The iconic Prime Minister's XI match returns to Canberra in November with confirmation that the Prime Minister's XI will take on an England XI in a two-day, day-night fixture at Manuka Oval on Saturday (November 29) and Sunday (November 30).
The combination of the pink ball and the conditions at Sabina Park has prompted Australia to reassess the balance of their playing XI, with captain Pat Cummins not ruling out the possibility of dropping veteran spinner Nathan Lyon in favour of an extra fast bowler, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Mitchell Marsh, making his return to international action, has been appointed captain of a 16-member Australian squad for their upcoming T20I series against the West Indies in the Caribbean next month, according to the official website of ICC.
The beginning of 2025 has been nothing short of unforgettable for Matt Kuhnemann. What started as a period of uncertainty--with fears that a broken thumb might derail his chances of a Test recall--soon turned into a triumphant chapter in his career. He bowled Australia to victory in Sri Lank
The Aussies named a 23-player list that will receive national contracts for the 2025/26 season on Tuesday, which also witnessed Marsh getting a central contract. The 33-year-old has dealt with plenty of injury issues recently, which hampered his ability to bowl and he last played for Austral
The Aussies named a 23-player list that will receive national contracts for the 2025/26 season on Tuesday, with all-rounder Aaron Hardie, pacer Sean Abbott and spinner Todd Murphy the unlucky trio to miss out and youngsters Cooper Connolly and Jake Fraser-McGurk also failing to earn a deal.
Things are slowly getting worse for Aussies as after injury to Mitchell Marsh and shock retirement of Marcus Stoinis, their pace bowling options have depleted further with Cummins and Hazlewood being ruled out of the tournament due to ankle and hip issues respectively, as per cricket.com.au.
Reports suggested the return of Maxwell and Handscomb in Australia's tour of the sub-continent. However, youngsters Cooper Connolly and Nathan McSweeney were preferred over the experienced duo.
After impressing against a famed Indian bowling unit in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Sam Konstas was named in Australia's upcoming two-match Test tour of Sri Lanka. But there is still uncertainty whether he would walk out to open for Australia in the sub-continent.
Australia captain Pat Cummins's availability is now in doubt for the upcoming Champions Trophy after it was revealed that he had been dealing with an ankle problem during the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.
Nathan McSweeney has been "devastated" after he was dropped from Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Test against India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
ACT Comet Hanno Jacobs will rub shoulders with Test-capped internationals Scott Boland and Matthew Renshaw when he takes the field for the Prime Minister's XI.