2005. Four simple digits that used to shimmer above English cricket like a halo and now threaten to weigh it down like a yoke.
Sachin Tendulkar slammed an unbeaten half century and Lasith Malinga claimed three wickets as the Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 19 runs in the opening match of the Indian Premier League.
South Africa finished their tour of Australia on another high as they beat the home side by 39-runs in the final one-day international to replace the hosts at the top of the world rankings in the 50-over game.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden walked away from cricket with "zero regrets" after the 37-year-old announced his decision to quit at a press conference in Brisbane.
Paceman Peter Siddle claimed five victims in a Test innings for the first time as Australia ended the third day in Sydney leading South Africa by 151 with all second innings wickets standing.
South Africa took the opening honors in the third Test, leaving Australia on 267 for six following an absorbing first day's play at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Jean-Paul Duminy scored his maiden Test century and shared a remarkable ninth wicket partnership with Dale Steyn as South Africa took command against Australia in Melbourne.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting led from the front with a quickfire century on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Melbourne.
Out-of-form opener Matthew Hayden has hinted he may assess his future with Australia after the series with South Africa but stressed "I`m not anywhere near" retirement and any decision would be based on his performances.
Makhaya Ntini claimed three wickets as South Africa gave Australia some nervy moments on the opening day of the first cricket Test at the WACA, Perth.
2005. Four simple digits that used to shimmer above English cricket like a halo and now threaten to weigh it down like a yoke.
Sachin Tendulkar slammed an unbeaten half century and Lasith Malinga claimed three wickets as the Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 19 runs in the opening match of the Indian Premier League.
South Africa finished their tour of Australia on another high as they beat the home side by 39-runs in the final one-day international to replace the hosts at the top of the world rankings in the 50-over game.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden walked away from cricket with "zero regrets" after the 37-year-old announced his decision to quit at a press conference in Brisbane.
Paceman Peter Siddle claimed five victims in a Test innings for the first time as Australia ended the third day in Sydney leading South Africa by 151 with all second innings wickets standing.
South Africa took the opening honors in the third Test, leaving Australia on 267 for six following an absorbing first day's play at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Jean-Paul Duminy scored his maiden Test century and shared a remarkable ninth wicket partnership with Dale Steyn as South Africa took command against Australia in Melbourne.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting led from the front with a quickfire century on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa in Melbourne.
Out-of-form opener Matthew Hayden has hinted he may assess his future with Australia after the series with South Africa but stressed "I`m not anywhere near" retirement and any decision would be based on his performances.
Makhaya Ntini claimed three wickets as South Africa gave Australia some nervy moments on the opening day of the first cricket Test at the WACA, Perth.
England have decided to fly home from their tour of India following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, but remain committed to returning for the Test series next month.
Australia struggled with the bat once more as New Zealand maintained a foothold in the first Test with a battling bowling display at the Gabba, Brisbane.
An eight-wicket haul from debutant off-spinner Jason Krejza and a swift 92 not out from Simon Katich saw Australia battle their way back into the fourth Test against India at Nagpur.
Battling half-centuries from Matthew Hayden, Simon Katich, Ricky Ponting and Michael Hussey have put Australia within striking distance of averting the follow-on in the third Test against India in Delhi.
A Sourav Ganguly century and two wickets for Test debutant Amit Mishra put India in control on day two of the second Test against Australia in Mohali.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been cleared of making racist gestures and spitting at fans during his team's one-day win over Australia on Sunday.
Australia's Matthew Hayden has been rebuked by Cricket Australia for a breach of their code of conduct after describing Harbhajan Singh as an "obnoxious weed" and criticizing Ishant Sharmar while speaking on a Brisbane radio station.
Sachin Tendulkar was back to his best with 63 off 54 balls as India coasted to a seven-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in Hobart and made sure of a place in the finals of the tri-series tournament in Australia.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting made a spectacular return to form with 124 to lead Australia to an 18-run victory over India in the one-day series in Sydney.
Sri Lanka's hopes of qualifying for the final of the one-day international triangular series further receded after Australia beat them by 24 runs in a rain-shortened match in Melbourne.
Australian left-arm paceman Nathan Bracken took five wickets as they thrashed Sri Lanka by 128 runs in their one-day international triangular series match in Sydney on Friday.
World record-breaking wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has announced he will retire from cricket at the end of the Australian summer.
Indian maestro Sachin Tendulkar made 150 for the 17th time in his outstanding Test career and captain Anil Kumble weighed in with 87 as India amassed an imposing 526 in the fourth Test against Australia in Adelaide.
Australia's bid for a record 17th consecutive Test victory suffered an early setback when Michael Clarke failed to hold a slip catch offered by Rahul Dravid when India were 85 for two.
Harbhajan Singh is set to be dropped for the third Test against Australia in Perth despite being cleared to play before his appeal against a ban for an alleged racist remark is heard.
Matthew Hayden defied a leg injury to post a fine century and keep alive Australia's hopes of a record-equaling 16th consecutive Test victory in the second match of the series against India on Saturday.
India have been set an imposing victory target of 499 as Australia continued their domination of the first Test in Melbourne on the third day.
Australia regained the Chappell-Hadlee Trophy after thrashing New Zealand by 114 runs in the third and final one-day international at the Bellerive Oval on Thursday to win the series 2-0.
Paceman Shaun Tait and all-rounder Brad Hogg are back in the Australia team to play India in the first test at Melbourne, starting on December 26.
The West Indies beat South Africa by five wickets in the one-off Twenty20 international at St George's Park on Sunday.
Skipper Mahela Jayawardene battled for his first century against Australia but received little support as Sri Lanka crashed to 246 all out -- a first innings deficit of 296 in the second Test.
South African batsmen Ashwell Prince and Jacques Kallis made half-centuries as their side reached 259 for six against Pakistan on the first day of the second Test match in Lahore.
India will play old rivals Pakistan in the World Twenty20 Championship final in Johannesburg on Monday, after defeating Australia by 15 runs in a thrilling match in Durban, left-hander Yuvraj Singh lashing 70 off 30 balls.
Australia lost all-rounder Shane Watson to injury as they comfortably defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets to book their place in the semifinals of the world Twenty20 championship in Cape Town.
Australian paceman Brett Lee achieved the first Twenty20 hat-trick as his side eased to a nine-wicket Super Eights triumph at Newlands.
Australia erased the embarrassment of their humiliating loss to Zimbabwe by crushing old rivals England by eight wickets in the World Twenty20 championships in Cape Town.
World Cup holders Australia were on the wrong end of one of cricket's great upsets when they crashed to a five-wicket defeat by Zimbabwe in a World Twenty20 contest at a rain-drenched Cape Town.
England won the toss and elected to bat in their critical World Cup Super Eights match against Australia at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Sunday.
Australia pace bowler Glenn McGrath became the highest World Cup wicket-taker when he took his tally to 57 as his side coasted to a 10-wicket win in a rain-shortened Super Eights match against Bangladesh on Saturday.
Matthew Hayden overcame the pain from a broken toe to make an unbeaten 181, the highest individual score by an Australian in one-day internationals, against New Zealand in Hamilton.
All-rounder Shane Watson has been recalled to the Australian team for the tri-series one-day international finals, as a replacement for the injured Andrew Symonds.
Australia held on to beat New Zealand by just eight runs in a high-scoring tri-series one-day international featuring three centuries at the WACA.
Australia amassed a Twenty20 record total of 221 for five as they continued their total domination of England with a 77-run annihilation in Sydney.
An emotional Justin Langer has announced he is joining his Australian team mates Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath by retiring from international cricket after the final Ashes test.
With their morale shattered by Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden, England suffered further embarrassment when it emerged that secret plans, purporting to detail Australia's weaknesses, found their way into the opposition's hands in Melbourne.
Andrew Symonds and Matthew Hayden both made centuries as they shared a 279-run partnership to put Australia in complete control of the fourth Ashes test against England in Melbourne on Wednesday.
Australia beat England by six wickets with 19 balls to spare on an extraordinary final day to win the second Test and take a 2-0 lead in the Ashes series on Tuesday.
Ricky Ponting became Australia's most prolific centurion as he led his side's fightback in the second ashes test in Adelaide, but Matthew Hoggard kept alive England's hopes of a series-leveling victory with two devastating spells which brought him four wickets.
Ricky Ponting completed his 32nd Test hundred as Australia dominated the opening day of the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba.
Philip Jaques scored his maiden 50 to push Australia to 151 for two before rain ruled out play for the rest of day two of the second Test against Bangladesh.
Australia were 76 for one at the close after they had bundled out Bangladesh for 197 on the opening day of the second and final Test in Chittagong on Sunday.
Bangladesh kept alive their hopes of a remarkable victory over Australia by taking three wickets in the final session of the fourth day of the first test in Fatullah.
Ashwell Prince led South Africa's recovery with an unbeaten 79 after wickets tumbled on the first day of the third Test against Australia on Friday.
Brett Lee and Ricky Ponting put Australia in a commanding position in the second test against South Africa on Sunday.
Australian paceman Brett Lee claimed two late wickets to leave his team in control after the second day of the opening Test against South Africa in Cape Town on Friday.
Australian skipper Ricky Ponting scored his 26th Test century and became only the third batsman to amass 1,500 Test runs in a calendar year before South Africa took control on the opening day of the second Test.
Shane Warne broke Dennis Lillee's world record for the most wickets in a calendar year to trigger a South African batting collapse on the second day of the first Test.
South African fast bowler Makhaya Ntini ripped through Australia's fragile middle-order to skittle them for 258 on the opening day of the first Test.
Australia has completed a three-match clean sweep of its test cricket series against the West Indies in Adelaide Tuesday.
Australia seized immediate command of the second Test with West Indies, skittling the tourists for a dismal 149, then wiping out almost half the deficit.
Batsman Simon Katich has been dropped from Australia's squad for next week's second Test against West Indies and been replaced by Brad Hodge.
Australia crushed West Indies by 379 runs with a day to spare in the first Test at the Gabba, condemning the tourists to one of their heaviest ever defeats.
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden both smashed centuries to give Australia a huge lead over West Indies and the chance to push for an early first Test victory.
Ricky Ponting rescued Australia from an early batting collapse with a captain's century on the opening day of the first Test match against the West Indies.
Matthew Hayden completed a century and Adam Gilchrist was racing towards another as Australia amassed 331 for six on the opening day of the ICC super Test with the Rest of the World.
Australia's hold on the Ashes slipped yet further after a frustrating Sunday's play at The Oval for cricket's former all-conquering team.
Australian openers Justin Langer and Matthew Hayden put on 185 but rain strengthened England's chances of regaining the Ashes as the fifth test at the Oval was hit by further interruptions on the third day.
Justin Langer mixed lavish strokes with a little luck as Australia, chasing England's first-innings total of 373, closed a shortened second day of the fifth Ashes Test on 112 without loss.
Michael Vaughan's England ended a rain-affected first day of the fourth Ashes test on 229 for four following another flawed display by Australia on Thursday.
Simon Jones and Ashley Giles took three wickets apiece as ruthless England threatened to force Australia to follow on in the third test at Old Trafford.
England and world champions Australia completed an extraordinary finish to tie their triangular series one-day final at Lord's.
Australia captured three late wickets to restrict New Zealand to 199 for five on a slow opening day in the third and final test in Auckland.
Damien Martyn completed his 12th test century to put Australia in control of the second test with New Zealand.
Glenn McGrath captured six wickets as Australia bowled out New Zealand for 433 on the second day of the first test.
A superb display of pace bowling by Glenn McGrath lifted Australia to a 10-run win over New Zealand in their opening one-day international.
Ricky Ponting scored his first century as test captain to put Australia in control of the final test against Pakistan.
Australian batsman Justin Langer is in danger of missing the second test against Pakistan due to a back injury.
Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action, the International Cricket Council said on Monday.
Australia took a firm grip on the first test against Pakistan in Perth, where the visitors were 18 for one at the close of the third day, needing 564 to win
New Zealanders Scott Styris and Brendon McCullum were cleared to play in Friday's third and deciding one-day international in Brisbane after being cleared of charges from Wednesday's 17-run loss to Australia.
Australia took early command of the second Test against New Zealand in Adelaide but the opening day's play on Friday was overshadowed by another 'walking' incident.
Off spinner Harbhajan Singh continued his dominance over Australia, routing them for 93 on a crumbling pitch to bowl India to a dramatic 13-run win in less than three days of the fourth and final test.
Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble achieved his sixth 10-wicket haul in tests to raise his side's hopes of a series-equaling win in the second test against Australia in Madras.
Australian bowlers, led by Glenn McGrath's four-wicket haul, quashed Indian hopes of a fightback to tighten their grip in the first test on Friday.
Australia's Shane Warne took a world record-equaling 527th test wicket on Tuesday but was denied outright glory as Sri Lanka held on to draw the second test at Cairns.
Australia raced out of the blocks on the first day of the second Test against Sri Lanka, reaching 370-2 in their first innings at the close in Queensland.
Skipper Brian Lara hit a world record 400 not out as West Indies declared their first innings at 751-5 in the fourth and final Test against England.
Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan edged nearer Courtney Walsh's 519 test-wicket world record in Colombo on Friday.
Darren Lehmann scored his fifth test century to help Australia reach 314-6 at the close on the opening day of the third test against Sri Lanka.
Adam Gilchrist smashed 140 not out as Australia regained the initiative on the second day of the second test against Sri Lanka.
Australian opener Matthew Hayden has reclaimed top place in the latest PriceWaterhouseCooper batting rankings after last week's century against Sri Lanka.
Shane Warne has capped a stunning comeback from a 12-month doping ban, claiming his 500th wicket as he guided Australia to a remarkable 197-run victory over Sri Lanka.
Leg spinner Shane Warne has completed his rapid return to top-level cricket with his selection in the Australian Test side to tour Sri Lanka next month.
Australia were facing a desperate battle to avoid their first series loss at home in over a decade after India tightened their grip on the fourth Test in Sydney on Sunday.
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