Ponting goes out with a whimper
Ricky Ponting's final innings for Australia ended in disappointment as he managed just eight on the fourth morning of the third Test against South Africa.
Ricky Ponting's final innings for Australia ended in disappointment as he managed just eight on the fourth morning of the third Test against South Africa.
Ricky Ponting has announced he will retire at the end of the third Test against South Africa.
England raced to a famous 10-wicket win over India in the second Test this morning, after Monty Panesar finished with a career-best match haul of 11 for 210.
Captain Michael Clarke became the first man in Test history to score four double centuries in a calendar year as Australia produced a dominant performance on day one of the second Test against South Africa in Adelaide.
Cricket Ireland has confirmed that it will play an Australia A side in a four-day contest this summer, with the fixture pencilled in for 14-17 June.
Alastair Cook's heroic resistance ended in empty anti-climax as England lost the first Test to India by nine wickets at the Sardar Patel Stadium.
Paul Stirling was named RSA International Men's Player of the Year at the inaugural RSA Cricket Ireland Awards.
Ireland's Niall O'Brien will join Leicestershire for the start of next season, his former club Northamptonshire have confirmed.
Kevin Pietersen has been added to England's squad for the forthcoming tour of India.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has provisionally suspended six umpires who allegedly agreed to spot-fix matches during a recent sting operation conducted by an Indian television channel.