How Tasmania finish in the Sheffield Shield will likely come into Ricky Ponting’s calculations when he mulls over whether to play another domestic season. Ponting showed a tilt at the …

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has backed Shane Watson as a team player, and says high performance manager Pat Howard would regret comments he made about the axed Test star. …

Rain washed out the opening day of the crucial Sheffield Shield match between Western Australia and Queensland at the WACA Ground in Perth on Thursday. With both teams needing an …

South Australian skipper Johan Botha insists his team’s hopes of making the Sheffield Shield final are far from dead despite coming off second best in a scrap with NSW paceman …

Coach Mickey Arthur says it’s not ideal the Australian cricket team’s disciplinary problems have been made public but he hopes it will be a catalyst to spark a new era …

NSW’s bid to spring from last place to the Sheffield Shield final is alive thanks to another haul from outstanding young fast bowler Gurinder Sandhu on Thursday. Sandhu’s 4-58, following …

Ricky Ponting’s Sheffield Shield show rolls on, the former Australian skipper cracking his third ton of the season for Tasmania on day one of the crucial clash with Victoria at …

Nick Compton has proven he has the ability and temperament to open in the Ashes against Australia, according to England batting partner Jonathan Trott. The retirement of former captain Andrew …

Australian cricket coach and selector Mickey Arthur on Thursday defended the decision to drop young allrounder Glenn Maxwell, saying it was because the team wanted specialist bowlers. Australia’s third Test …

Brad Haddin is back in Australia’s Test side for the first time in 14 months and the 43-Test veteran knows his time in the sun may be only brief. Matthew …

South Australia’s grip on a Sheffield Shield final berth suffered a blow on Thursday as NSW bowled them out for just 182 to keep their own unlikely pursuit of a …

Shane Warne said earlier this week his Melbourne Stars Twenty20 teammate Glenn Maxwell was good enough to bat at No.3 in Thursday’s third Test, but Australia decided to drop the …

New Zealand’s decision to bowl first is haunting them as England take command of the second cricket Test on day one in Wellington. Black Caps captain Brendon McCullum gifted the …

South Australia’s grip on a Sheffield Shield final berth suffered a blow on Thursday, with rookie NSW paceman Gurinder Sandhu blasting their batting order apart at the SCG. Fresh from …

Australia’s third cricket Test against India has been delayed for at least two hours because of morning rain. Thursday’s match had been due to start at 1500 (AEDT). On-field umpire …

Victoria hit back with four wickets in the middle session of Friday’s first day of the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at Bellerive. The Bushrangers nabbed 4-73 after a century …

Australia have made four changes for Thursday’s third cricket Test against India in Mohali. Wicketkeeper Matthew Wade has been left out after struggling to get through training on Wednesday because …

New Zealand’s decision to bowl first backfired as England eased to 1-162 at tea on the opening day of the second cricket Test in Wellington. England captain Alastair Cook fell …