Ricky Ponting conceded Michael Hussey might be flown in to replace an injured Doug Bollinger. Left-arm pace bowler Bollinger had to return home to Australia after sustaining an injury but Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel are yet to announce a replacement. Ponting hinted...

George Bush and Osama bin Laden having dinner with Elvis Presley is a greater possibility than Aussie cricketers being involved in spot-fixing, says Stuart Clark. "I do not believe for one minute that any Australian player is involved in spot-fixing - there is more chance of George Bush...

Dean Jones said that given their weak bowling and fielding even the high quality batsmen cannot save India's ICC Cricket World Cup campaign. "The three main common denominators consistent with all ICC Cricket World Cup champion teams are: Your top four batsmen must be of a high...

Pakistan broke Australia's 34-match winning streak after edging them out by four wickets in the ICC Cricket World Cup in Colombo on Saturday. It was Pakistan who had last inflicted a World Cup defeat on the defending champions - 12 years ago at Headingley - and they required 41 overs to...

consecutive victory in the Indian Premier League with a comfortable four-wicket victory against Kochi Tuskers Kerala in a battle of debutants here on Wednesday. Chasing 149 to win set by the Tuskers, the Warriors were at a tricky 118 for six in the 16th over but Mohnish Mishra, who made an...

Just a mention of World Cup transports Hussey straight back to the night when Yuvraj Singh stamped his authority on that fateful night in Ahmedabad. According to the Chennai Super King's star, it was India's superb win over the Aussies that decided the title for them, not their wins in...

Australia captain Michael Clarke said a meeting between players has sorted out the issue of Simon Katich's axing ahead of Australia's tour of Sri Lanka next month. Clarke took the initiative and summoned his players in a bid to get them to air their personal views in regard to the...

Muttiah Muralitharan feels world cricket will be under threat if Australia decides to boycott its impending tour to Sri Lanka for moral reasons. Some of the Aussie cricketers have privately expressed their unwillingness to visit the island nation following the screening of "Four...

Australia were bowled out for 47, their fourth lowest Test total and their lowest for 109 years as 23 wickets fell on an enthralling second day as debutant Vernon Philander took 5-15. The Aussies had started the second day on 214-8 in their first innings and were bowled out for 284, before...

Virat Kohli scored his maiden test century and then lashed out at the Australian players for "constantly" indulging in sledging and the local fans Down Under for not treating the Indian cricketers with respect. He said "They (players) sledge when they get frustrated. Obviously it...