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.

The Perth Scorchers have signed former England cricket captain Paul Collingwood for this summer's revamped Big Bash League.

Stephen Coniglio is one of the hottest prospects for the 2011 AFL draft, if he decides to stick with football rather than cricket.

Dumped Test batsman Simon Katich will link with the Perth Scorchers for the revamped domestic Twenty20 cricket competition.

The batsmen heckled, the fielders sweated in their whites and the grass crackled underfoot - it could've been any cricket game on any yellowing oval in WA.

Simon Katich's Test career is effectively over after the 35-year-old opener was cut from Cricket Australia's 25-man list of contracted players for the 2011-12 season.

Australian cricket legend Shane Warne has paid tribute to his spin-bowling mentor Terry Jenner, who died this week aged 66.

Western Australia paceman Brett Dorey has announced his retirement, saying his body feels good but the time is right to let the next generation flourish.

Australia ended a long and arduous summer of cricket with a comfortable 57-run victory over a depleted England side in the seventh one-day international at the WACA ground in Perth on Sunday.

Tasmanian Roar showed some sharp fielding to hold off Western Fury in their Women's National Cricket League Twenty20 clash at Floreat Park Oval on Saturday.

Western Fury posted a three-wicket triumph in the Women's National Cricket League match against Tasmanian Roar at Floreat Park Oval in Perth.

The Australian women's cricket team has beaten England by 33 runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method in a rain-effected opening match at the WACA.

Recalled opener Phil Hughes says he is ready to be Australia's Ashes saviour, despite his stuttering form with the bat in domestic cricket.

Tom Beaton's record-breaking debut for Western Australia in one-day cricket suggests he may be the answer to his state's batting inconsistency.

Cricket Australia is searching the country for a fit pace bowler to take on England this week following the news Ryan Harris is unavailable because of a chronic knee injury.

England's cricket team touched down in Perth on Saturday as the Ashes buzz continues to grow around Australia.

The Women's National Cricket League match between Victoria Spirit and Western Fury in Geelong has been abandoned because of rain.

New South Wales and Victoria have recorded victories in their respective Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) Twenty20 fixtures on Friday.

Sri Lanka vice-captain Mahela Jayawardene admits the absence of Australian pace ace Shaun Tait from Sunday's Twenty20 clash at the WACA has eased his team's worries.

Western Australia has taken a handy 27-run lead over South Australia after the initial split innings in the one-day cricket match at Adelaide Oval.

Australian batsman Mike Hussey says he is confident he can play Test cricket well into his late thirties.

Wicketkeeper Brad Haddin and paceman Peter Siddle will make their international returns from injury in Sunday's Twenty20 match against Sri Lanka at the WACA ground after being named in the 12-man Australian squad.

A former Tasmanian cricket selector has described the past year as hell as he fought allegations of sexually assaulting a woman in Perth.

Western Australia all-rounder Ashley Noffke has announced his retirement from first-class cricket following the Warriors' eight-wicket Sheffield Shield loss to Victoria.

A former Tasmanian cricket selector is standing trial in the Perth District Court accused of sexually assaulting a 47 year-old woman.

Western Australia's cricket coach Mickey Arthur claims his team is the fittest in the country as it prepares for a preseason trip to Malaysia.

A Perth Magistrate has dropped charges against a Sri Lankan asylum seeker, accused of taking part in a riot at the Christmas Island detention centre last year.

A magistrate will travel to Christmas Island this week to inspect the detention centre where eight Sri Lankan asylum seekers are alleged to have taken part in a riot.

The reborn Australian Baseball League will attempt to "bite" into the cricket season when it kicks off with a six-team competition in November.

The WACA has been given the green light from its members to go ahead with an ambitious redevelopment that would see commercial and residential towers built at the iconic cricket ground.