Australia play game of patience
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Paceman Michael Kasprowicz justified Australia&#39;s decision to retain him in the team ahead of Brett Lee by taking 3-54 against New Zealand in Brisbane.
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Australia and Pakistan have both delayed naming their teams for the first test starting in Perth on Thursday as they consider adding extra pacemen to their bowling stocks in anticipation of a speed war.
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Australia captain Ricky Ponting says his side are not looking beyond the crunch game against southern hemisphere rivals New Zealand.
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Australia struggle chasing a target of 211 from 33 overs in the second one-day final.
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The Champions Trophy, despite still being at the pool stage, reaches its knockout phase when world champions Australia meet New Zealand at the Oval on Thursday.
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England opener Alastair Cook hits a defiant century but Australia look set to regain the Ashes after wickets fell late on day four in Perth.
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It&#39;s not quite a home series, but the Australians will be treading on familiar turf when they attempt to add the ICC Champions Trophy to their cabinet later this month.
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AUSTRALIA&#39;s Olympic sports have begun to prepare for the Asian onslaught they expect when Beijing hosts the next Games in 2008.
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Pakistan&#39;s inability to finish off Australia&#39;s innings quickly, left them exposed in their second innings. Solid batting from Damien Martyn and Jason Gillespie frustrated the main weaponry, and
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Australia had Pakistan on the rack after reducing them to 111 for eight at tea on the second day of the First Test in Perth. That left the visitors still 270 runs behind and facing a crushing defeat.
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Bad weather has delayed the start of what promised to be an enthralling final day's play in the second cricket Test between India and Australia here.
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IT WAS a Boxing Day earmarked for a Pakistan pummelling but, instead, Australia has quite a fight on its hands. Minus injured captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, Pakistan rode on the back of a blazing 111 by stand-in
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Australia turn the screw as they attempt to regain the Ashes after closing day two of the Perth Test on 119-1, a lead of 144.
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The Australian soccer team will play host nation Germany in the first round of next year&#39;s Confederations Cup. Australia has been drawn in Group A alongside Germany, Tunisia and Argentina.
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New Zealand&#39;s bid to rescue the first test against Australia has started a shade sooner than expected. Given little chance of upsetting the world champions, New Zealand were living up to their
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Despite having won 10 out of 11 tests so far this year, England are still a long way from being the best team in the world. Arch-rivals Australia hold sway at the
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Australia will be intent on recording a comprehensive win over the United States when the teams meet tomorrow night in the ICC Champions Trophy after its main group rival in pool A, New