Cox fractured his thumb during a warm-up fixture in Queenstown and was subsequently ruled out of the series, with batter Ollie Pope taking the gloves for the first Test in Christchurch with regular keeper Jamie Smith away on paternity leave.
Australia's legendary batter David Warner has asked Cricket Australia to explain the reason to everyone why was the ball changed on the final day of the Australia A-India A warm-up game in Mackay.
As per ESPNCricinfo, in their mission to secure a hat-trick of series wins in Australia, India was set to start the tour with a warm-up game against India A from November 15-17.
Persistent rain across the day saw in the first wet MotoGP race in almost a year. Damp Warm Up saw Luca Marini thrive as he finished the 10-minute session in third, immediately looking strong in the tricky conditions of Buriram. The following hours saw the weather dance between parting cloud
India will begin their T20 World Cup campaign against New Zealand on October 4 at Dubai International Stadium. Before the tournament, India will play warm-up matches against the West Indies and South Africa.
Reigning Asian Games champion Annu Rani (women's javelin throw) and Rajesh Ramesh (men's 400m) won their respective events, while Jyothi Yarraji topped the qualifiers at the Warszawskie Zawody Lekkoatletyczne 2024 athletics meet in Poland on Saturday.
Former England cricketer Mark Butcher has called for better cost sharing among full member nations and more warm-up matches for touring teams to make sure more competitive Test cricket takes place outside of teams like India, England and Australia
The WI squad have been in a training camp at Tonbridge School and will play a 3-day warm-up match against the England Lions at Beckenham starting on July 4. The 19-year-old fast bowler Isai Thorne will join the squad as a development player