Australia curse rain in Champions Trophy
Rain denied Australia the chance to beat India and secure a semi-final berth in the Champions Trophy cricket tournament on Monday. Australia were well placed at 2-234 in the 43rd over the day-nighter...
View ArticleMichael Clarke out of Champions Trophy
Australia’s Champions Trophy defence has been hit by another injury withdrawal, with vice-captain Michael Clarke ruled out of the tournament because of a back problem. Clarke has experienced back...
View ArticlePonting expects Australia to seize destiny
Australia captain Ricky Ponting is confident his side can control its destiny and beat Pakistan in Wednesday’s crucial Champions Trophy match in Centurion. A win at SuperSport Park would earn Australia...
View ArticleAustralia through to semi-finals – just
Australia will play England in a Champions Trophy semi-final after beating Pakistan by two wickets on the final ball at SuperSport Park on Wednesday. What should have been a comfortable passage through...
View ArticlePonting ponders downside of dramatic win
Australian captain Ricky Ponting admits he entertained the idea that a tie would be better than a win during his side’s Champions Trophy pool game against Pakistan. Several scenarios swirled through...
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One day cricket is a case of familiarity breeding contempt
South African batsman HM Amla makes runs as Australian bowler James Hopes follows his misfielded ball during the 4th One Day International cricket match between Australia and South Africa at the...
View ArticleAustralia primed for one that counts
This time it counts, and Ricky Ponting believes Australia have the confidence and batting to beat England in Friday’s Champions Trophy semi-final in Centurion. Cricket’s oldest rivals will play their...
View ArticleAustralia thrash England to reach final
Australia will play in the Champions Trophy final after thrashing England by nine wickets in Friday’s semi-final at SuperSport Park thanks to centuries by Ricky Ponting and Shane Watson. A massive,...
View ArticleWatson happy with one all-round day
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is hopeful the lesson he learned can match the aura he showed in smashing England out of the Champions Trophy. Watson produced a performance Australian cricket has...
View ArticleLee sets sights on 400 scalps in Tests and one-dayers
Brett Lee insists he can reclaim his Test spot and become the first Australian bowler to snare 400 wickets in both major forms of international cricket. At a time when Australia’s team management admit...
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Do we really need the Champions Trophy?
Whoever wins the Champions Trophy in Centurion today will become the first country to win it twice. New Zealand had won it in Kenya in 2000-01, and Australia in India in 2006-07. Australia, the likely...
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Cricket tactics are stuck in the past
South Africa's Johan Botha bowls a delivery while Australia's Ricky Ponting looks on during their One Day International series match at the MCG in Melbourne, Friday, Jan. 16, 2009. AAP Image/Joe Castro...
View ArticleAustralia beat Kiwis to claim Champions Trophy
Australia claimed their second successive Champions Trophy title in beating New Zealand by six wickets in the final at SuperSport Park in Centurion, South Africa on Monday. Australia had a huge fight...
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What to do with Watson?
Shane Watson has just given Australia’s selectors a big headache after his second century in two games – bought up with two consecutive sixes, no less – secured the Champions Trophy for Australia....
View ArticleWatson keen to emulate Gilchrist, Hayden
Australia’s Shane Watson hopes to build on his biggest one-day triumph by emulating the men who showed him what opening was all about, Adam Gilchrist and Matthew Hayden. Watson came of age as a player...
View ArticleAshes pain still strong despite triumph
While Australia are still treasuring their Champions Trophy success, paceman Mitchell Johnson would trade it away in a heartbeat for a different result in their doomed Ashes campaign. Australia were...
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Are the Pakistan cricket controversies really justified?
Pakistani batsman Shoaib Malik sends a delivery towards the boundary during the Canada Cup 20/20 game between Pakistan and Sri Lanka in King City, Ontario, on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. (AP Photo/The...
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Dhoni’s men too good for Aussies in wheelchairs
A worker pulls his rickshaw past a billboard of Indian cricketer Mahendra Singh Dhoni, in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008. Dhoni attracted the highest price of US$1.5 million (euro1.02...
View ArticleKookas coach throws down gauntlet to players
Kookaburras coach Ric Charlesworth has challenged his young players to prove themselves hockey’s “generation next” as they take on the world’s best at the Champions Trophy tournament. Charlesworth goes...
View ArticleKookas go on rampage to secure final spot
The Kookaburras have qualified for the Champions Trophy men’s hockey final with seven goals in the final 20 minutes for a record-breaking 10-3 win over Spain on Saturday. Needing only a draw to secure...
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