As I was going through the tournament groupings at the commencement of the ICC World T20, the one thing that stuck was the second round groupings, which would have had India, Australia and South Africa, all in the same group in the Super Eights of the tournament. I cursed under ...

Sydney, June 9 (IANS) Andrew Symonds has come to terms with the sad realisation that he no longer fits into the Australian cricket team. The troubled all-rounder is expected to announce his retirement from international cricket later this week after telling his closest friends he simply cannot relate to the ...

London, June 9 (IANS) Knocked out of the World Twenty20, Australian captain Ricky Ponting was left singing the Ashes tune to lessen their pain. The World Champions in the 50-over format slumped to their second loss in the league stage with an inspiring Sri Lankan side outplaying them by six ...

Nottingham, June 9 (IANS) Sri Lanka joined West Indies in the Super Eight stage by packing off Australia from the World Twenty20 with a six-wicket win in a crucial Group C encounter at the Trent Bridge here Monday. It was the world Test and ODI champions Australia's second consecutive loss ...

Sydney, June 8 (IANS) Australia's largest and reputed sporting club Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC) has been accused by one of its most prominent members of being a closed and undemocratic old boys' retreat that has lost touch with the modern world. The unprecedented internal assault on the values of the powerful ...

London, June 7 (IANS) Australian skipper Ricky Ponting has backed fast bowler Brett Lee to recover from the battering by Chris Gayle and hit form in the ongoing World Twenty20. Lee was made to look like a club side bowler by West Indies captain Gayle during his blistering knock of ...

Sydney, June 7 (IANS) Andrew Symonds was happy and cheerful when he returned from Indian Premier League (IPL), but found himself stifled by team regulations, his teammates feel. Symonds, who has a history of disciplinary breaches, was sent back home from World Twenty20 in England after missing an important team ...

London, June 6 (IANS) West Indies captain Chris Gayle struck a hurricane 88 off 50 balls to stun Australia by seven wickets in a Group C World Twenty20 match at the Oval here Saturday. Chasing 170 for victory, West Indies rode on Gayle blitzkrieg and Andre Fletcher's sparkling 53 to ...

London, June 4 (IANS) Australia have dropped Andrew Symonds from the Twenty20 World Cup squad after another disciplinary breach. Cricket Australia said Thursday the decision had been taken after the controversial all-rounder broke team rules relating to alcohol and other issues. "In isolation the breaches are not serious, but in the ...

Melbourne, June 4 (IANS) Australia's cricket captain Ricky Ponting and his team may be able to repair the country's reputation as a safe place for Indian students, a senate hearing has been told. West Australian Liberal Chris Back, who's done business in India, told a senate estimates hearing into education ...