overhaul its plan for the World Cup. "For the last four years the plan has been the same and it's starting not to work," said Jenner.

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

Australian captain Ricky Ponting is trying hard to be in shape for the World Cup by taking cortisones injections to ease the inflammation in his spine and avoid a surgery. Ponting said he had three cortisone injections in his spine on Wednesday as he played throughout most of the summer

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

Shane Warne suffered an injury scare in practice on Tuesday in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test. Warne hurt his right elbow during fielding practice. However, after treatment the 37-year-old appeared to recover quickly and team bosses were quick to play down any concerns about his abi

Australia named a 15-man squad on Tuesday for their icc cricket world cup west indies 2007 defence including injured all-rounder Andrew Symonds and fast bowler Shaun Tait. Symonds is likely to miss the opening matches of the tournament as he continues his recovery from a ruptured bicep te

Swashbuckling Indian wicketkeeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni jumped one place to occupy the third position in the ICC ODI player rankings. Dhoni, who blazed a 20-ball 40 against West Indies in Vadodara, has 762 points and has Mike Hussey (848) and Kevin Pietersen (778) above him in the lates

With the World Cup just around the corner, the master blaster Sachin Tendulkar sounded warning to his opponents by moving back into the list of top-20 ODI batsmen on the LG-ICC Player ranking released today. Tendulkar, who hit his 41st hundred in the fourth and final match of the one-day

SYDNEY - Australian cricket coach John Buchanan has defended the use of a walkie-talkie headset to communicate with his coaching staff alongside the boundary during the one-day clash against New Zealand. He pointed out New Zealand already operated a similar scheme. Channel Nine commentator

Australia set a new record Twenty20 international score as England began the limited-overs section of their tour down under. Ricky Ponting's Australians, looking to inflict further misery after the Ashes whitewash, surpassed their previous best by seven runs to post 221 for five at the

Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes his team's ability to dig in and fight was the decisive factor in winning back the Ashes. They turned a potential loss into an an amazing victory in Adelaide and a 206-run win in Perth sealed the series. Ponting said: "What this team has been g

Shane Warne suffered an injury scare in practice on Tuesday in Perth ahead of the third Ashes Test. Warne hurt his right elbow during fielding practice. However, after treatment the 37-year-old appeared to recover quickly and team bosses were quick to play down any concerns about his abi

Classical Australian middle order batsman Damien Martyn has today announced his immediate retirement from all forms of cricket. Martyn said that he wanted to preserve his self-respect and pave way for more committed players. The West Australian batsman, who has not been among the runs

The Indians have failed to get out of the blocks when it came to their turn to bat in the series against South Africa with master batsman Sachin Tendulkar struggling for runs. The poor form of Sachin Tendulkar has put enormous pressure on the rest of the young and inexperienced batsmen a

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

Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Tuesday. Australia needed a victory target of 168 off 36 overs after England's batting inexplicably crumbled, the touring side losi