Do we really need Michael Clarke at the World Cup anyway? The question is being posed given the Australian captain’s latest hamstring injury. Isn’t Clarke a fading force? An accumulator …

Troubled batsman Jesse Ryder has withdrawn from the New Zealand A cricket squad to tour the United Arab Emirates, citing personal reasons. He missed Otago’s Twenty20 victory over Canterbury on …

Tummy bugs or the flu won’t catch South Africa on the hop at next year’s World Cup, with the Proteas already formulating a plan B in case illness hits. South …

South Australian batsman Callum Ferguson says he’s not satisfied with his unbeaten century against Victoria. Ferguson will resume 137 not out on Monday’s second day, with the Redbacks 4-304 at …

Veteran batsman George Bailey is desperate to have Michael Clarke lead Australia at next year’s World Cup – so much so that he’s willing to massage the skipper himself. Clarke’s …

Australian skipper Michael Clarke is on track to play in the first Test against India this summer, with chairman of selectors Rod Marsh revealing the 33-year-old’s scans came up better …

Hosts Bangladesh thrashed Zimbabwe by 186 runs in the third and final Test in Chittagong on Sunday to sweep the series 3-0. The tourists, set a tough winning target of …

Australian all-rounder Mitch Marsh and paceman Josh Hazlewood showcased their undoubted potential, but it mattered little as South Africa cruised to a three-wicket win in Sunday’s one-day clash at the …

Unrelenting pressure from Tasmania’s bowlers and a challenging Bellerive pitch have restricted Western Australia to 4-231 at stumps on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield clash. Michael Klinger (100) …

In a decade of elite cricket, Ian Craig was always a young achiever. Australia’s youngest Test cricketer; the nation’s youngest captain; the youngest to play for his state; the youngest …

After cracking another century, Callum Ferguson knows he’s in the form of his life – he just hopes Australian selectors realise it too. Ferguson’s unbeaten 137 and Tim Ludeman’s 98 …

Former Australian cricket captain Ian Craig has died at age 79. Right-handed batsman Craig was the youngest player to represent Australia in Test cricket when he debuted in 1953 at …

Burns by name. Burns by nature. Queensland opener Joe Burns applied the blowtorch to NSW on a scorching day at the Gabba, stroking a stylish 183 to lead the Bulls …

Captain Meg Lanning and star all-rounder Ellyse Perry have maintained their rich batting form as Australia romped to an eight-wicket over the West Indies to clinch the women’s one-day international …

Emerging Australian star Mitchell Marsh produced a defiant knock, but Morne Morkel’s heroics with the ball put South Africa well and truly in the box seat in Sunday’s one-day clash …

Spinner Xavier Doherty has been called into the Australian one-day squad ahead of Wednesday’s third one-day international (ODI) against South Africa. A late scratching from Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield line-up on …

The Black Caps are itching to win the toss in the second cricket Test in Dubai to give them the chance to try to put a dent in Pakistan’s dominance. …

Suspended Pakistan spinner Saeed Ajmal has substantially improved his suspect bowling action but he still needs work to return to being within the legal limit, the Pakistan Cricket Board said …