Sydney, June 22 (IANS) Former Australian fast bowler Jason Gillespie feels that Brett Lee can become a formidable force against England in the Ashes series if he can get his length right. "The key to Brett's success is the length he bowls. When he gets his length right he is one ...

Melbourne, June 13 (IANS) Cricket adminstrator and medical practitioner Gorur Harinath, who was awarded an Order of Australia medal in the Queen's Birthday Honours Friday, does not feel the country where he achieved so much is "racist". Indians have been the target of violence past fortnight, but Harinath, who has ...

Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Australian opener Phillip Hughes feels that his quick stint with Middlesex will help him to adjust well to the English conditions for the Ashes series starting next month. "It was different, but not overly different," Hughes was quoted as saying by The Australian. "The big thing was the ...

Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Australian coach Tim Nielsen isn't losing his sleep over his predecessor John Buchanan's decision to joining the England cricket board ahead of the Ashes. Buchanan surprised everyone by joining England's elite cricket set-up before the Ashes and will work with their under-19 and second-string Lions teams. ...

Sydney, June 12 (IANS) After helping Simon Katich sharpen his batting skills for the last Ashes tour, former Australian captain and coach Bob Simpson can again be seen helping the left-handed batsmen improve his leg spin for this year's series starting next month. Katich, Marcus North and vice-captain Michael Clarke have ...

Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Cricket Australia (CA) announced Friday that South Australian fast bowler Shaun Tait will be given a contract that was taken away from Queensland all-rounder Andrew Symonds. Symond's contract was revoked after discipline breaches during the ongoing Twenty20 World Cup in England. Tait, who is no longer considered ...

Sydney, June 12 (IANS) Queensland cricket might have found itself a little extra money to offer to Andrew Symonds for 2009-10 but it seems that the all-rounder is no mood to play serious cricket any more. The Australian reported that Queensland were initially keen to have Symonds back, but since they ...

Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Shane Warne feels that the inability of Australians to play spin resulted in their early exit from the World Twenty20. The former Australian leg spinner said the England team must have noted the team's weakness against spin and used it to their advantage ahead of the ...

Sydney, June 11 (IANS) Former Australian opener Michael Slater feels troubled all-rounder Andrew Symonds has lost his spark to play for the national team and is driven by big bucks. In fact, the former Ashes hero believes Symonds won't play again for Australia and will be looking at options overseas. ...

Sydney, June 10 (IANS) The Australian cricket team were given a pay hike, hours after making an embarrassing exit from the Twenty20 World Cup. As per the new memorandum of understanding governing players' pays and benefit, signed by Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland and Australian Cricketers' Association, Paul Marsh ...