Australia remained top of the one-day international world rankings with a 24-run victory in the fourth match of their series against India in Mohali on Monday.
Shane Watson's second hundred in a week sealed Champions Trophy glory for defending champions Australia as they clinched a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the final in Centurion.
Ricky Ponting's Australia maintained their domination over England with a crushing nine-wicket victory in their Champions Trophy semifinal on Friday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting retired from Twenty20 international cricket on Monday as he bids to extend his Test career.
Australia's cricket chief has given a vote of confidence to his under fire captain Ricky Ponting after seeing England regain the coveted Ashes with a 197-run triumph at The Oval on Sunday.
England's attempt to regain the Ashes for the first time since 2005 remained in good shape at the end of play on the third day of the fifth and final Test, after Australia were left on 80-0 in their second innings, chasing a lead of 466.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting hit a superb 78 as England made a disastrous start to the fourth and penultimate Test of the Ashes series at Headingley, Leeds.
England will make a late decision on Andrew Flintoff's fitness on the morning of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia in Leeds, with both teams troubled by injuries.
England gave themselves a fighting chance of victory in the rain-hit third Ashes Test after claiming the prize wicket of Australian captain Ricky Ponting late on the penultimate day at Edgbaston.
Australia's fifth wicket pair of Michael Clarke and Marcus North lifted them into a formidable position by stumps on the third day of the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Australia remained top of the one-day international world rankings with a 24-run victory in the fourth match of their series against India in Mohali on Monday.
Shane Watson's second hundred in a week sealed Champions Trophy glory for defending champions Australia as they clinched a six-wicket win over New Zealand in the final in Centurion.
Ricky Ponting's Australia maintained their domination over England with a crushing nine-wicket victory in their Champions Trophy semifinal on Friday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting retired from Twenty20 international cricket on Monday as he bids to extend his Test career.
Australia's cricket chief has given a vote of confidence to his under fire captain Ricky Ponting after seeing England regain the coveted Ashes with a 197-run triumph at The Oval on Sunday.
England's attempt to regain the Ashes for the first time since 2005 remained in good shape at the end of play on the third day of the fifth and final Test, after Australia were left on 80-0 in their second innings, chasing a lead of 466.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting hit a superb 78 as England made a disastrous start to the fourth and penultimate Test of the Ashes series at Headingley, Leeds.
England will make a late decision on Andrew Flintoff's fitness on the morning of the fourth Ashes Test against Australia in Leeds, with both teams troubled by injuries.
England gave themselves a fighting chance of victory in the rain-hit third Ashes Test after claiming the prize wicket of Australian captain Ricky Ponting late on the penultimate day at Edgbaston.
Australia's fifth wicket pair of Michael Clarke and Marcus North lifted them into a formidable position by stumps on the third day of the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Simon Katich and Ricky Ponting scored centuries as Australia made a big dent in England's first-innings 435, with batsmen dominating day two of the opening Ashes Test in Cardiff.
Former England player Steve Harmison noted recently that Australia haven't started this Ashes tour with the usual "swagger and bravado" that on previous tours was as much a part of the team as their cricket bats.
The world's top-rated Test nation Australia crashed out of the Twenty20 World Cup after losing by six wickets to Sri Lanka at Trent Bridge.
Herschelle Gibbs cracked a century as South Africa scored a 61-run victory over Australia in the fourth one-day international in Port Elizabeth for an unassailable 3-1 series lead.
Australia confirmed their status as the number one ranked team in Test cricket with a convincing 175-run victory over South Africa in Durban on Tuesday to wrap up the three-match series 2-0.
An unbroken 164-run partnership between Jacques Kallis and AB de Villiers kept alive South Africa's slim hopes of saving the second Test against Australia after they reached stumps on day four in Durban on 244 for two.
Australian opener Phillip Hughes rewrote the record books in Durban on Sunday when he became the youngest player in history to crack a century in both innings of a Test match.
Australia batted themselves into a strong position on the opening day of the second Test in Durban with openers Phillip Hughes and Simon Katich both hitting centuries on Friday.
South Africa fought back in the first Test against Australia at the Wanderers Stadium to give themselves an outside chance of victory on the final day.
Australia took total command in the battle of Test cricket's top two-rated nations as they built up a lead of 297 runs over South Africa with nine second innings wickets remaining.
An unbroken 72-run partnership between Brad Haddin and debutant Marcus North helped Australia reach 254 for five when bad light and rain ended day one of the first Test against South Africa.
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.
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.
Captain Ricky Ponting fell one run short of his second century of the match as Australia faced the prospect of a first home Test series defeat for 15 years against South Africa in Melbourne.
South Africa face an uphill battle in the second Test against Australia in Melbourne after struggling to 198 for seven on the second day -- still trailing by 196 runs.
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.
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.
Australia strengthened their position after the second day of the second Test against New Zealand at the Adelaide Oval, closing on the overall lead with seven wickets in hand.
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.
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.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting put a terrible run drought behind him to score a century and leave his team in a strong position after a tough start to the first Test against India on Thursday.
Shane Watson hammered 126 from 122 balls as Australia pulled off a seven-wicket victory in the third one-day international against West Indies in Grenada.
Simon Katich hit an unbeaten century as Australia moved into a strong position on the first day of the second Test against West Indies -- but it was Ricky Ponting who stole the limelight in Antigua.
The lucrative Indian Premier League was launched with an elaborate opening ceremony ahead of the inaugural match between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Kolkata Knight Riders.
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.
Centuries by Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke all but secured the Australia-India test series for the home side on the fourth day of the fourth and final test on Sunday.
World record-breaking wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has announced he will retire from cricket at the end of the Australian summer.
India ended Australia's brave bid for a record 17th consecutive Test victory by claiming a 72-run win in the third match at the WACA in Perth and reducing the tourists' series deficit to 2-1.
Australia were accused of unsportsmanlike conduct after equaling their own world record of 16 consecutive Test triumphs with a dramatic 122-run victory over India on Sunday.
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.
Sri Lanka have the top batsman and bowler in the world after the latest world cricket rankings were released on Thursday.
Kumar Sangakkara scored his first century against Australia as Sri Lanka set up the chance of an unlikely victory going into the final day of the second and final Test in Hobart.
Sri Lanka are staring at an innings defeat in the first Test in Brisbane as they trail Australia by 260 runs with two days to go having been made to follow on.
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 captain Ricky Ponting will not play again in the Twenty20 world championships because of a strained hamstring.
Australia remain favorites for the World Cup despite losing their last five one-day matches, captain Ricky Ponting said as his team prepared to fly out to the Caribbean on Wednesday.
Tim Nielsen will replace John Buchanan as Australia cricket coach after the World Cup.
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.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting has said that he was disappointed by the timing of Damien Martyn's shock retirement from international cricket.
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.
England lost three wickets in the last hour before stumps to crash to 53 for three in reply to Australia's commanding 602-9 declared on the second day of the first Ashes test on Friday.
Ricky Ponting completed his 32nd Test hundred as Australia dominated the opening day of the first Ashes Test against England at the Gabba.
Pakistan are proposing to play a one-day international in England next year to make up for revenue lost by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) during the Oval test in August.
Top Indian cricketers Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar joined their country's media on Tuesday in criticizing Australian players following incidents after the Champions Trophy final.
World champions Australia wrested the Champions Trophy from the West Indies with an eight-wicket victory in a disappointing rain-hit final.
Australian captain Ricky Ponting was honored as the best player of the year and the most outstanding Test cricketer in the 2006 International Cricket Council (ICC) annual awards.
Damien Martyn stroked 78 to spur world champions Australia to a six-wicket victory over England in their must-win Champions Trophy Group A tie on Saturday.
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 captain Ricky Ponting scored a brave unbeaten century to lead his side to a three-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first test in Fatullah.
Brett Lee and Ricky Ponting put Australia in a commanding position in the second test against South Africa on Sunday.
Captain Ricky Ponting's flawed century put Australia in command on the first day of the second Test against South Africa on Friday.
All-rounder Andrew Symonds will return to the Australian side for the fourth one-day international against South Africa after recovering from a thigh strain.
Captain Ricky Ponting and Andrew Symonds have been ruled out of the Australian team for the second one-day international against South Africa on Friday.
Australia tore up the record books to thrash Sri Lanka by 167 runs in the second one-day final at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Tillakaratne Dilshan ran out four players in a brilliant display of fielding to inspire Sri Lanka to a stunning 22-run win over Australia in the first one-day final in Adelaide.
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.
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 batsman Brad Hodge is to make his one-day debut against New Zealand in the opening match of their series in Auckland on Saturday.
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.
Australian fast bowler Brett Lee ripped the top off the World XI's batting lineup to lead his side to a 156-run victory in the third and final one-day international.
Adam Gilchrist scored Australia's fastest ever limited overs century to help his country wrap up their one-day series against the World XI with a 55-run win.
Ricky Ponting vowed to stay on as Australia cricket captain as former fast bowling legend Dennis Lillee led calls for his replacement in the aftermath of losing the Ashes to England.
Ricky Ponting scored a match-saving century and tailenders Brett Lee and Glenn McGrath survived the last four overs as Australia salvaged a draw in a dramatic climax to the third Ashes test.
Andrew Flintoff outshone Shane Warne to take England to the brink of victory in the second test against Australia at Edgbaston.
Brett Lee ripped the heart out of the England batting and Ricky Ponting stroked a century as Australia cruised to a seven-wicket win to level their three-match one-day series 1-1 at Lord's.
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.
World cricket opened its collective hearts and wallets to the victims of the Asian tsunami with $11 million raised from the one-day charity match in Melbourne on Monday.
Australia completed a series sweep against Pakistan with a nine-wicket win in the third test in Sydney.
Ricky Ponting scored his first century as test captain to put Australia in control of the final test against Pakistan.
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
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.
Ricky Ponting steered Australia to victory over a battling Zimbabwe in the first one-day international.
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.
Ricky Ponting and Damien Martyn struck fluent half-centuries to lead Australia to a five-wicket victory in the third one-day international against Sri Lanka.
Australia cruised to a 13-run victory over Zimbabwe in a triangular series one-day match at the Adelaide Oval on Monday.
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is confident of playing in Friday's opening match of the limited overs series against India and Zimbabwe.
Australian legend Steve Waugh is rightly commanding the attention and dominating the headlines in the immediate aftermath of a glittering career.
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