• Mitchell Starc deported from UK over visa problem

  

  Australia seamer Mitchell Starc has been deported from the UK after a problem with his visa prevented him playing for Yorkshire. Starc, who has played four Test matches for Australia, was held up at Heathrow for four hours before...

   

• Australia push India to fourth in ICC Test rankings

  

  Australia have pushed India to fourth place in the ICC Test championship table after winning the three-match series against the West Indies 2-0. Australia had entered the series against the West Indies on equal points with India...

   

• Shivnarine Chanderpaul back as No. 1 Test batsman

  

  West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul has regained the number-one ranking in the ICC Player Rankings for Test batsmen after hitting two half-centuries in the Dominica Test which Australia won by 75 runs to claim the series...

   

• Peter Siddle ruled out for Friends Life T20

  

  Australian fast bowler Peter Siddle will not be available for the Friends Life t20 competition this year due to injury. Siddle had been due to join Essex for the competition’s group stages which are played in June and July. Siddle...

   

• Watson, Gambhir and Ingram on the rise in T20 rankings

  

  Australia’s Shane Watson and Gautam Gambhir of India have made upward movements in the ICC T20I Player Rankings which were released on Saturday. Watson scored 69 and 0 in the two T20Is against the West Indies and has been...

   

• Johan Botha to captain South Australia

  

  Michael Klinger has stepped down as South Australia’s cricket captain and will be replaced by South African Johan Botha. State coach, Darren Berry announced that Botha has been appointed on a two-year contract to captain...

   

• Pat Cummins to play for Australia Under-19 team

  

  Australia test bowler Pat Cummins will join the Australia U19 squad for its International Quad Series starting in Townsville next week. Cummins’ inclusion is part of a plan to re-introduce the 18-year-old to competitive cricket...

   

• Michael Clarke joins Pune Warriors as Yuvraj’s replacement

  

  Australia’s Test and ODI captain Michael Clarke has been signed by Pune Warriors India for the forthcoming season of the IPL. Clarke will replace Yuvraj Singh, who was diagnosed with lung cancer (stage-I) earlier this year...

   

• Australia at risk of losing World No 1 ODI status

  

  Australia’s hold on the one-day international world number one ranking has been loosened after the disappointing drawn series against West Indies. Australia has dropped four ratings points after its five-match ODI series...

   

• Star Cricket Live Streaming

  

  STAR Cricket, part of the ESPN-STAR network, is live streaming the ODI cricket tournament (Australia, India, and Sri Lanka) online on their official website. India’s tour of Australia started on December 26, 2011 will feature...