Young offspinner Glenn Maxwell was Australia’s leading wicket-taker in his debut Test but he might find he’s back to running drinks very soon. The 24-year-old boasts a bowling average of …

Greg Buckle HYDERABAD, India, March 6 AAP – Australia captain Michael Clarke can bat in the top four against any side but in Indian conditions he may be best suited …

Western Australia coach Justin Langer says South Australia’s selection of paceman Chadd Sayers is a big risk for the season-defining Sheffield Shield game starting on Thursday. The competition’s leading wicket-taker …

Justin Langer says they’re heavy, but keep them in perspective. As consecutive Test losses in India rattle Australian cricket, Langer has called for context. “These are big losses,” Langer told …

England spin bowler Graeme Swann is confident he will be fully fit to face Australia in The Ashes series after an elbow injury forced him to quit the tour of …

Australia coach Mickey Arthur says a little prayer every time his vice-captain Shane Watson walks out to bat during the Test tour of India. Watson has been going in at …

Rain has washed out the first day of the first cricket Test between New Zealand and England in Dunedin without a ball being bowled. Following a month of relentlessly fine …

Mike Hussey is hurting, but says he won’t come out of retirement to salvage Australia’s wreck of an Indian tour. Hussey says it’s vital Australia show faith in the batsmen …

The recent Australia A series was important for all Ashes aspirants, but in the case of promising paceman Josh Hazlewood the overs mattered just as much as the experience. Hazlewood …

Former Australia paceman and ex-Test selector Merv Hughes wants to see the players sport more facial hair. “I feel facial hair brings the best out of the players,” said Hughes …

With Aussie cricket spinning further out of control, online bookmaker sportsbet is tipping team selectors will have to dig deep into the nation’s spinning ranks in order to right the …

Rising leg-spinner and former refugee Fawad Ahmed is excited about another opportunity to show his talents when Victoria meets New South Wales in a Sheffield Shield match at the MCG …

England off-spinner Graeme Swann faces a race against time to be fit for this year’s Ashes double-header after injury forced him out of the Test series against New Zealand on …

What do you call a great Australian cricketer? Retired. With that jibe, former England skipper Michael Vaughan opened the battering. The Ashes series in England starts in July and the …

England spin bowler Graeme Swann is quitting England’s tour of New Zealand to undergo elbow surgery with plans to be fit in time to face Australia in the Ashes in …

New Zealand have won the toss and sent England into bat on the first day of the opening Test at University Oval. New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum said he was …

Australia have won only one Test series in India in four decades and no one has been ranking Michael Clarke’s inexperienced side up there with Adam Gilchrist’s all-star line-up of …

Pakistan’s cricket chief has thrown his weight behind under-fire coach Dav Whatmore, after the team’s 3-0 Test whitewash in South Africa, saying he is doing a good job. Whatmore, appointed …