Australia

Clarke's Ashes squad fragmented
A strong show of unity is needed after the problems that have dogged the start of their tour


Pomersbach replaces Chanderpaul in CPL
West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has withdrawn from the inaugural edition of the Caribbean Premier League and will be replaced by Luke Pomersbach in the St Lucia franchise


Pat Cummins to make comeback
Pat Cummins, the Australia fast bowler, will play his first competitive match in nine months for the Northern Ireland Cricket Academy on Wednesday


Hughes seeks to repair confidence



India's batting and NZ's bowling to the fore
Stats highlights from the league-phase of the Champions Trophy 2013


Australia low on confidence - Bailey
George Bailey, Australia's stand-in captain for the Champions Trophy, has admitted that Australia are low on confidence, reasoning that the fate of the Ashes hinges on the result of the first couple of Tests


Sri Lanka propelled by a little Mahela magic
Mahela Jayawardene is adept at making hard runs when his team needs him, and he did so again in this match


The remake that has gone bust
Long gone are the days when any group of Australian cricketers were world-beaters. Now the best they've got just doesn't look good enough


Watson's diminishing returns
With the retirement of Michael Hussey and injury to Michael Clarke, Australia desperately needed Shane Watson to perform at the Champions Trophy


When Clarke gave Bailey the Moyes glare
Tweet report for the Champions Trophy game between Australia and Sri Lanka


Henriques four sees off Ireland
After three competitive days, Ireland were overturned on the final day in Belfast as Moises Henriques' four wickets bowled Australia A to a 93-run victory


Sri Lanka hold their nerve to reach semi-final
A victorious Sri Lanka will play in Cardiff on Thursday. A humbled Australia will start pondering the Ashes, and the state of disrepair their cricket has fallen into


Australia focused, Clarke remains hopeful
Michael Clarke has admitted the off-field drama surrounding the Australia team has affected preparation for his side's must-win group match against Sri Lanka


Three teams queue up for semi spot
ESPNcricinfo previews the crucial Group A match between Australia and Sri Lanka


Arthur admits Warner Ashes 'risk'
Australia coach Mickey Arthur has conceded it would be a gamble to select David Warner for the first Investec Ashes Test


Clarke concedes captaincy damage
Australia's captain Michael Clarke has conceded the actions of David Warner and other team-mates in Birmingham have constituted a serious blow to his leadership


Sorensen bags five before rain
Max Sorensen completed his maiden five-wicket haul in first-class cricket during the 16 overs possible before rain wiped out the second day against Australia A in Belfast


McGrath to mentor young Australia players
Josh Hazlewood, Gurinder Sandhu and Kurtis Patterson, three of Australia's upcoming cricketers, will train under Glenn McGrath at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai


Smith lifts Australians after top-order trouble
Australia A's top order again needed bailing out, this time by a century from Steve Smith, after Ireland had put them in difficultly on the opening day in Belfast


Full coverage of David Warner's altercation with Joe Root
Australia batsman David Warner was suspended from taking any further part in the Champions Trophy and the practice games ahead of The Ashes for punching England's Joe Root at a bar in Birmingham


 

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