SportAustralian Associated PressVic and WA share points over bad pitch
Cricket Australia has confirmed the abandoned Sheffield Shield game between Victoria and Western Australia at the MCG won't be rescheduled.
SportAustralian Associated PressSri Lanka 5-222 at lunch as rain hitsTest
Sri Lanka are on 5-222 in the first Test against Pakistan, with lunch called amid heavy rain in Rawalpindi.
SportAustralian Associated PressCA to consider Gabba success in India draw
Cricket Australia will take into account a player desire to start the Indian series at the Gabba when a decision is made on who hosts the tourists next summer.
SportAustralian Associated PressBig Bash an ideal T20 World Cup tune-up
Englishman Tom Curran, returning for a second season with the Sydney Sixers, wants to learn as much as possible as the T20 World Cup in Australia looms large.
SportAustralian Associated PressStars confirm Glenn Maxwell return in BBL
Glenn Maxwell has returned from a mental health break to lead the Melbourne Stars in their BBL campaign.
SportAustralian Associated PressBBL's Laughlin to be unleashed at Gabba
Brisbane Heat recruit Ben Laughlin says he is ready to be unleashed at the Gabba, although he considers it the hardest place to bowl in Twenty20 cricket.
SportAustralian Associated PressWagner's magic rids Black Caps of Warner
David Warner fell to a great caught-and-bowled by New Zealander Neil Wagner as Australia went to tea at 2-76 in Perth.
SportAustralian Associated PressFitter, better Doggett to show BBL tricks
Brendan Doggett, who was part of Australia's Test squad last year and has joined the Sydney Thunder, is ready to return after almost a year on the sidelines.
SportAustralian Associated PressIndia secure T20 series win over Windies
India have beaten the West Indies by 67 runs in the third and final Twnty20 after half-centuries from Lokesh Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
SportAustralian Associated PressNZ's Boult remains a chance for Perth Test
New Zealand quick Trent Boult got through a net session seemingly unscathed on Wednesday night to remain a chance of playing the first Test against Australia.
SportAustralian Associated PressWA concede Boxing Day Test won't move
Western Australian officials concede Cricket Australia won't be moving the Boxing Day Test from Melbourne now or any time soon, despite pitch concerns.
SportAustralian Associated PressPlayers denied extra drinks break in Perth
The ICC decided against granting an extra drinks break for the opening session of the first Test, despite the temperature in Perth nudging 39 degrees.
SportAustralian Associated PressMarnus Labuschagne not budging from No.3
Rising Test star Marnus Labuschagne has cemented his spot at No.3 following a series of scintillating displays with the bat.
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S.Africa name Smith as cricket director
South Africa's most successful captain in Test history, Graeme Smith, has been named as the country's acting director of cricket.
SportAustralian Associated PressKiwi great urges NZ to use four quicks
Former New Zealand player Ian Smith wants the Black Caps to consider four quicks for the Perth Test in a bid to unleash quick Lockie Ferguson on Australia.
SportAustralian Associated PressCricketers pay tribute to volcano deaths
Australia coach Justin Langer says his heart goes out to the people of New Zealand following this week's deadly volcanic eruption.
SportAustralian Associated PressKhawaja looms as BBL key for Thunder
Sydney Thunder coach Shane Bond is surprised and disappointed that Usman Khawaja is with the BBL club, rather than preparing for the first trans-Tasman Test.
SportAustralian Associated PressGilchrist backs Smith to return as captain
Adam Gilchrist believes Steve Smith can take the captaincy from Tim Paine when he retires, as Alex Carey continues to nip at the wicketkeeper's heels.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussies put Kane Williamson as No.1 target
Australia captain Tim Paine says his NZ counterpart Kane Williamson will be a prized scalp when the first Test gets underway in Perth on Thursday.
SportAustralian Associated PressAussies ready for highlight of Test season
Tim Paine expects Australia's big guns to rise against New Zealand in Perth with the Black Caps having not lost a Test series in two-and-a-half years.
SportPakistan recover against Sri Lanka in Test
Pakistan have fought back with their four-pronged pace attack as Sri Lanka reached 5-202 at the end of day one of their first Test in Rawalpindi.
