Khawaja factor: how Cricket Australia are targeting multi-cultural growth
Andrew Wu Australian cricket, once derided for being run by "pale, male and stale" administrators, has taken major steps in the past few years to put itself in a position where they can capitalise on Usman...
New Zealand to prepare decent track for NSW-WA shield match despite Blacktown pitch fiasco
Andrew Wu Rod Marsh joked about it but New Zealand Cricket have promised there will be no "stitch up" next week in retaliation to the Blacktown pitch debacle which ruined the Black Caps' preparation for this...
Players union to seek feedback over live interviews after Smith's T20 dismissal
Andrew Wu The Australian Cricketers' Association will seek clarification from TV networks over what constitutes acceptable player engagement during matches after the furore created by Steve Smith's dismissal...
Usman Khawaja in line for Indian Premier League pay day after Big Bash League heroics
Andrew Wu Rod Marsh might have overlooked him but Australia's man of the moment Usman Khawaja could be hot property at this year's Indian Premier League player auction.
Australian coach Darren Lehmann suffering from deep vein thrombosis
Andrew Wu Australian coach Darren Lehmann has suffered a health scare and will miss the upcoming Twenty20 series against India after being diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis on Saturday night.
Manish Pandey shines as India save face and prevent Australian whitewash
Andrew Wu Mitchell Marsh reached a considerable milestone by breaking through for his maiden international century only to finish the night weighed down by a millstone as India denied Australia a 5-0 whitewash.
Converting Big Bash League fans to Test lovers will take a generation, say Cricket Australia
Andrew Wu Somewhere in the MCG stands on Sunday there will be a kid at the cricket for the first time; a teenager, wowed by the colour, buzz and big hitting, finally giving the game a chance; or perhaps a...
Steve Smith's Australians matching feats of halcyon Steve Waugh, Ricky Ponting years
Andrew Wu Australia's world champion one-day side is in the midst of a golden run rivaling the glory years of the Steve Waugh and Ricky Ponting-led eras.
New Zealand wickets the great unknown for Australian Test squad
Andrew Wu Australia's lack of experience in New Zealand conditions is shaping as a major stumbling block in their bid to return to the top of world cricket.
Wasim Akram, Shoaib Akhtar part of massive coup for Sydney grade club Blacktown
Andrew Wu, Chris Barrett Western Sydney is a long way from Lahore and Rawalpindi but on Thursday night Blacktown played host to two of the cities' finest cricket products - former Pakistan speed demons Wasim Akram and Shoaib...
Chadd Sayers, Jackson Bird benefiting from being last men standing
Andrew Wu Chadd Sayers' shock selection for the Test tour of New Zealand can be seen as a sign selectors have softened their hardline "velocity" stance for a "horses for courses" policy with their fast bowlers...
Thami Tsolekile named in South Africa's cricket match-fixing scandal: reports
Andrew Wu Wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile is the first South African Test player to be named as being under investigation as part of the Twenty20 match-fixing scandal engulfing South African cricket, according to...
Chadd Sayers receives shock call up for Australia's Test tour of New Zealand
Andrew Wu Uncapped paceman Chadd Sayers is the bolter for the Test tour of New Zealand as Australia digs deep into their dwindling fast bowling stocks in their bid to reclaim the No.1 ranking.
Test tour of New Zealand to give Australia litmus test after easy home summer
Andrew Wu The smooth changing of the guard in Australian cricket is set to be reflected on Wednesday when selectors name their squad for the Test tour of New Zealand.
Big Bash League 2015: Mike Hussey says Sydney Thunder success up there with Ashes glory
Andrew Wu Michael Hussey has won a World Cup and been part of an Ashes whitewash but he would rate success in the Big Bash League with Sydney Thunder as being up there with those achievements.
Australia v West Indies third Test: Stephen O'Keefe, Mitchell Marsh liven up dead match
Andrew Wu The Test arena is not a place for experimentation, as Darren Lehmann pointed out last week, but sometimes rules are there to be broken.
Australia v West Indies, third Test: Richie Benaud Medal struck in honour of cricket legend
Andrew Wu, Chris Barrett Australian played a key part in building the rivalry with the West Indies, so it's only fitting the two boards have agreed to strike a medal in the legend's name.
Australia v West Indies third cricket Test: Why they won't declare and make a game of it
Andrew Wu Thought was given to abandon the Test and use the fifth day to stage an impromptu one-day international or Twenty20 fixture but it was not deemed feasible.
Australia v West Indies third cricket Test: Mitchell Starc still pink ball sceptic
Andrew Wu There can be no doubting Cricket Australia's appetite for more day night Tests but the organisation still has some work to do to convince one of its biggest names about the merits of the pink ball.
Australia v West Indies, third Test: Female journalist given security detail during Ashes tour
Chris Barrett and Andrew Wu If Gayle's disrespectful interview has achieved anything positive it's that it might have shone a light on some of the garbage some female journalists and broadcasters have to deal with.
