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
The 31-year-old is off to a great start in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia, having already picked up two five-wicket hauls in two matches and having bagged 13 wickets at an average of 14.69.
Before the opening Perth Test starts a week from now, a massive topic of debate will be the number three spot: whether Labuschagne will get his reward for the domestic grind or whether the Aussies will look at Green, who has also started to bowl, as a long-term number three option. So far in
The horror show by Smith-led New South Wales was the major highlight, as despite the presence of Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood, NSW registered a poor outing, which slid them to third place in the table.
Australia suffered a setback ahead of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) opener as all-rounder Sean Abbott was ruled out of the Perth Test due to a hamstring injury, while pacer Josh Hazlewood has been cleared of any major damage after precautionary scans revealed no muscle strain.
With the Ashes set to commence from November 21 at Perth, plenty of Australian stars have found rhythm and got game time heading into the all-important rivalry, a massive series in their chase for the ICC World Test Championship Mace.
Steve Smith, who is captaining NSW in the Sheffield Shield 2025-26 season and will also lead Australia against England in the upcoming Ashes series, was the lone half-centurian in the entire NSW batting lineup against Victoria.
Starc struck early, dismissing four of Victoria's top six batsmen, while his Australia teammate Nathan Lyon chipped in with 2-65, removing the other two top-order batsmen.
The controversy surrounds the sale of 40 acres of government-owned land in Pune's Mundhwa area to Amadea Enterprises LLP, a firm linked to Parth Pawar, the son of Ajit Pawar. The deal has been criticised for allegedly undervaluing the land and evading stamp duty.
West Bengal LoP and BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday accused Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government of shielding Bangladeshi infiltrators for vote bank politics.
Union Minister G Kishan Reddy has sparked controversy by alleging a secret agreement between the Congress party and the BRS (Bharat Rashtra Samithi), claiming that Rahul Gandhi is shielding K Chandrashekar Rao (KCR) from investigation and arrest.
According to a release, CM Reddy questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not giving permission to arrest former Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao in the Kaleshwaram scam and BRS working President KT Rama Rao in the formula e race scam.