Perth, Nov.22 (ANI): Australian middle order batsman Mike Hussey has accepted that he is under pressure to hold on to his Test spot despite scoring a battling 121 in his last outing ...

Melbourne, Nov 20 (IANS) Michael Clarke, who missed the ODI series in India due to a back injury, will lead the Australians against Shane Warne-led All Star team in Sunday night's All ...

Sydney, Nov.20 (ANI): Australian cricket needs to face the facts. They have lost three of their past five Test series, and as far as the selectors are concerned, the backslapping notwithstanding, it ...

Melbourne, Nov 19 (IANS) Australia included left-arm fast bowler Doug Bollinger in the 12-man squad for the first Test against the West Indies at the Gabba, Brisbane, from Nov 26. Bollinger replaced Stuart ...

Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Cricket Australia has picked Doug Bollinger ahead of fellow pacer Stuart Clark for a spot in the 12-man squad for the first Test against West Indies at the ...

Melbourne, Nov 19 (ANI): Former Australian pace legend Jeff Thomson believes Shane Watson's surprise role as a Test opener is an insult to opening batsmen across the country. Selectors named Watson as Australia's ...

Melbourne, Nov 15 (ANI): Michael Clarke will take on spin-legend Shane Warne in next week's All Stars Twenty20 blockbuster, after he persuaded chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch how keen he was to ...

Sydney, Nov.12 (ANI): Australian opener Simon Katich has said he expects fellow New South Wales opening partner Phillip Hughes to make a comeback to the Test squad against the West Indies, and ...

Mumbai, Nov 10 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson and all-rounder Shane Watson will fly back home ahead of the inconsequential seventh One-Day International against India here Wednesday to take adequate rest ...

Sydney, Nov 7(ANI): Australian wicket keeper Brad Haddin has said that he had received a call from chairman of selectors Andrew Hilditch, which confirmed that he was the first-choice wicketkeeper despite Tim ...

Sydney, Nov 3(ANI): A number of Australian openers battling for a Test recall will compete against each other at the SCG in the Sheffield Shield match that starts today. The game will have ...

Mohali, Nov 1 (IANS) There seems to be no end to Australia's injury worries. After fast bowler Brett Lee and wicket-keeper Tim Paine, all-rounder James Hopes is the third player who will ...

New Delhi, Oct. 31 (ANI): Australian speedster Brett Lee has said that he is far from finished, and warned that he will return fast and furious despite calls from legendary West Indies ...

Melbourne, Oct 29 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) announced Thursday that injured wicket-keeper Tim Paine will be replaced by South Australian captain Graham Manou for rest of the one-day series in India. Paine ...

Melbourne, Oct 9 (IANS) Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson and Nathan Bracken have been omitted, due to injuries, from the 15-member squad for the seven-match One-day series against India. Announcing ...

Melbourne, Oct.9 (ANI): Victorian finger spinner Jon Holland has been included in the Australian cricket squad to play India. The 22-year-old left-armer has been given an opportunity after playing just six first class ...

Melbourne, Sep 7 (IANS) Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting announced Monday that he will retire from international Twenty20 matches. Ponting will remain captain of the Australian Test and one-day sides but will step ...

Sydney, Sep.7 (ANI): Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting announced his retirement from Twenty-Twenty cricket on Monday, citing his desire to keep playing Test and 50-over internationals as the main reason. Cricket Australia revealed ...

Melbourne, Sep.1 (ANI): Australia's cricket selectors have added West Australian middle order batsman Adam Voges to the Australia one-day squad on the tour of England. Voges, 32, replaces injured wicket-keeper Brad Haddin, who ...

Melbourne, Aug 30 (ANI): Former Test selector John Benaud has blamed the Australian selection panel for a series of blunders, including dumping opening batsman Phil Hughes for Shane Watson, opting for wicketkeeper ...

Sydney, Aug 25(ANI): Former Australian cricketer and now a newspaper columnist Peter Roebuck has said that England deserved to win the Ashes, as they had the better-balanced side, and blamed the Australian ...

London, Aug.24 (ANI): Former spin king Warne, Test opener Michael Slater and former captain Ian Chappell have led the chorus on calling for the selection panel, chaired by Andrew Hilditch, to be ...

Melbourne, Aug 22 (IANS) Despite being sidelined for the entire Ashes series due to injuries, fast bowler Brett Lee has found a place in the 15-member Australian squad for the Champions Trophy ...

Melbourne, Aug. 22 (ANI): Nine of the players currently playing in the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval, have been included in Australia's 15-man squad for next month's Champion's Trophy to be ...

Headingley, Aug 14 (ANI): A disappointed Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has said he hasn't received any feedback from selectors on his performance in the fourth Ashes Test at Headingley. Reacting to national ...

Adelaide (Australia), Aug.12 (ANI): The chairman of Australia's cricket selection committee, Andrew Hilditch, has declared that Ben Hilfenhaus, Mitchell Johnson and Peter Siddle are the future of the Australian bowling attack and ...

Melbourne, Aug 11 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) Tuesday dropped Michel Hussey, Peter Siddle and Nathan Bracken from the Twenty20 side and selected young wicket-keeper Tim Paine in the one-day squad for the ...

Melbourne, Aug.11 (ANI): Australia has named Victorian leftarmer Dirk Nannes in its Twenty20 squad to play England only months after he represented the Netherlands at the world T20 tournament. The inclusion of 33-year-old ...

Worcester (UK), July 4 (ANI): Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year. Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch ...

Worcester (UK), July 4 (ANI): Australia's national cricket selection committee has admitted it may have mismanaged the veteran pacer Brett Lee after his difficult marriage break-up last year. Selection committee chairman Andrew Hilditch ...