The Australian government on Wednesday blamed the United States, not the WikiLeaks founder, for the unauthorised release of about 250,000 secret US diplomatic cables and said those who originally leak

Mike Hussey and Brad Haddin combined to beat a record set in the Don Bradman era to guide Australia into a dominant 436-5 at tea on Saturday on the third day of the first Ashes test against England.

Peter Siddle celebrated a hattrick and career-best Test figures on his birthday to bowl Australia into a commanding position against England after the opening day of the first Ashes Test at the Gabba

Allegations of a match-fixing scandal involving Pakistan has the country's future tours in doubt, a call by a former International Cricket Council chief for a team ban and renewed suspicions over a te