Alex Keath

Alex Keath is the latest of the Australians who have played cricket and another sport to a high level

Young players often pick cricket over the richer football codes for the love of the game. It is a risky proposition for them, though

Hampshire have announced the inaugural draft of players into the Ageas Bowl International Cricket Academy and will host six young Australians throughout the summer of 2013

A round-up of the action from the third day of the first round of three-day matches in the Emerging Players Tournament

Cricket has scored a rare victory over Australian rules football with the multi-talented teenager Alex Keath choosing bat and ball over a potentially lucrative AFL career

Chris Gayle reminded Australian audiences of his power by blasting 146 as the West Indians warmed up with a 90-run win over the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra

A round-up of the sixth day's games at the Under-19 World Cup

Australia coasted to an easy six-wicket win in the fourth ODI at the Marrara Cricket Ground to level the series 2-2 against Sri Lanka Under-19s

Former Australian coach John Buchanan's younger son Nick Buchanan has been named in Australia's Under-19 squad to play Sri Lanka