Big-hitting New South Welshman David Warner is the new captaincy face amongst the leaders revealed for the expanded Big Bash League cricket competition this summer.

Eddie McGuire and netball star Sharelle McMahon are among the big names on the inaugural board of Big Bash League cricket team the Melbourne Stars.

The Melbourne Stars will have plenty of leadership options for the inaugural Big Bash T20 cricket league starting in December, having signed three interstate players who have captained at first-class level.

Out-of-form batsman Cameron White has been dropped from the Australian one-day cricket squad for next month's tour of Sri Lanka.

Paceman Peter Siddle will have a chance to push his case for selection in Australia's tour of Sri Lanka after earning a late call-up for Australia A's four-day games against Zimbabwe.

Shane Warne will quit professional cricket after the Indian Premier League (IPL) season, the Australian spinner said on Friday.

A Melbourne taxi driver says getting a cab tomorrow night will be "next to impossible", with many Indian drivers taking the night off to watch the cricket.

Thousands of dollars in Twenty20 Champions League prizemoney will be paid out to South Australia and Victoria by Cricket Australia after embarrassed organisers could not provide the cash nearly five months after the event.

Police have charged a man who allegedly hit a police divisional van with a cricket bat overnight at Maryborough.

A 31-year-old heroin addict with extensive driving convictions has been sentenced to eight years in prison for the hit-run death of a Sri Lankan refugee.

Today's one-day domestic cricket final between Victoria and Tasmania at the MCG looks certain to have a reduced number of overs, as rain continues to fall approaching the scheduled start time.

Youth could prove a weapon rather than a handicap for Victoria on Sunday as they try to break their limited-overs cricket jinx.

Victoria batsmen Matthew Wade and Rob Quiney thwarted New South Wales' victory bid on the final day of the Sheffield Shield cricket match at the MCG.

New South Wales is bating again, despite Victoria failing to avoid the follow on in their Sheffield Shield cricket match at the MCG.

Paul Sheahan has become only the second Test player to be elected president of the Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC).

New South Wales won the toss and elected to bat in the Sheffield Shield cricket match against Victoria at the MCG on Friday morning.

NSW Breakers captain Alex Blackwell successfully paced her side's rain-affected chase, as they won a record-equalling sixth straight Women's National Cricket League one-day final at the SCG on Saturday.

Cricket Australia will engage independent consultants to review the sport's governance and the performance of the national team after its humiliating Ashes series loss on home soil.

A captain's knock by Rachael Haynes helped Victoria to a comfortable six-wicket win over South Australia in their Women's National Cricket League one-day clash at Junction Oval on Saturday.

Victoria captain Andrew McDonald says players swapping camps for next summer's Twenty20 could also cause major upheaval in Shield cricket.

Victorian batsman Aaron Finch says the Bushrangers are devastated by their sudden drop from the nation's best to worst-performed side in Twenty20 cricket.

Cricket Australia are hoping under-siege skipper Michael Clarke's bat is able to turn the tide of public opinion after he copped the ignominy of sustained jeers from his own fans at the MCG on Sunday night.

After playing the innings of his life, Shane Watson said cricket was only a game and revealed he would be heading to his home town of Ipswich to help those battling the Queensland floods.

Tasmania's cricket hierarchy has given no thought to promoting potential national skipper Tim Paine to the state's captaincy, coach Tim Coyle says.

England has retained the Ashes for the first time in 24 years with a crushing innings and 157-run victory over Australia in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

The Melbourne Cricket Club will review the controversial ticket allocation to members after another embarrassing crowd shortfall on day one of the fourth Ashes Test.

Four years after his last Test at the MCG, cricket legend Shane Warne will be the latest sports star to be honoured with a statue at the ground.

Australian cricket captain Ricky Ponting has declared himself fit to play in tomorrow's fourth Ashes Test in Melbourne.

Opener Matthew Wade's second domestic one-day century guided Victoria to a six-wicket win over New South Wales at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday.

Allegations of pitch doctoring to favour Australia's attack for the fourth Ashes Test against England have been "funny to read", the Melbourne Cricket Ground's head groundsman said.