Captain Pat Cummins and Nathan Lyon return to the Australian Test XI side as pacers Brendan Doggett and Michael Neser drop out, with the Aussies aiming to seal the Ashes series in Adelaide. The hosts have confirmed their playing XI for the third Ashes Test against England, as per the ICC web
Australia speedster Michael Neser's five-wicket haul has put the hosts in the driver's seat after the end of the second session on Day 4 of the second Ashes Test at The Gabba on Sunday.
England assistant coach Marcus Trescothick acknowledged that Australia outperformed England with the bat and ball during a challenging Day 3 of the second Ashes Test at the Gabba, leaving England on the brink of a possible 2-0 series deficit.
Starc delivered another all-time excellent performance in a pink-ball Test, following his first innings six-wicket haul with a tenacious 77 to give the Aussies a 177-run first innings lead and ended the day with two crucial scalps of Joe Root and Jamie Smith to leave England six down, still
In a massive setback for Australia, after injuries to skipper Pat Cummins and Sean Abbott, another mainstay of the Aussie pace attack, Hazlewood, has been ruled out of the first Test at Perth due to a hamstring injury which first surfaced during the Sheffield Shield return for New South W
Weeks before the Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT), injury struck Australia after seasoned medium-pacer Michael Neser picked up an injury on Thursday during the second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A in Melbourne.
Michael Neser and Beau Webster helped Australia A dominate over India A as Day 1 ended on Thursday in the ongoing second unofficial Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Australia announced a 14-player squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against New Zealand, with experienced pacer Michael Neser returning to the red-ball setup.
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.