New South Wales have secured a major coup with Brendon McCullum, the big-hitting New Zealand wicketkeeper, drafted in to the state’s squad for the Australian domestic Twenty20 final in Sydney on Saturday. McCullum owns the most famous century in the format for his 158 off 73 balls in the opening...

Amid the lack of runs, the calls for his sacking and the support from team-mates, Matthew Hayden knew it was time to go when he was picking tomatoes with his daughter Grace on Saturday. Hayden, Australia’s most successful opening batsman, stepped down after a dire home Test campaign to end his...

Tasmania have kept their hopes of making the final alive with a comfortable 28-run win over New South Wales in the Twenty20 Big Bash clash at ANZ Stadium in Sydney. The Tigers dominated proceedings from start to finish after being sent in by Blues captain Simon Katich. Tigers’ openers Rhett Lockyear...

Nuwan Kulasekara and Ajantha Mendis executed the perfect demolition job to not only complete the win against Zimbabwe in the second match of the Tri-Nation Tournament in Bangladesh, but also ensure a bonus point. In the process, Mendis became the fastest to 50 ODI wickets when he had Ray Price stumped...

A stunning 43 ball 89 from debutant David Warner has helped set up a 52 run win to Australia in the first Twenty20 match against South Africa. The New South Welshman, who had starred in the domestic form of the game, hit 7 fours and 6 sixes in his stunning first innings for his country.

Victoria remained on top of the Twenty20 points table with a 78-run win over Western Australia at the MCG. Brad Hodge scored a 54-ball 73 and added 78 with David Hussey to take the Bushrangers to 183. Western Australia started their chase well, with the openers adding 38 before Liam Davis was bowled...

It took just 2.3 overs for Zimbabweans on the final day to complete a victory against the Bangladesh Cricket Board Academy. Having made the perfect start to their tour of Bangladesh with a 195-run win in this three-day fixture, the Zimbabweans will now have their tails up for the upcoming tri-series...

Matthew Hayden is clinging to his international career after being told he is not in Australia’s limited-overs plans. Hayden, who had an awful Test summer of 149 runs at 16.55, was omitted as the selectors looked to players who could be part of the World Twenty20 in England in June and the 2011...

Australia’s selectors have shown they are willing to pick young players in purple patches after the New South Wales opener David Warner was promoted to the national Twenty20 side to face South Africa. Warner, a powerful 22-year-old left-hander, has had a boom start to the domestic season, scoring...

Australia have won the third test match with just 10 balls to spare on the final day at the SCG. In a series which saw an amazing number of twists and turns, it was no surprise that the third test would come down to the last few overs. The Aussies looked home when Siddle took the wicket of Paul Harris...