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Melbourne
Thu, March 01 2012
Undeterred Mahela Jayawardene asserts Sri Lanka fortune still in team’s hands
His team's prospects of reaching the tri-series final have been dented after the massive loss to India but Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene on Thursday said he is glad that at least the islanders' fortunes are still in their own hands unlike their sub-continental neighbours.
Wed, February 22 2012
Victoria government hopes to host 2015 World Cup final at MCG
Premier of Victoria State of Australia Ted Baillieu Wednesday announced that his government will be working hard to secure the 2015 Cricket World Cup final for the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
Fri, February 17 2012
Back injury rules Mitchell Marsh out for six months
By CricketCountry Staff
Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was on Friday ruled out of action for six months after suffering back stress fracture.
Thu, January 19 2012
Coach finds no shortcomings in Virender Sehwag’s reflexes
By CricketCountry Staff
Virender Sehwag, who holds the record for highest individual run score in One-Day-Internationals (ODIs), is struggling and it is clearly evident in the way he has been performing in the ongoing series Down Under.
Thu, January 19 2012
Cyclist accuses Shane Warne of damaging his bike
Cricket great Shane Warne on Wednesday hit out at "antagonistic" cyclists after a road rage incident that he reported to police.
Wed, January 04 2012
Brad Hodge not interested in playing for Australia anymore
Consistently ignored by the national selectors despite scoring tons of runs in domestic cricket, out-of-favour batsman Brad Hodge says he is no longer interested in playing for Australia again.
Tue, December 27 2011
Melbourne crowd roars as Sachin Tendulkar comes out to bat
Sachin Tendulkar comes out to bat after the dismissal of Virender Sehwag. As he steps out to the cricket ground at Melbourne, crowd applauds and welcomes him on the field. Tendulkar scored 73 before getting bowled by Peter Siddle. Sachin and Rahul Dravid added 117 runs for the third wicket.
Tue, December 27 2011
Opening day of Boxing Day Test grabbed huge viewership
The opening day of the first cricket Test between India and Australia attracted a huge number of eyeballs, which came within 1000 viewers of eclipsing last year's Ashes day total on Channel Nine.
Mon, December 26 2011
Australian media labels Duncan Fletcher a hypocrite over DRS issue
Seething after the Australian cricket team suffered a couple of setbacks in the first Test because of India's refusal to have the Decision Review System, the media Down Under trained its guns on the visiting team's coach, Duncan Fletcher, who has supported the DRS in the past.
Sun, December 25 2011
Cricket legend Shane Warne’s bronze statue unveiled at MCG
A video of unveiling ceremony of bronze statue of Australian Cricket legend Shane Warne outside the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Wednesday. Former Australian cricketer Warne was honoured for his achievements and contribution to the game of cricket. “It's 300 kilos that statue, it's pretty lifelike for when I played,” said Warne, who...