Townsville

Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 32 off nine balls to take Australia to an easy five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first of three one-day internationals at Townsville's Riverway Stadium

Having to suddenly wake up during REM sleep right in the dead of the night is bad enough. But waking up to find the disruption was caused by a snake - now that's pretty much the stuff of nightmares. A woman in Australia not only lived through this ordeal, she has even posted about it on Facebook.

England paceman Chris Woakes claimed six wickets and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow had an injury scare as a Cricket Australia XI reached 249 for nine at the close on the opening day of their four-day tour match in Townsville

A video, shared by an Australian organisation that helps with the removal of reptiles, is currently going viral on social media. The video shows a snake handler massaging a snake to help it throw up a tennis ball it had swallowed. Shared on February 8, the Facebook video has collected over 1.1 million views, some 1,500 reactions and more than 1,700...

Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday confirmed India 'A' will join Australia, South Africa 'A' teams and CA's National Performance Squad for a 50-over quadrangular series, which will feature 18 matches across Townsville and Mackay

Bizarre has nothing on this picture of a huge python sitting comfortably in a toilet in Australia.

India, who won the tournament under Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli in 2000 and 2008, respectively, defeated Pakistan by one-wicket in an enthralling semi-final before going on to beat Australia by six wickets in the 2012 final in Townsville, Australia.

Unmukt Chand played a stellar role in helping India win the U-19 World Cup. His century helped the visitors in Townsville beat hosts Australia. The 19-year-old revealed on Tuesday after returning home to a rousing reception that he maintains a diary and that it has helped him improve his game greatly.

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell is mighty impressed with victorious skipper Unmukt Chand's leadership apart from his big-hitting which he saw from close quarters in the commentary box at Townsville in Queensland.

B Arun, the former medium-pace bowler who represented India in two Tests in the 1980s, is the coach of the Under-19 team that has just won the World Cup. Speaking to Wisden India from Townsville, Arun credited the temperament of the boys and Unmukt Chand

The BCCI on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each for members of the Indian team which lifted its third Under-19 World Cup title in Townsville after defeating defending champions Australia.

Three cricketers have been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during their teams' quarter-finals in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Townsville on Monday.

India scraped past Pakistan by one wicket in their quarterfinal of the Under-19 World Cup. The narrow, one-wicket victory in a low-scoring match at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, took India into the semifinal, but it was almost not to be.

An ICC media release previews the India-Pakistan encounter to be held on Monday. Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville is the venue for the exciting quarter-final.

India survived a mini-scare from Papua New Guinea before sealing a comfortable 107-run win to seal their place in the quarterfinal of the Under-19 World Cup in Townsville on Thursday. India will face Pakistan in the quarterfinal on August 20.

Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 32 off nine balls to take Australia to an easy five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the first of three one-day internationals at Townsville's Riverway Stadium

Having to suddenly wake up during REM sleep right in the dead of the night is bad enough. But waking up to find the disruption was caused by a snake - now that's pretty much the stuff of nightmares. A woman in Australia not only lived through this ordeal, she has even posted about it on Facebook.

England paceman Chris Woakes claimed six wickets and wicketkeeper Jonny Bairstow had an injury scare as a Cricket Australia XI reached 249 for nine at the close on the opening day of their four-day tour match in Townsville

A video, shared by an Australian organisation that helps with the removal of reptiles, is currently going viral on social media. The video shows a snake handler massaging a snake to help it throw up a tennis ball it had swallowed. Shared on February 8, the Facebook video has collected over 1.1 million views, some 1,500 reactions and more than 1,700...

Cricket Australia (CA) on Wednesday confirmed India 'A' will join Australia, South Africa 'A' teams and CA's National Performance Squad for a 50-over quadrangular series, which will feature 18 matches across Townsville and Mackay

Bizarre has nothing on this picture of a huge python sitting comfortably in a toilet in Australia.

India, who won the tournament under Mohammad Kaif and Virat Kohli in 2000 and 2008, respectively, defeated Pakistan by one-wicket in an enthralling semi-final before going on to beat Australia by six wickets in the 2012 final in Townsville, Australia.

Unmukt Chand played a stellar role in helping India win the U-19 World Cup. His century helped the visitors in Townsville beat hosts Australia. The 19-year-old revealed on Tuesday after returning home to a rousing reception that he maintains a diary and that it has helped him improve his game greatly.

Former Australia skipper Ian Chappell is mighty impressed with victorious skipper Unmukt Chand's leadership apart from his big-hitting which he saw from close quarters in the commentary box at Townsville in Queensland.

B Arun, the former medium-pace bowler who represented India in two Tests in the 1980s, is the coach of the Under-19 team that has just won the World Cup. Speaking to Wisden India from Townsville, Arun credited the temperament of the boys and Unmukt Chand

The BCCI on Sunday announced a cash prize of Rs 20 lakh each for members of the Indian team which lifted its third Under-19 World Cup title in Townsville after defeating defending champions Australia.

Three cricketers have been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during their teams' quarter-finals in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012 in Townsville on Monday.

India scraped past Pakistan by one wicket in their quarterfinal of the Under-19 World Cup. The narrow, one-wicket victory in a low-scoring match at the Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville, took India into the semifinal, but it was almost not to be.

An ICC media release previews the India-Pakistan encounter to be held on Monday. Tony Ireland Stadium in Townsville is the venue for the exciting quarter-final.

India survived a mini-scare from Papua New Guinea before sealing a comfortable 107-run win to seal their place in the quarterfinal of the Under-19 World Cup in Townsville on Thursday. India will face Pakistan in the quarterfinal on August 20.