Cricket

Governed by the International Cricket Council (ICC), cricket is played in a number of countries, including Australia, England, New Zealand, India, West Indies, South Africa, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Modern cricket formats include five day Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODIs) and, more recently, Twenty20.

The Australian cricket side is captained by Ricky Ponting and was, until the past year or so, considered to be amongst the finest cricket teams ever assembled. Recent retirements have decimated the once unbeatable Australian cricket team and now they’re facing strong challenges from India and South Africa in particular for the mantle of being ranked the world’s premier cricketing nation.