Agar wants to be Australia's Test spinner, not all-rounder
Ashton Agar hasn't shut the door on being the solution to Australia's all-rounder problem, but says he wants to focus on being a frontline spinner first.
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Rogers says Australian Test players need more game time
Former Australian opening batsman Chris Rogers says Australia's cricketers had not played enough ahead of the first Test to do well against South Africa in Perth.
Australians paid price for first Test Gabba snub: Harris
Former Test quick Ryan Harris says Australia have paid the price for moving the season opener away from traditional home fortress Brisbane.
Australian batsmen losing mental focus: Waugh
National selector Mark Waugh has challenged Australia's top order to sharpen up mentally after he was left dismayed by their latest batting capitulation.
Southern Stars snub Osborne for South Africa series
ACT Meteors coach James Allsopp says Erin Osborne will let her "bat and ball do the talking" as she looks to "prove a few people wrong", after the allrounder was overlooked ...
Siddle's injury leaves pace stocks thin
Australian paceman Peter Siddle will miss the second Test after suffering a recurrence of the back injury that forced him out of the game for eight months.
Scrap international T20s and consider shortening Test matches: Fleming
Cricket should scrap T20 international matches and give four-day tests real consideration to draw bigger crowds to the sport, one of its most respected tacticians said.
Stars coach sees benefits of men and women training together
The Melbourne Stars' men could learn about decision-making from its women when they go on pre-season camp together for the first time, coach Stephen Fleming said.
Southern Stars feeling confident about series with South Africa
The Southern Stars are feeling confident as they prepare for their first bilateral series against South Africa, captain Meg Lanning says.
India won't be stressed by DRS: Rahane
India are determined to avoid stressing out over the decision review system in the five-Test series set to get under way against England in Rajkot.
South Africa's de Villiers ruled out of early return against Australia
South Africa coach Russell Domingo has ruled out the prospect of skipper AB de Villiers making a surprise return during the three-Test series against Australia.
Burns feels sorry for injured Marsh
A Test recall seemed so unlikely for Joe Burns that he booked a surfing trip on the Sunshine Coast this week.
We'll get even better, say bullish Proteas
Confident South Africa believe they have landed a psychological blow on an Australian team that coach Darren Lehmann concedes is feeling the pressure from their long run of ...
Sore paceman Peter Siddle sent for scans
Australia could be forced to make three changes for the second Test, with paceman Peter Siddle sweating on the results of scans on a sore back.
Southern Stars unchanged for South Africa series
In-form Australia is unchanged for the women's one-day international series against South Africa from the team that thrashed Sri Lanka.
Wessels: Australia lacked 'quality, passion and fighting spirit'
Former South African captain Kepler Wessels has accused the Australian Test side of lacking heart and says if the national selectors "had any sense" they would axe Mitch Marsh.
Lehmann: No split between Lyon and Smith
Australia have rallied around struggling spinner Nathan Lyon as it emerged Hobart's fickle weather could further dampen a summer already spinning out of control.
Un-Australian: the decline of Smith's team is startling
No matter how great the margin between South Africa and Australia in the first Test match, it would always flatter the hosts. A final gap of 177 runs was no indication of the ...
Pretorius called up to replace Dale Steyn
Allrounder Dwaine Pretorius has been called into South Africa's Test squad as a replacement for injured paceman Dale Steyn.
Burns, Ferguson drafted into misfiring Test squad
Shaken Australia have drafted in batsmen Joe Burns and Callum Ferguson for this week's second Test as they seek to rebound from a 117-run crunching in the series opener in Perth.
Last chance saloon looms for battling Australians
Australia heads to Hobart with nearly half its squad playing for their Test futures after being comprehensively outplayed by South Africa in Perth.
All round, it doesn't add up
It's all Shane Warne's fault. Or Warne's and Glenn McGrath's together. It's Adam Gilchrist's fault. Jacques Kallis is to blame and so is Andrew Flintoff.
Tale of woe: rating the Australian players
It's been a tale of woe in Perth, with Australia's batsmen again failing to deliver the runs required to put their opponents under pressure. There is much for the players - ...
Scrutiny will be on Sutherland if wheels come off Australia
The Australian team paid a heavy price for the shifting of the first Test from the Gabba to the WACA this season.
'What a crock of $&@!': DRS labelled a failure by Mitchell Johnson
Former Test star Mitchell Johnson has labelled the decision review system a failure following Mitch Marsh's controversial dismissal during the first cricket Test against South ...
The men challenging Lyon for Test berth
Coming off the worst bowling figures in his Test career, Nathan Lyon is for the first time at home facing intense competition for his place in the side.
Jittery NSW bumble way to shield win
A jittery New South Wales have claimed back-to-back wins to start the Sheffield Shield season after bumbling to a three-wicket victory over Western Australia.
Hussey blames poor preparation for Aussie flop against South Africa
Former Test star Mike Hussey blames Australia's rushed preparation for their insipid display against South Africa and says the performance will heighten their stress and anxiety.
Live: Australia v South Africa, day five at the WACA
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Live: Australia v South Africa, day four at the WACA
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