Australia dismiss India for 169 in their second innings to secure an impressive 122-run victory in Melbourne in the the first of four Tests.
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Tendulkar short of landmark ton
India’s Sachin Tendulkar is still seeking a historic 100th international century after being dismissed for 73 on the second day of the first Test against Australia.
Cowan & Hilfenhaus in for Aussies
Australia will hand a debut to opener Ed Cowan in Monday’s first Test against India in Melbourne, while India delay naming their line-up.
Ponting keeps spot as duo dropped
Australia drop batsmen Phillip Hughes and Usman Khawaja for the Boxing Day Test against India at Melbourne, but Ricky Ponting keeps his place with uncapped opener Ed Cowan set for his debut.
Australia warn Ponting over place
Australia coach Mickey Arthur warns former captain Ricky Ponting he will only be picked for this winter’s four Tests against India on merit.
Warne outshone on cricket return
Spin bowling great Shane Warne makes an underwhelming comeback to cricket as his team Melbourne Stars lose their opening match in Australia’s Big Bash League.
Lyon picked for Aussie Test squad
Australia name four uncapped players in their squad for the three-Test tour of Sri Lanka in August and September.
Australia announce squad for tour
Australia name four uncapped players in their squad for the three-Test tour of Sri Lanka in August and September.
Waugh reveals illegal approaches
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh reveals that 56 international cricketers reported receiving illegal approaches from bookmakers in 2010.
Waugh asks for lie detector tests
Former Australia captain Steve Waugh calls for lie detector tests to be introduced in a bid to combat match-fixing.
Aussies beaten in women’s final
England win the Twenty20 women’s quadrangular tournament by 16 runs with an assured performance against Australia.
Aussie umpire Harper steps down
India fast bowler Ishant Sharma snares two wickets in four balls on a rain-affected day two of the second Test against West Indies.
Katich criticises Aussie bosses
Opener Simon Katich criticises Cricket Australia’s decision not to offer him a new contract.
Katich Test career appears over
Australian opener Simon Katich’s international career looks over after he is left off Cricket Australia’s list of 25 centrally contracted players.
Warne’s mentor Jenner dies at 66
Former Australia leg-spinner Terry Jenner, mentor to legend Shane Warne, dies at the age of 66.
Khawaja to cut short Derbys stint
Usman Khawaja’s spell with Derbyshire is to be cut short because of his call-up to the Australia A squad.
Surrey cancel Tait contract offer
Surrey cancel plans to sign Australia fast bowler Shaun Tait for the FL t20 this summer due to injury concerns.
Legend Warne bows out of cricket
Legendary Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne plays his last professional cricket match – taking a wicket in his final over.
Warne set to bow out of cricket
Australia legend Shane Warne will play his last professional match on Friday when Rajasthan complete their 2011 Indian Premier League campaign.
Warne avoids ban but fined by IPL
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne escapes a ban which would have prematurely ended his playing career, but he is fined about £31,000 by the Indian Cricket Board.
McDermott to coach Aussie bowlers
Craig McDermott replaces Troy Cooley as bowling coach to the Australian cricket team.
Warne to retire after IPL season
Australian cricket legend Shane Warne says he will retire from professional cricket at the end of the current Indian Premier League campaign.
Australia complete Bangladesh whitewash
Australia beat Bangladesh by 66 runs to seal a 3-0 whitewash in the one-day international series.
Aussie Watson hits record sixes
Shane Watson smashes a world-record 15 sixes on his way to recording the highest individual one-day innings by an Australian as Bangladesh are crushed by nine wickets.
Clarke hundred sets up Aussie win
Skipper Michael Clarke hits 101 as Australia beat Bangladesh by 60 runs in the first of three one-day games at Mirpur.
Bangladesh v Australia latest
Bangladesh take on Australia in the first one-day international in Mirpur.
Clarke named as Australia captain
Michael Clarke is named as Australia’s new Test and one-day captain following Ricky Ponting’s decision to stand down.
Ponting resigns as Aussie captain
Ricky Ponting resigns as Australia Test and one-day captain but says he wants to play on for the team, ahead of the tour of Bangladesh
India end Aussie World Cup reign
Yuvraj Singh hits an unbeaten 57 as India, roared on by their supporters in Ahmedabad, knock Australia out of the World Cup.
Ponting dismisses retirement talk
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says he has no plans to retire from cricket after the World Cup.
Sehwag remains doubtful for India
India batsman Virender Sehwag is in a race to be fit for Thursday’s quarter-final match against Australia at the Cricket World Cup.
Australians back captain Ponting
Adam Gilchrist is the latest big name to defend Australia captain Ricky Ponting ahead of their World Cup quarter-final against India in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Australia run ended by Pakistan
Pakistan hold on for a four-wicket win in Colombo to finally end Australia’s 34-match unbeaten record at the World Cup.
Aussies overwhelm minnows Canada
Australian openers Shane Watson and Brad Haddin put on 183 as the World Cup holders easily chase down a target of 212 to beat Canada in Bangalore.
Rusty Australia reach last eight
Holders Australia advance to the World Cup quarter-finals after an uninspiring 60-run victory over Kenya.
England & Australia reduce fixtures
England and Australia agree to play fewer one-day matches in future series between the countries.
Veteran Hussey replaces Bollinger
Australia recall veteran batsman Michael Hussey to their World Cup squad to replace injured seamer Doug Bollinger.
Rain forces Colombo abandonment
Sri Lanka’s match against Australia in Colombo is abandoned as a no-result after heavy rain strikes the Premadasa Stadium in the 33rd over of the match.
Australia v New Zealand as it happened
Ireland make Bangladesh struggle in Mirpur in Group B of the Cricket World Cup after Australia secure a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in Group A.
Holders Australia see off Kiwis
Holders Australia make it 31 matches unbeaten in World Cups as they thrash New Zealand by seven wickets in their Group A match in Nagpur.
Injury ends Bollinger’s World Cup
Australia fast bowler Doug Bollinger is sent home from the World Cup after failing to shake off a persistent ankle injury.
Live – Australia v New Zealand
Australia face an emotional New Zealand, stirred on by events in Christchurch, in the Cricket World Cup in Nagpur ahead of Ireland’s opener against Bangladesh.
Ponting plays down damage to TV
Australia captain Ricky Ponting says the incident in which a dressing room television was damaged has been blown out of proportion.
Ponting reprimanded for TV damage
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is reprimanded for damaging a television set in the dressing room after being dismissed against Zimbabwe.
Skipper Ponting faces ICC charge
Australia captain Ricky Ponting will be charged for allegedly damaging a television set in the dressing room after being run out against Zimbabwe.
Holders Australia crush Zimbabwe
Defending champions Australia beat Zimbabwe by 91 runs in their opening 2011 World Cup group match in Ahmedabad to extend their winning run to 24 matches.
Waugh backs one-day game revival
Australian cricket legend Steve Waugh tells the BBC he believes the 50-over game is still relevant and is set for a “resurgence” at the 2011 World Cup, which starts Saturday.
Spinning wicket foxes Australia
Ricky Ponting hopes for “better” wickets during the World Cup after Australia collapse to defeat in a warm-up against India.
World Cup warm-up: India v Australia (external site)
Latest score from the World Cup warm-up game between India and Australia in Bangalore
Gillespie slams ‘whinger’ Hussey
Former Australia fast bowler Jason Gillespie criticises batsman Mike Hussey for “whinging” about his exclusion from their World Cup squad.