Perth: All-conquering Australian One-day cricket captain Ricky Ponting on Monday welcomed the opportunity to succeed skipper Steve Waugh at the helm of the world's best Test team.
Adelaide: Mark Waugh, axed from the Australian Test side earlier this week, was man- of-the-match in New South Wales' three-wicket victory over South Australia in a domestic One-day match at Adelaide Oval on Saturday.
<p>Melbourne (Australia): Australia was on course for a fourth-day victory after forcing battered England to follow on in the fourth Ashes Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. <p>Having taken a whirlwind 11 playing days to wrap up the lopsided
<p>Sydney: The milestones are looming for skipper Steve Waugh when he leads Australia into the fifth and final Ashes cricket Test against England at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. <p>The 37-year-old Test campaigner may be playing in his last Test
<p>St Johns: The West Indies have to defy Test cricket history to prevent Australia from capturing an unprecedented Caribbean series clean sweep in the fourth Test here at the Recreation Ground. <p>Brian Lara's team face the herculean task of scoring 418
<p>St Johns: Australia was on course for a record Caribbean series clean sweep over the West Indies after Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden's ninth century opening partnership at the Recreation Ground here on Saturday.<p>Australia wrested control of the fourth and final
<p>Brisbane: Nasser Hussain on Sunday urged his demoralised players to pick up the pieces after England's shattering 384-run defeat and work harder ahead of the second Ashes Test in Adelaide. <p>Australia flogged England with more than a day to spare to
<p>Perth: Australia is poised to wrap up the Ashes series against England after dominating the second day of the third Test in the five-match series on Saturday. <p>The Australian batsmen flayed England's depleted attack in making a first innings total of
<p>Johannesburg: Australia went into their home-and-away Tests against South Africa determined to prove it is the best team in the world, skipper Steve Waugh said after Sunday's record win. <p>After drubbing South Africa by an innings and 360 runs with two
Sydney: Australia may throw the terror-spin twins Shane Warne and Stuart MacGill at the demoralised South Africans in Wednesday's final cricket Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.Leg spinner MacGill was on Sunday added to the Australian squad, which has been boosted
