Sydney: West Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Ryan Campbell is the most experienced player in the 12-man squad named on Tuesday for an eight-day assimilation cricket tour of India.
Brisbane: New South Wales, skippered by Steve Waugh, claimed Australia's Sheffield Shield cricket title with a 246-run thrashing of Queensland in the final at the Gabba on Sunday.
Sydney: New South Wales (NSW) will contest its first Sheffield Shield final in almost a decade after a four-wicket burst by Test leg spinner Stuart MacGill enabled it to beat Queensland by 241 runs in its last qualifying clash at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) Saturday.
Brisbane: Makeshift opener Clinton Perren completed an eight-hour 224 against South Australia on Tuesday as Queensland surged towards its fifth straight victory of the Sheffield Shield season.
Sydney: Victoria had the upper hand after skittling the star-studded New South Wales (NSW) batting order in less than two sessions in its Sheffield Shield match on Thursday.
Australia: South Australia (SA) moved within eight wickets of outright victory after setting Victoria a mammoth last-innings run-chase in its Sheffield Shield match at Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
<p>Brisbane: The touring Indians lost three wickets in seven balls after their bowlers were put on the rack by a second-grade Queensland side on the opening day of a three- day side game at Brisbane on Saturday. <p>The ragged Indian bowling
<p>Brisbane: Michael Vaughan, one of England's key players for the upcoming Ashes battle with Australia, will test his injured knee against Queensland in a three-day tour game starting here on Saturday.<p>The Yorkshire opener says the only way to improve his knee
<p>Brisbane: England's opening batsmen gave the tourists a reason to smile after their bowlers were flayed, over five sessions, by Queensland in the three-day cricket tour match at Allan Border Field on Sunday.<p>At the close of the second day England was