Aussies canât wait to face Black Caps
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London: Australian cricketers are hungry for some action and ravenous to get stuck into New Zealandâs one-day team at The Oval, captain Ricky Ponting said on Wednesday.
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PERTH, Australia -- A rock-hard WACA pitch in Perth is set to showcase a head-to-head between the two fastest bowlers in world cricket as Australia face Pakistan in the opening Test on Thursday.
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A sharp improvement in the weather has seen the teams start day four of the first test between Australia and New Zealand on time at the &#39;Gabba.
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Matt Williams&#39; new-look side will now face World-Cup runners-up Australia twice in a schedule that features attractive internationals against Tri-Nations champions South Africa and increasingly competitive Japan.
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New Zealand are out to 11/1 to win the second Test and level the series 1-1. Australia are 3/10 to win again, while the draw is 11/4.
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Melbourne: Opener Justin Langer has confirmed what most of his compatriots have been dreading, Australia looking over their shoulders at England.
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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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New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming says England will have to play extremely well to beat Australia in next year&#39;s Ashes series, but they have the players to do it.
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Australia full-back Mat Rogers's hopes of playing against world champions England at Twickenham this weekend were left hanging in the balance as he awaited the outcome of a disciplinary hearing.
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ENGLAND coach Phil Larder has threatened Australia with &#39;payback&#39; when the world champions meet their favourite enemy at Twickenham on Saturday.
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New Zealand is an outside chance to be whistled up as a late replacement for the strife-torn West Indies if it fails to front with a full-strength squad for the tri-series cricket one dayers in Australia early next year.
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John Bracewell can feel the weight of New Zealand&#39;s entire summer bearing down on his side as they approach tonight&#39;s Champions Trophy match against Australia.
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STUART MacGill is likely to fill Shane Warne&#39;s shoes against New Zealand in a fortnight and vulnerable Australia felt like giving him a rocket ride to Mumbai yesterday.
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MICHAEL Kasprowicz has put national selectors into a difficult situation with a five-wicket burst that has enhanced Australia&#39;s hopes of snatching a maiden Champions Trophy in London this month.
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JUSTIN LANGER is nervous about what Australia may strike in next year&#39;s Ashes series given the vast improvement of England, who are now rated the second strongest Test nation.
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Australia look to be all set to take a commanding hold of the third Test, but late wickets from India&#39;s spinners led a late fightback on day one.
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Preview of Saturday's clash at Murrayfield as both sides seek their first RBS Six Nation win.