Matthew Hayden’s brutal batting in India was the making of him and Ed Cowan can’t help being inspired at the powerful opener’s ability to smash the aura surrounding the home …

Australia completed a clean sweep of the five-match one-day cricket series against the West Indies, beating them by 17 runs at the MCG on Sunday night. Adam Voges was man …

Harbjhajan Singh, the fiery spinner who sparked the “Monkeygate” scandal during the Sydney Test of 2008, has been recalled to India’s squad for the first Test against Australia in Chennai …

Australia cruised into the women’s cricket World Cup final with a crushing nine-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Sunday in Mumbai, India. The unbeaten Southern Stars made it five wins …

Adam Voges has scored his maiden one-day international cricket century to lead an Australian rescue in the fifth match of the series against the West Indies. Voges was outstanding with …

Australia require just 132 to beat Sri Lanka and secure a place in the women’s cricket World Cup final in India. The Southern Stars attack dismissed Sri Lanka for 131 …

Uncapped duo Glenn Maxwell and Moises Henriques and fellow allrounder Steve Smith face a potentially career-defining moment in Australia’s opening two-day tour game starting on Tuesday in Chennai. The sudden …

Australian star Ellyse Perry has aggravated an ankle injury and won’t play in Sunday’s women’s World Cup super six match against Sri Lanka. However, Cricket Australia physiotherapist Claire Stokes said …

Australian opener Ed Cowan says he welcomes the return of vice-captain Shane Watson to the Test side, but it won’t come at his expense. Cowan on Sunday defended his record …

Recovering Test paceman Ben Hilfenhaus has suffered another setback in his bid to be part of Australia’s Ashes campaign later this year. Hilfenhaus, who made his return from a side …

A stunning late batting assault by John Hastings delivered Victoria a two-wicket win against South Australia on Saturday and a spot in the domestic one-day final. Chasing 256, the Bushrangers …

New Zealand floundered to a massive 40-run loss to England in the first Twenty20 international at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. The tourists batted with aggression in setting New …

NSW’s late victory bid narrowly avoided becoming a nightmare as they played out a nailbiting Sheffield Shield draw with Tasmania on Saturday at Bellerive. Chasing 171 for an unlikely win, …

Glenn Maxwell will jet into Chennai this weekend as the Indian Premier League’s latest million-dollar man but Australia’s coaching staff are determined to make sure the young allrounder keeps his …

An explosive spell from young quick Chris Tremain wasn’t enough for NSW to snatch a Sheffield Shield victory over Tasmania, with the match finishing in a nailbiting draw on the …

Shane Watson has again admitted he covets a return to the top of the Test batting order as a major decision looms for the Australian cricket selectors. Watson will aim …

Strokeplayer Callum Ferguson struck a century as South Australia set Victoria 256 runs to win Saturday’s one-day match in Adelaide. The Redbacks made 7-255 from 50 overs with Ferguson top-scoring …

While acting head coach Steve Rixon is preaching the virtue of banging the ball in hard on pitches offering variable bounce, paceman Mitchell Johnson says reverse swing will also be …