Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke has praised Ricky Ponting as an “amazing player” after his predecessor announced he was retiring from all forms of cricket in October. Clarke, speaking at …

Australia Test great Ricky Ponting has announced he will retire from all forms of cricket in October. The former captain retired from international cricket after the Perth Test against South …

New Zealand cricketer Daniel Vettori has undergone surgery on his left Achilles tendon, ruling him out of the two Twenty20 matches against England later this month. The left-arm spinner had …

New Zealand spinner and former captain Daniel Vettori has had an operation on his left achilles tendon to try to prolong his career, team management in England announced in a …

England batsman Kevin Pietersen is poised for a return to international cricket in the second Twenty20 match against New Zealand after a long layoff with injury, the England and Wales …

Cricket Australia’s politicking has succeeded, now it’s simply a question of form as to whether Pakistan-born legspinner Fawad Ahmed makes his Test debut in the Ashes series. Legislation that fast-tracks …

Cricket Australia will reform its code of behaviour and integrity processes after a review by former AFL policy-maker Adrian Anderson. Anderson, the ex-AFL football operations manager, was hired by Cricket …

Allan Border used England insults to fire up his victorious 1989 Ashes team, but Ryan Harris says he just laughs at jibes by current doomsayers like Michael Vaughan. The seasoned …

Bleeding from the lip, hurling abuse at Chris Gayle upon rattling his wicket – that’s the defining image to date of Australia’s Ashes bolter James Faulkner. The Tasmanian bowling allrounder …

Australian captain Michael Clarke has elected to stay out of the simmering ball tampering allegations against England at the Champions Trophy, saying it’s ultimately up to the umpires to adjudicate …

Fired-up Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris has declared he isn’t in England for a cameo appearance. Harris will make his return from an achilles injury for Australia A in Friday’s …

South Africa cricket coach Gary Kirsten admitted his team deserved the tag of chokers after crashing to a seven-wicket defeat by England in the Champions Trophy semi-final on Wednesday. “We …

Hosts England cruised into the Champions Trophy final with a seven-wicket win on Wednesday after South Africa once again underlined their reputation as cricket’s chokers. Alastair’s Cook men outplayed the …

Sri Lanka cricket captain Angelo Mathews on Wednesday vowed his men were prepared to put recent history behind them when they face India in the semi-finals of the Champions Trophy. …

David Miller and Rory Kleinveldt smashed a record ninth-wicket stand to lift South Africa to 175 in the Champions Trophy semi-final against England at the Oval on Wednesday. Miller hit …

Cricket Australia has rejected suggestions from the Nine Network that the broadcaster could have input into team selections over the summer. Jeff Browne, managing director of the Nine Network, told …

Pakistan-born spinner Fawad Ahmed is being sent to Africa on an Australia A tour at the same time as the Ashes series. But Ahmed remains in contention for the Ashes …

It doesn’t help Australia much that their two top run-scorers from the Champions Trophy are not in the Test squad for the Ashes. However, it’s encouraging that Adam Voges and …