Captain Mitchell Marsh pinpointed the lack of partnerships as the key reason behind Australia's 48-run defeat against "world-class" India in the fourth T20I at Carrara Oval on Thursday.
Opener Sam Konstas misses out, whereas Marnus Labuschagne earns a recall, and Jake Weatherald is also included in the squad as Australia announces their squad for the first Test of the Ashes 2025-26 series against England starting from November 21.
Australia spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is hopeful about cutting short the fireworks from India's "serious talent" Abhishek Sharma in the upcoming fourth T20I at the Bill Pippen Oval, Gold Coast, on Thursday (November 6).
In these last 16 months, the men's national team ended their 11-year-long trophy drought, securing the ICC T20 World Cup last year in June for the second time and following it up with a ICC Champions Trophy this year in March on spin-friendly pitches of Dubai. Cut to November, now women's
Australia swashbuckler Travis Head will remain unavailable for the final two matches of the five-match series to prepare for the Ashes, scheduled to begin on November 21, while representing South Australia in the Sheffield Shield.
Former Indian all-rounder Irfan Pathan praised Arshdeep Singh after he dazzled in the third T20I against Australia at Hobart, picking up three wickets for 35 runs in four overs, saying he's consistently proven his worth since his debut, particularly in powerplay overs.
Fiery half-centuries from Tim David and Marcus Stoinis stormed the hosts Australia to 186/6 in their 20 overs against India in the third T20I of the five-match series being played at Bellerive Oval here on Sunday.
Australia posted a commanding victory over India in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday as the visitors failed to perform with the bat except for a swashbuckling 68 from Abhishek Sharma and a useful 35 from Harshit Rana.
Steve Smith, who will serve as Australia's captain in the absence of Pat Cummins during the first Ashes Test in Perth, has warned England's 'Bazballers' that scoring runs will be a "tricky" affair on surfaces down under.
In a statement issued on Monday, Adelaide Strikers said, "The Adelaide Strikers are proud to announce that one of the world's most exciting T20 batsmen, Travis Head, has signed on for another year in blue. Head has established himself as one of the most destructive batsmen in world cricke
Australian captain Mitchell Marsh has hailed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli for their unbeaten 168-run partnership and said that the hosts needed a partnership towards the back end and could not capitalise on a good platform, having been only three wickets down for 183 runs.