Australia T20I captain Mitchell Marsh is set to play his first Big Bash League (BBL) match in almost three years after being named in the Perth Scorchers squad to face Melbourne Renegades on Tuesday.
In a significant move for Italian cricket, former Australia batter Joe Burns has been announced as the new captain of the Italian national team. Burns, who switched his allegiance to Italy in May this year, brings a wealth of experience and a new level of competitiveness to the team.
There is no room for Australia's Test stars as they will continue their preparation for the crucial five-match Test series against India that starts on November 22, meaning the Aussies will need to find a new skipper for the Pakistan series.
Chasing a target of 194, England were in trouble at 79 for 3 in the ninth over when Phil Salt misjudged a shot off Matthew Short, sending it to long-on.
England's experienced all-rounder Liam Livingstone is not willing to give up on a recall to the ODI set-up and feature in the ICC Champions Trophy next year.
Marsh will remain focused solely on his role as a batter in the T20I series, given Australia's wealth of bowling and all-rounder options against England.
Smith, who is Australia's premier batter in Tests and ODIs and is considered as one of the finest longest format batters of all time, was dropped from the ICC T20 World Cup squad in favour of more younger, hard-hitting batter.
Half-centuries from openers Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney helped Australia beat India by seven wickets in the third and final T20I of the series at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Tuesday.