Graeme Swann has defended England skipper Alastair Cook’s Ashes performance, declaring the captaincy an impossible task this winter. Swann, who retired after three Tests of the the 5-0 whitewash, was …

The extent of Shaun Marsh’s calf injury remains unclear just two days before the Australian batsman is due to leave for a Test tour of South Africa. Marsh left the …

As they have all summer, Australian captain Michael Clarke and his English counterpart Alastair Cook are again flying in different directions. Clarke flies to South Africa, while Cook flies home …

Former cricket chiefs on Sunday attacked the International Cricket Council’s (ICC) proposal for greater decision-making powers for a three-strong group of the Board of Control for Cricket. The trio concerned …

A late England collapse and controversial video review decision gifted Australia a comeback five-run win in Sunday’s fifth and final one-day international in Adelaide. Australia logged a 4-1 series triumph …

Ellyse Perry’s career-best batting performance turned the momentum Australia’s way in the women’s Ashes series against England at Bellerive. The superstar engineered a stunning one-day victory thanks to an unbeaten …

George Bailey struck a half-century as Australia struggled to 9-217 against a Stuart Broad-inspired England in Sunday’s one-day international at Adelaide Oval. Bailey top-scored with 56 from 74 balls as …

Star allrounder Ellyse Perry engineered a stunning victory as Australia kept the women’s Ashes series against England alive in the one-day match at Bellerive. Perry smashed a career-high 90 from …

England allrounder Ben Stokes has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee by the International Cricket Council following an altercation with Australia’s James Faulkner in Friday’s fourth one-day …

Legendary South African cricketer Jacques Kallis looms as a possible target for perennial Big Bash League battlers the Sydney Thunder, after captain Mike Hussey declared they needed extra power and …

The weather cleared long enough for Otago to complete a seven-wicket win over Plunket Shield leaders Canterbury in Dunedin and climb to third with four rounds remaining. In a tense …

Mike Hussey says Nathan Lyon is in career-best form and has backed the Test tweaker to flourish if given a chance in the shorter forms of international cricket. Hussey believes …

The Perth Scorchers must achieve what no team has done this summer and knock off the Melbourne Stars if they are to secure a home Big Bash semi-final. With the …

Australia won the toss and will bat first against England in the fifth one-day international at Adelaide Oval on Sunday. Captain Michael Clarke returns from a one-match spell for the …

Australia face a tough chase to keep the women’s Ashes series alive in the third one-day international against England at Bellerive. The tourists set the Southern Stars a formidable task, …

The Sydney Sixers have maintained their unblemished Big Bash League Twenty20 record against crosstown rivals the Sydney Thunder, but could be without their two frontline spinners for their looming semi-final. …

Sydney Sixers spinners Nathan Lyon and Stephen O’Keefe experienced contrasting fortunes for their Big Bash League finals-bound side as they kept crosstown rivals Sydney Thunder to a modest score at …

India kept the one-day series against New Zealand alive with a nerve-wracking tie in the third match at Eden Park in Auckland on Saturday. Needing 19 off the final over …