Australia took 21 overs after lunch to complete the win against South Africa, seal the series, and retain the No.1 ranking. After the fast bowlers had done the job in the morning session, Simon Katich turned it on in the afternoon, adding two wickets to the one he had picked in the last over before lunch...

Phillip Hughes has positioned Australia for victory and himself for celebrity. Just 11 days removed from posting a fourth-ball duck in his maiden Test innings, Hughes broke George Headley’s 79-year-old record to become the youngest batsman in history to score centuries in each innings of a Test....

India survived a scare from New Zealand to win a boundary-filled match and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. A serene Sachin Tendulkar played a perfectly-paced innings to score his first ODI century in New Zealand while Yuvraj Singh demolished the attack in a violent knock to power India to...

Brad Hodge hurt Queensland during his marathon 261 before Victoria tried to crush them by batting on to a massive 5 for 656. The teams are a chance of meeting again in Friday’s final, but after the past two days it would be understandable if the Bulls could think of nothing worse than running into...

Mitchell Johnson produced the most intimidating performance of his international career to drive South Africa towards the brink of oblivion. Australia’s pace spearhead claimed two wickets in the first over of South Africa’s innings, then hospitalised Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis in 16...

Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich registered centuries as contrasting as their cricketing resumes to provide Australia with the kind of start not seen since the halcyon days of Matthew Hayden and Justin Langer. But two late strikes from Paul Harris spared some South African blushes, reducing Australia...