Australia’s six-wicket win over England was enough to send the losers crashing out of the Champions Trophy at the first hurdle.

Stephen Fleming will break the one-day international captaincy record when New Zealand play Pakistan next week in the Champions Trophy.

Sri Lanka are back on track after their loss to Pakistan, while New Zealand come crashing back down to Earth.

England face off against Australia in their next match in the Champions Trophy and it is a must win for both teams.

Shoaib Akhtar is facing more drug accusations after being accused of taking cocaine and cannabis to try and increase his bowling speed.

Chris Gayle was fined 30 percent of his match fee over his clash with Australian batsman Michael Clarke in the recent CT fixture.

Ross Taylor, is travelling to India tomorrow as a precaution should he be required to join the BLACKCAPS as cover for Scott Styris.

Australian fast bowler Stuart Clark has made a quicker-than-expected recovery from his hamstring injury.

Jerome Taylor’s hat-trick sealed a sensational 10-run victory for the West Indies against Australia in Group A of the Champions Trophy

Injuries have hit the Black Caps Champions Trophy squad with there being concerns over three players ahead of the Sri Lanka match.