http://au.rd.yahoo.com/news/rss/top_stories/*http://au.news.yahoo.com/top/ en-au Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo!Xtra. All rights reserved. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:58:33 +1300 http://l.yimg.com/au.yimg.com/i/mh/nz/yxtra_sport_1_1.gif 241 36 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507947 Two contrasting comeback trails cross at world cricket's southernmost venue today as fast bowlers Shane Bond and Mohammad Asif end their two-year exodus from test action. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:45:53 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507916 Top of the table Northern Districts have plenty of motivation for their Plunket Shield match against Wellington, starting in Hamilton this morning. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:30:54 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507894 The Black Caps are set to take just four front line bowlers into the first cricket test against Pakistan at the University Oval, Dunedin. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:39:19 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507870 JOHANNESBURG, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Herschelle Gibbs has been recalled to the South Africa squad for the remainder of the one-day series against England. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:52:45 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507647 KANPUR, India, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Injured Sri Lanka paceman bowler Dhammika Prasad will miss the second test against India starting on Tuesday but opener Tillekaratne Dilshan will play despite suffering a broken nose. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:24:07 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507396 A "mentally-tougher" Mitchell Johnson has revealed the personal pain of his mother's attack on his fiancee sparked his Ashes meltdown in England. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:52 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507326 Tasmania take on South Australia on Tuesday in the first of four consecutive Shield cricket fixtures for the Tigers at their fortress, Bellerive Oval. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:20:22 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507084 West Indies quick Jerome Taylor believes Australia are looking "beatable" in the first Test, hinting that the visitors will ambush the overwhelming favourites. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:16:42 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507340 The International Cricket Council (ICC) will safeguard a potentially vulnerable next generation of stars by ensuring its anti-corruption unit will be at January's under-19 World Cup in New Zealand. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:32:21 +1300 http://nz.sports.yahoo.com/cricket/news/article/-/6507169 Australia will have a jet-lagged Chris Gayle in their cross-hairs but Ricky Ponting believes cricket's Mr Cool will overcome his dreadful Test preparation. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:33:12 +1300