Callum Ferguson

Skipper Ponting was rested, while an injury ruled out Shaun Marsh from the Australian squad announced for the next two ODIS against New Zealand.

England skipper Andrew Strauss won the toss and chose to bowl against Australia A in their four-day tour match at Hobart's Bellerive Oval on Wednesday.

The event hosted by the Australian Consulate General saw Australian cricketers, former players and expats.

Australia captain Ricky Ponting won the toss and invited South Africa to bat first in the fourth One-Day International at St George's Park in Port Elizabeth.

Australian selectors included three new faces while leaving out batsman Brad Hodge in the preliminary squad of 30 for the ICC Champions Trophy.

An all-round performance in the second Twenty20 match against Australia has earned rookie Roelof van der Merwe a berth in the South Africa squad for first two ODI matches against Australia.

With Michael Clarke nursing a back injury, Australia appointed Michael Hussey as the vice-captain of its 15-member squad for the ODI series against India.

Skipper Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson returned from a short break in the 15-member Australian squad announced for the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Shane Watson hit a record 15 sixes in an unbeaten knock of 185 runs from just 96 balls to see Australia home to spare during the second ODI against Bangladesh.

Electing to bat first, New Zealand set 245-run target for Australia in the fourth One-Day International at Adelaide Oval. Scorecard

The inaugural Sri Lanka Premier League will feature 56 foreign cricketers, not one of them Indian, after the seven franchises made their choices in a closed-door players' draft system.

David Warner, dropped from the ODI team, has been named in the 13-member Australian squad for T20 clash against New Zealand.

Former Australian captain Aaron Finch suggests reducing ODIs to 40 overs for better crowd engagement. However, Callum Ferguson doubts the widespread adoption of the format. The 50-over game's excitement and dynamics remain valuable, especially in top team matchups.

Aussie captain Ricky Ponting has urged his players to disregard India's bad run in Champions Trophy, warning they will be a different side on home soil.

The Australian team took off for India to play a seven-match ODI series with skipper Ponting conceding that despite their Champions Trophy debacle, MS Dhoni's men would be hard to beat in home conditions.

The World Championship of Legends (WCL) 2025, sanctioned by the ECB, will commence on July 18 in Birmingham. Six teams featuring cricket legends like Yuvraj Singh and AB de Villiers will compete in a T20 format. The tournament includes a league stage of 15 matches, followed by semifinals, with the final scheduled for August 2.

Australia Champions defeated India Champions by 4 wickets in a thrilling WCL 2025 match at Headingley. India posted 203/4, powered by Shikhar Dhawan's 91* and Yusuf Pathan's 52*, but Australia chased it down in the final over. Consistent batting and crucial partnerships led Australia to victory, handing India their second consecutive loss.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed confidence in Steve Smith's potential to become the world's best Test opener within a year. Clarke believes that Smith's technical prowess, ability to judge deliveries, and excellent hand-eye coordination make him a strong candidate. As selectors prepare to announce the squad for the first Test against West Indies, the focus has shifted from selecting a specialist opener to incorporating all-rounder Cameron Green or potentially allowing Smith to take on the opening role.

Indian right-arm pacers Rahul Shukla and Nizar Niyas were included in the Australian Institute of Sport team for the Emerging Players Tournament starting July 20 in Queensland.

Former Australian opener Justin Langer will lead the Prime Minister XI against New Zealand in a One-Day International at Manuka Oval in Canberra on January 29.

Australia snapped their five consecutive ODIs losing streak by registering a thrilling 32-run victory over New Zealand in and kept the five-match series alive.

The scheduling of the Indian Premier League auction in the middle of the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Perth has come as a surprise to former Australia players, who have expressed their disappointment, while also noting the IPL's significance and the power that it wields in the world of cricket.

Brett Lee and Andrew Symonds returned to the Australian team for the upcoming One-day series against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi and Dubai.

Cricket enthusiasts are set for a nostalgic treat as the World Championship of Legends 2025 (WCL 2025) begins on July 18 in England. This T20 tournament features iconic retired international cricketers from six teams, including India, England, and Australia. Big names like Yuvraj Singh and Chris Gayle are expected to participate.

BANGALORE: 20-year-old Australian Rhett Lockyear carved out a strokeful century against Railways Sports Promotion Board on the opening day of KSCA-MRF all-India invitation tournament at the M Chinnaswamy stadium here on Thursday.

Australia bowled exceptionally well at the death to eke out a thrilling one run victory in the one-off Twenty20 International against New Zealand.

Australia retained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after the final ODI was called off due to heavy rain during New Zealand's gutsy chase, leaving the series tied at 2-2.

Matthew Renshaw, the youngest member of Australia's 16-member touring squad, is surely on the edge. He did not make the most of the tour game against India in Mumbai where Shaun Marsh made the most of the batting conditions.

Tilakratne Dilshan’s fine century( 107) , Dilshan Munaweera’s unbeaten 95 runs and Nuvan Kulasekara’s four wicket haul helped Sri Lanka Legends beat Australia Legends by 38 runs here at Green park and started its campaign in Road Safety World Series with a winning note on Sunday.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting has expressed concerns over the ball change that occurred during Australia's second innings in the ongoing fifth Ashes Test at The Oval in London. He called for an investigation into what he considers a "huge blunder."