Nathan Bracken

South Africa defeated Australia by 39 runs in the fifth and last One-Day International at Perth to clinch the five-match series 4-1.

Nathan Bracken, Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson, Simon Katich, Shaun Tait are set to leave women drooling after stripping off for a new calendar.

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

Under heavy criticism for losing the One-day series against South Africa, Australia skipper Ricky Ponting said that his side was hit hard by a string of injuries which kept most of his key players out of action.

They have been removed from the 25 players contract list for 2010-2011 to make way for Ryan Harris, Clint McKay, Tim Paine, Steven Smith and Adam Voges.

Shane Watson has urged Ricky Ponting and Nathan Bracken to quickly clear their names over the match-fixing allegations after alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed had claimed that he had access to both the players.

Vijay Mallya puts all players of Bangalore IPL team on sale for the second edition of the tournament. Rahul Dravid, being an icon player, will not be put on sale.

Following a fiercely contested test series, India joined Australia and Sri Lanka for the Commonwealth Bank Tri-Series in 2008. In the opening ODI against Australia, India batted first but struggled against Australia's pacers. The match was ultimately interrupted and washed out by rain.

Ahead of the Twenty20 International series between India and Australia, here's a look at the top five most successful bowling spells that have been bowled in the shortest format on Australian soil in matches played between India and Australia.

The ongoing India-Australia series might have seen the spinners ruling the roost, but the pacers too have done superbly.

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.

London-based bookie Mazhar Majeed's claim that he had "access" to Yuvraj and Harbhajan Singh has been dismissed as "rubbish" by the two cricketers.

Ricky Ponting's manager has dismissed alleged bookie Mazhar Majeed's claims of having access to the former Australian captain.

So what if cricket isn't that popular a game in the United States of America? The American Cricket Federation, however, isn't ready to think much about that.

Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar went up a spot to tied 10th while opener Virender Sehwag also rose a rung to 19th in the latest ICC ODI rankings.

Young opener David Warner has become the latest to take the Indian Premier League plunge, signing a two-year deal with Delhi Daredevils.

India opener Virender Sehwag will raise awareness about HIV as part of an ICC initiative which coincides with the World Twenty20 Championships.

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.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni continues to be the number one player in the ICC rankings for the ODI batsmen while India remains at number five in the team rankings.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued to top the One-Day International batsmen chart in the ICC players ranking issued.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni is way ahead of Australian Mike Hussey and South African Graeme Smith who are at the second and third position respectively.

The biggest change with the Royal Challengers Bangalore side this season is that they can no longer be called a Test team in T20 clothing.

Test greats Steve Waugh, Mark Taylor and Glenn McGrath will feature in a charity Twenty20 cricket match to raise funds for Victorian bushfire sufferers.

International cricketers, including Sehwag, have urged the international cricket community to support calls for greater awareness and fight against HIV.

New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori has returned to the top five of the LG ICC Player Rankings for ODI bowlers after a stellar performance against Bangladesh.

MS Dhoni extended his stay at the top of the batting chart, while Zaheer Khan broke into the top 10 in the bowlers' list in the latest ICC ODI rankings.

South Africa defeated Australia by 3 wickets in the series opener One Day International at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pacer Mitchell Johnson has been brought back after a fortnight's rest into the Australian team for the third One-dayer against South Africa at the SCG on Friday.

David Hussey, in the hope of proving the Australian selectors his commitment to the longest form of the game, gave up about $234,000 in potential IPL earnings, but was dropped from the list of players contracted by Cricket Australia.

Wicketkeeper-batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni continued his progress up the rating charts to be fifth in the latest LG-ICC Player Rankings for ODI batsmen on Sunday.