Nathan Astle has received some good news after scans confirmed that his hand isn’t broken and he only sustained heavy bruising.

James Packer has announced that he will be donating $10m to start a foundation that helps disadvantaged Australian cricketers.

Shane Warne has reached the mammoth achivement of 700 Test wickets today by clean bowling Andrew Strauss for 50 shortly before tea.

Nathan Astle’s unbeaten 40 led New Zealand to a comfortable five-wicket win in Auckland.

India fast bowler Irfan Pathan has returned home from South Africa to gain some much needed confidence by playing domestic cricket.

Australia are firmly in front at the close of day one of the Boxing Day Test match at the MCG, bowling England out for just 159 runs.

India have wrestled control of day one in their second Test match against South Africa.

England pace bowler Matthew Hoggard has called on his side to perform or face an Ashes whitewash, the first since 1921.

A calf muscle injury has ruled out Pakistani all-rounder Abdul Razzaq from the upcoming Test series against South Africa next month.

Shahid Hamid, head of the Pakistani anti-doping tribunal, has said that WADA have the power to ban Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif.