David Warner wants to bid farewell to Test cricket on his homeground at the SCG next year, in the New Year’s Test against Pakistan. That will be one staging post towards a complete exit from the international game, with Warner hoping his final game in Australia colours is at the 2024 T20 World Cup. That

Who should keep wicket for India during the World Test Championship final against Australia? India have a call to make between two inexperienced candidates, with KS Bharat having played only four Tests and Ishan Kishan yet to debut in the format, and Ravi Shastri feels the choice could come down to conditions at The Oval.

Australia quick Josh Hazlewood believes he is a chance to play in the World Test Championship final against India provided he can get through some heavy training loads over the next week after leaving the IPL early due to some soreness in his side. Hazlewood played just three matches in the IPL for Royal Challengers

Many Associate member boards fear the proposed new international revenue-distribution model, which heavily favours the game’s superpowers, could potentially stall the growth of the game. The ICC has proposed a new revenue-sharing model for the 2024-27 cycle to be voted on at its July board meeting in Durban. As reported by ESPNcricinfo earlier this month,

Ricky Ponting wants India to play as many X-factor players as possible if they want to have an edge over Australia in the World Test Championship (WTC) final. Like Ishan Kishan, who, Ponting feels, is a stronger bet than KS Bharat to play as the wicketkeeper-batter in the absence of Rishabh Pant, and Suryakumar Yadav.

The squad gathered in Brisbane on Monday for their latest training camp ahead of their departure but will travel without captain Lanning, who has withdrawn from the series to remain at home to manage an undisclosed medical issue. “I’ve finally probably come to terms with it, it’s been a rough couple of days,” Healy told

Australia have pushed Mitchell Marsh and Matt Renshaw into their reserves for the upcoming WTC final against India, trimming their squad to 15 members in the process. Josh Hazlewood, meanwhile, has been retained after scans had revealed no substantial damage – he left the IPL early after complaining of side soreness. Josh Inglis, who is

Glamorgan have signed Australian legspinner Peter Hatzoglou on a short-term contract as cover for Michael Neser, who is currently with Australia for their pre-World Test Championship final and Ashes camp. Hatzoglou, who gave up a career as an accountant after getting his chance in the Big Bash League aged 22, had been playing club cricket

Australia appear to have avoided a significant injury concern after Cameron Green was able to resume his innings in the IPL Qualifier against Gujarat Titans having been forced to retire hurt from a blow on the arm. Green left the field in the second over of Mumbai Indians’ chase when he was struck just below

An Australian squad arriving for an Ashes tour of the UK is not like it used to be. Long gone are the days of landing en masse at Heathrow airport in late April to begin a month of county matches before the real thing started. Even a single warm-up game is no longer a reality.

Queensland wicketkeeper Jimmy Peirson has been called into Australia’s Ashes squad as a replacement for Josh Inglis who will miss part of the tour. Peirson will join the tour ahead of the second Test at Lord’s with Inglis due to return home for birth of his first child. Inglis will return to the squad at

Hazlewood (side) and Marsh (adductor) came home early from the IPL with minor niggles and though both have since returned to bowling, and there remains confidence they’ll be ready for the Ashes, the clash with India at The Oval on June 7 may come too soon. Australia will effectively need to make a call by

For those Australians involved in the Ashes their county seasons now come to a halt, while others finish their IPL campaigns although one key figure will be hanging around In the end, Smith only managed three innings for Sussex but looked in decent touch, although wore an increasingly miffed expression each time he was given

Josh Hazlewood, who has missed substantial Test cricket over the last couple of years through injury, flew home early from the IPL after reporting side soreness although scans in Australia did not show any damage. He has since returned to bowling ahead of the squad’s departure to the UK at the end of the week

The 27-year-old left-hander, who was born in England, had endured a dire Test tour of India where he made scores of 0, 2 and 2 in two Tests. Only runs, and lots of them, were going to get him on the plane to England. “I had a little bit of a blip in the first

James Anderson believes Australia will not be able to cope with England at their best as he prepares to play no more than four of the five men’s Ashes Tests this summer. Anderson is recovering from a mild groin strain picked up during Lancashire’s County Championship match against Somerset last week. While the 40-year-old expects

Brian Booth, the former Australia Test captain, has died at the age of 89. A middle-order batter and a part-time offspinner, Booth played a total of 29 Tests, scoring 1773 runs and taking three wickets. He also represented Australia in hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics before he earned his Test cap on the 1961

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting feels the International Cricket Council (ICC) has a role to play in ensuring that players from smaller Test-playing nations are paid well in Test cricket. Ponting cited the example of West Indies players who tend to choose franchise cricket over international duty for financial reasons. In an event organised by

India vs Australia in a World Test Championship (WTC) final at The Oval will “bring both teams a little closer together” but conditions at the venue will give Australia a “slight” edge. That’s the assessment of Ricky Ponting, the former Australia captain who is currently involved in the IPL as head coach of Delhi Capitals.

At another time, the arrival of an Australian of such stock – vice-captain, no less – ahead of an Ashes summer might have had more fanfare. Press greeting him off the plane, photographers snapping him as he pushes a trolley through immigration, bleary-eyed in national team garb. Instead, the 33-year-old arrived in the UK over

On-field umpires will no longer be required to give a “soft signal” while referring contentious catches to the TV umpire, according to the revised ICC playing conditions that will come into effect from June 1, 2023. The on-field umpires will now simply consult with the TV umpire before a final decision regarding a referred catch