On the Sky Sports panel, only three commentators, including former Australia captains Mark Taylor and Ponting, as well as ex-Australia women's cricketer Mel Jones, have found themselves outnumbered by a large group of ex-English players.
Former Australian cricketer Tom Moody has backed Todd Murphy instead of Cameron Green for featuring in the final Ashes Test against England at The Oval.
Australia cricketer Glen Maxell and his wife Vini Maxwell are soon going to embrace parenthood. Their family recently hosted a traditional baby shower for Vini.
Australia retained the Ashes 2023 title after rain completely ruled out the fifth day of the fourth test match on Sunday at Emirates Old Trafford in Manchester.
England spinner Moeen Ali suggested that Australia should play a spinner in the fourth Test of the Ashes series and said that Todd Murphy could be their main option in the Playing XI
The trophy arrived in Auckland, where it paid homage to the iconic Eden Park stadium. This historical venue witnessed the exhilarating semi-final clash between New Zealand and South Africa in the 2015 ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.
Chris Woakes and Harry Brook put on an impressive display with the bat, supported by Mark Wood's crucial contribution in the final moments of the game, leading England to a thrilling 3-wicket victory over Australia on Day 4 of the third Test at Headingley Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Australian legspinner Mitchell Swepson has signed for Glamorgan to play in the County Championship as cover for Michael Neser, who is currently with the Australia Test squad in the ongoing Ashes 2023 series.
"I think it has been Australia's day. I would rather be sat in Australia's changing room right now and the difference for me has been Carey. You always expect an Australian to grind out some runs on this wicket. That impetus late on in the day and leading momentum into when the new ball came
"It did start to spin, I thought Moeen Ali bowled beautifully, but then I thought they were a bit sloppy in that last session," Nasser Hussain told Sky Sports.
Khawaja displayed an excellent show in the first innings of Australia on the 2nd day of the 1st Test match of the Ashes series. He scored 126(279)* as Australia trailed by 82 runs, scoring 311/5.
"I said to Ben Stokes a month ago in Chennai, 'If you were eight down in the first innings, would you declare? He said 'Yeah, why would we send Jimmy Anderson out to bat?," said Hussain told Sky Sports.