By Andrew Drummond HOBART, Feb 7 AAP – Ben Hilfenhaus has starred with bat and ball in Tasmania’s first day of play against NSW in the Sheffield Shield. Reaching his …

A captain’s knock by Matthew Wade might have been a hard act to follow, but returning Test quick James Pattinson did his best to steal the show on Saturday at …

England paceman Stuart Broad has questioned the wisdom of Australian skipper Michael Clarke rushing back from hamstring surgery to play in next Saturday’s Cricket World Cup opener in Melbourne. Clarke …

Australian allrounder Shane Watson says he has overcome his latest injury. Watson missed last Sunday’s tri-series final because of hamstring tightness, but will return in a World Cup warm-up game …

Australia’s World Cup wildcard Glenn Maxwell doesn’t want to be remembered for a stupid nickname. Maxwell hates being dubbed ‘The Big Show’. And he’s hurt by critics labelling him an …

New Zealand all-rounder James Franklin effectively ended his international career after it was announced Friday the 34-year-old all-rounder had signed a two-year contract with English county Middlesex. The left-hander is …

Afghanistan’s cricketers want to change your perception of their country. Afghan captain Mohammad Nabi says the World Cup holds bigger meaning for his nation than just a cricket tournament. “Everywhere …

MS Dhoni likens India’s cricketers to a barbecue: there’s a fine line between cooked and over-cooked. The Indians have been in Australia for three months and haven’t won a game. …

England captain Eoin Morgan has slammed the International Cricket Council’s potential move to reduce the size of bats after the World Cup. Speaking in Sydney ahead of the first of …

They say where there is life, there is hope. However, Queensland will try to turn the old adage on its head when they look to stay alive in the Sheffield …

He’s already been tipped to become Australia’s next cricket coach, but for now Justin Langer has only one thing on his mind – Sheffield Shield glory. Western Australia cricket was …

Brett Lee is hopeful he can help Ireland repeat the giant-killing feats of their past two World Cup campaigns. The Irish minnows upset Test nations at the 2007 and 2011 …

There’ll be a clampdown on in-play betting at the Cricket World Cup with any perpetrators barred for the rest of tournament. The style of betting, also known as pitchsiding, has …

Captain James Hopes has pulled out of Queensland’s Sheffield Shield clash with Victoria at the Gabba due to injury. The Bulls will welcome their third debutant for the Shield clash …

The bowling is feared and the batting fearsome, but captain Michael Clarke believes they don’t hold the key to Australia’s World Cup campaign. Clarke reckons fielding will be the crucial …

Tasmania admit their top order – Ed Cowan apart – are under pressure going into their Sheffield Shield clash with NSW. Fourth-placed NSW go into the Bellerive Oval match on …

A REST OF THE WORLD XI WORTH WATCHING FROM THE 2015 THE WORLD CUP: CHRIS GAYLE (West Indies) No cricketer oozes cool quite like the super slugger from Jamaica. It …

HOW THE 14 NATIONS SHAPE UP FOR THE CRICKET WORLD CUP AFGHANISTAN Squad: Mohammad Nabi (capt), Afsar Zazai, Usman Ghani, Aftab Alam, Asghar Stanikzai, Dawlat Zadran, Gulbadin Naib, Hamid Hasan, …