Australia took their tri-series record to two wins in two games, beating India at the MCG on Sunday by four wickets, though they cut it a bit finer than they'd have liked in chasing 268 to win.
The fourth ODI between Australia and South Africa was a thriller at the MCG on Friday, with the hosts ending up the winners by three wickets as Steve Smith's century saw them chase down the 268 required.
South Africa will go into the second ODI against the West Indies in Johannesburg on holding the series lead, after their returning senior players emphatically demonstrated their value in Durban on Friday, winning by 61 runs.
A century by David Warner and four wickets from Mitchell Starc was enough for Australia to beat England by three wickets in the first ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday.
The Proteas are by far the stronger side on paper, with their rested senior players, from Amla to De Villiers to Steyn returning, while the Windies are without a number of key players ahead of the World Cup.
Opener Morne van Wyk clobbered 114 runs off just 70 deliveries as South Africa hit back to beat the West Indies by 69 runs in the Third T20 International in Durban.
England Lions batsman Jonathan Trott duly completed the fourth double century of his career and shared yet another century partnership - his fourth successive one of the innings - to set up England for the better of the final day.
England batsman Ian Bell was the star of the show in his side's 60-run win over the Australian Prime Minister's XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra on Wednesday, smashing 187 in his side's total of 391 for six.
A packed Wanderers stadium were treated to some of the best batting ever seen in T20 cricket on Sunday, as Faf du Plessis and Chris Gayle delighted the crowd in the second T20, which the Windies won by four wickets in thrilling fashion.
New Zealand made sure to take a series lead in the long ODI stretch against Sri Lanka, winning the first of seven matches by three wickets at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday.
With the World Cup a month away, Sri Lanka will be pleased that they will get to play a seven-match ODI series in the tournament conditions, while New Zealand will be happy to solidify their good form.
The tense and highly emotional Test series between Australia and India came to an end on Saturday, with the fourth Test in Sydney drawn in the evening of day five as the visitors saw out the day.
The West Indies showed how comfortable they are in the shorter formats compared to Tests by winning the first T20 against South Africa by four wicket on Friday, with Chris Gayle returning to massive effect in Cape Town.
It was a day contrary to all the others at the SCG, as 11 wickets fell on a deck that had been a veritable highway on days one to three, but Australia still held a lead of 348 runs by stumps.
The Test series between the two sides may have been rather one-sided, but the upcoming three match T20 series between South Africa and the West Indies is likely to be a far more even contest.
An unbeaten hundred from Virat Kohli and a ton by opener Lokesh Rahul saw India reach 342 for the loss of five wickets at stumps on the third day of the final Test in Australia, still 230 runs behind the hosts' first innings score.
Australia were in strong command at stumps on day two of the fourth and final Test against India, with the visitors still 501 runs behind the Aussies at the SCG, on 71 for one.
New Zealand capped off an impressive Test season by winning the second Test against Sri Lanka in convincing fashion, thus recording a two-nil series win as they head towards the shorter formats.
South Africa needed just 124 runs in their second innings to win the third Test against the West Indies, and they scored those runs with eight wickets to spare before lunch on day five in Cape Town.
A double century for Kane Williamson, his first in Tests, saw New Zealand set Sri Lanka a nigh impossible 390 to win the second Test in Wellington, and at stumps on day four they had reached 45 for one.
The West Indies batted pretty well when they were finally able to resume their second innings at a rainy Newlands on Monday - but that was before Dale Steyn and Simon Harmer ripped them apart late in the day.
Given the Test series Down Under between Australia and India has already been won by the hosts, the fourth and final match actually holds a lot more interest than a usual dead rubber would.
New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson was the backbone of his side's knock on day three of the second Test against Sri Lanka, driving his side to 253 for five and a hundred-plus lead in Wellington.
South Africa made some inroads during the West Indies' reply after establishing a 92-run first-innings lead, but the third Test at Newlands is still anyone's for the taking at the end of day three.
Sri Lanka started day two in Wellington in dire straits, but by stumps were in a strong position, thanks to Kumar Sangakkara's majestic double century that saved their skins at the Basin Reserve.
