Australian players have started to intensify their preparations ahead of the highly-anticipated Border Gavaskar Trophy against India, with Steven Smith and Mitchell Starc set to play for New South Wales against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield.
Australia's decision to field an unchanged frontline pace attack last summer might have been unusual as selectors now reassess their seam options after losing allrounder Cameron Green.
Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar series 2024-25 against India, Australia right-arm seamer Josh Hazelwood opened- up on the game plan that his team will make for players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli in the upcoming series
Star Australia opener Travis Head joined the elite list of Aussie batters after he smashed 30 runs in a single over in the first T20I match against England in Southampton.
Green's statement comes when the skipper Pat Cummins said that the bowling workload of all-rounders Cameron Green and Mitchell Marsh will be raised more during the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India at home later this year, with an aim to help the mainstay trio of Cummins
Australia has not held the Border-Gavaskar Trophy since the 2014-15 series, which they won 2-0. Since then, they have suffered consecutive series defeats to India on home soil.
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood showered praise on the India skipper Rohit Sharma and said that the 37-year-old is a world-class player. India clinched a 24-run win over Australia in the Super Eights match of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium.
Scotland will be taking on Australia in their ICC T20 World Cup match at Saint Lucia on Sunday. Australia has qualified for the Super Eights with three wins in three games so far, giving them six points. Scotland is at the second place, with two wins and a no result, giving them five points.