Third ODI
Ideal surface gives Clarke some cause for thought
Lee Gaskin ONE look at the Manuka Oval pitch and some inside knowledge from Brad Haddin has convinced Michael Clarke the winless West Indies are going to be difficult to contain on the flat surface.
Clarke gears up for flat-track shoot-out
Lee Gaskin One look at the Manuka Oval pitch and some inside knowledge from Brad Haddin have convinced Australian skipper Michael Clarke the winless West Indies are going to be difficult to contain on the flat...
Cricket
Rain expected to clear for Prime Minister's XI
Lee Gaskin Rain at Manuka Oval is expected to clear, allowing Cricket ACT to breathe a sigh of relief after last year’s match with Sri Lanka was abandoned due to rain.
Cricket
Haddin, Gayle on collision course
Lee Gaskin Prime Minister’s XI: Test off-spinner Nathan Lyon is in no doubt what corner he'll be in for Haddin v Gayle II, but the main combatants are eager to put their Big Bash League stoush to bed ahead of...
Haddin, Gayle spat 'is over'
Lee Gaskin Brad Haddin and Chris Gale are eager to put their BBL stoush to bed ahead of their rematch.
Faulkner called up to take on Windies
Lee Gaskin Tasmanian all-rounder James Faulkner has been called into Australia's one-day squad.
Faulkner steps up to make the most of Henriques' misfortune
Lee Gaskin TASMANIAN all-rounder James Faulkner has been called into Australia's one-day squad to replace the injured Moises Henriques and is in line to make his ODI debut against the West Indies later this...
Cricket
Windies primed for Manuka
Lee Gaskin Prime Minister’s XI: The West Indies plan to use their inside knowledge of local conditions and players gained from the Big Bash League to upset a revamped Australian one-day side.
Not about me, says Ponting of farewell
Chris Wilson and Lee Gaskin Canberra cricket lovers will be keeping one eye to the heavens today in the hope rain doesn't ruin the Prime Minister's XI match at Manuka Oval for the second year in a row.
Prime Minister's XI
Haddin, Gayle share fleeting moment in middle
Lee Gaskin Prime Minister's XI: Chris Gayle didn't play, but still managed to get up close and personal with Brad Haddin.
Monday's Expert
Fans left to lament as CA cuts short Mr Cricket's farewell tour
Lee Gaskin Just when Cricket Australia had learnt how to give retiring greats a fitting send-off, it stuffs up the Mike Hussey farewell tour.
Cricket
Ponting backs rotation and Nine
Lee Gaskin Retired great Ricky Ponting says rotating players in and out of the Australian team is part of the modern game, but reckons Channel Nine has every right to feel short-changed for showing games with...
Cricket
Haddin to team with Ponting in PM's XI
Lee Gaskin Recalled Australian wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will reunite with champion batsman Ricky Ponting for the Prime Minister's XI match in Canberra later this month.
Cricket
Refugee spinner selected for PM's XI
Lee Gaskin Fawad Ahmed has gone from asylum seeker to rubbing shoulders with Julia Gillard at The Lodge.
Cricket
Historic Manuka Oval set to appear in a new light
Lee Gaskin Lights, Manuka, action! The biggest change in the 83-year history of Canberra's iconic cricket and Australian rules football ground is under way, with the first of six light towers erected at Manuka...
Cricket
Canberra needs a spot at big boys' table: Cairns
Lee Gaskin Chris Cairns says it is ''fundamentally wrong'' the ACT isn't a full member of Cricket Australia.
Sheffield Shield
Blues take narrow win over Bulls at Manuka
Lee Gaskin NSW survived a late collapse to limp across the line with a vital three-wicket win against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at Manuka Oval on Friday.
Cricket
Ring-in Abbott sings the Blues
Lee Gaskin Sean Abbott was supposed to kick back on the central coast this week - instead he hit the winning runs for NSW in a thrilling Sheffield Shield match in Canberra.
Cricket
Haddin looks to a triumphant homecoming
Lee Gaskin Veteran wicketkeeper Brad Haddin will be looking to secure a triumphant Canberra homecoming as he attempts to steer NSW to a crucial Sheffield Shield win on Friday.
Cricket
Lehmann backs Blues to cover star duo
Lee Gaskin QUEENSLAND coach Darren Lehmann believes NSW has the depth to cover the loss of international duo Shane Watson and Mitchell Starc in this week's Sheffield Shield match in Canberra.
