Big guns David Warner, Michael Clarke and Shane Watson couldn’t handle a soft Allan Border Field wicket but Usman Khawaja did under immense pressure to send Test selectors a timely …

Ricky Ponting will rest and ice his sore hamstring over the next two days after he suffered the minor injury while batting in Tasmania’s Sheffield Shield clash with South Australia. …

A fighting 75 from South Australian teenager Travis Head and a late cameo from Dan Christian have the Redbacks in with a chance of ending a horror Sheffield Shield run …

James Pattinson showed plenty of aggression in a frightening spell of bowling as Victoria claimed five second-innings wickets to stay in the hunt after day two of their Sheffield Shield …

Luckless fast bowler Pat Cummins says his latest injury setback is the worst-case scenario as he prepares for a second successive Test summer without cricket. Cummins was diagnosed with a …

Former Test batsman Usman Khawaja shone on a dreary opening day for batsmen as he defied his former NSW teammates to keep Queensland on top at Allan Border Field. In …

Two 100-run partnerships helped frustrate South Africa’s much-hyped fast-bowling attack on Friday as Australia A finished on 7-325 to grab first-day honours in their tour match. Led by the world’s …

Queensland’s understrength attack defied their underdog status on Friday to dismiss a star-studded NSW for 184 on the opening day of their Sheffield Shield match at Allan Border Field. After …

Fifth-game player Jason Behrendorff took 4-29 as Western Australia claimed a first-innings lead of 29 against Victoria on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash at the MCG. The 22-year-old …

Australia’s mercurial batsmen are failing, Ricky Ponting is nursing a hamstring injury and boom quick Pat Cummins has been ruled out for the season. In a worrying 24 hours for …

Queensland’s understrength attack have defied their underdog status to have the upper hand over a star-studded NSW in their Sheffield Shield match at Allan Border Field. After being sent in …

South Australia are mounting a fightback on day two of the Sheffield Shield match against Tasmania at Bellerive. The struggling Redbacks took 7-75 to dismiss the Tigers for just 138 …

A stirring 122-run partnership between Australia A pair Rob Quiney and Steve Smith briefly thwarted South Africa’s pace battalion in their tour game on Friday, but both were dismissed in …

South Australia have fought back and dismissed Tasmania for 138 in their first innings on day two of the low-scoring Sheffield Shield match at Bellerive. The Tigers lost 7-75 on …

Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting has been withdrawn from the Sheffield Shield match between Tasmania and South Australia with hamstring soreness. Cricket Australia says it has pulled Ponting from the …

Teenage fast bowler Pat Cummins will miss a second consecutive Test summer through injury after being diagnosed with a bone stress injury of the lower back on Friday. Cummins, who …

Young paceman Jason Behrendorff allowed Western Australia to wrestle back the advantage from Victoria on day two of their Sheffield Shield clash at a rain-sodden MCG. Victoria resumed on 0-21 …

Queensland’s inspired choice to bowl first at batting-friendly Allan Border Field has paid off in spades with three Test big guns all dismissed cheaply and NSW’s top order routed within …