Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) Australia have dropped Marnus Labuschagne for the first Test against West Indies, while Steve Smith will miss the opener due to a finger injury from the World Test Championship final against South Africa, announced chair of selectors George Bailey in Sydney on June 20, 2025.Labuschagne, who opened against South…
NEW DELHI: Australia suffered further setbacks on Thursday as captain Pat Cummins and veteran bowler Josh Hazlewood were ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to injury. Cummins has still to recover from the ankle niggle that dogged him near the end of the most recent Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series against India and Hazlewood…
Usman Khawaja. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja has expressed his intention to continue his international Test career, emphasising that he will remain active as long as he feels he is making valuable contributions to the team.The 38-year-old’s recent performance in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy was below par, with a total…
Cameron Green (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australia chief selector George Bailey on Thursday said that he is ‘very hopeful’ of star all-rounder Cameron Green featuring in the World Test Championship (WTC) final against South Africa at Lord’s in June.Green underwent a lower back stress fracture surgery last year in October and is currently in recovery.On…
Australia are anxious about the availability of their World Cup-winning captain, Pat Cummins, for the upcoming Champions Trophy as the star pacer faces a race against time to recover from his ankle injury.Cummins, who won’t be touring Sri Lanka for Australia’s two-Test series, will undergo scans to assess the extent of the injury. Cricket Australia‘s…
THROWN IN AT THE DEEP END: An attacking bat, Sam Konstas carries lots of promise. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images) Top-order woes force Aussies to make big changes ahead of Boxing Day TestMELBOURNE: There seems to be little cheer in the Aussie camp ahead of the Christmas weekend. After making all the right noises in…
Sam Konstas (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Boxing Day Test against India, Australian selectors have called up uncapped teenager Sam Konstas, aiming to inject a fresh dynamic into their top-order batting. Selection chair George Bailey explained the decision, emphasizing the need for a different approach to counter India’s formidable pace attack. Bailey…
Australia’s Nathan McSweeney bats during the third Test. (AP Photo) Former Australian captain Michael Clarke has fiercely criticized the national selectors for dropping Nathan McSweeney midway through the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. McSweeney, who was handed the opening role earlier in the series, has been replaced by Sam Kontas for the final two Tests….
George Bailey and Pat Cummins. (Photo by Mark Evans/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After being sharply criticized by former Australian coach Darren Lehmann for being too close to the Test team to make the difficult decisions, Australian Test captain Pat Cummins has defended chief selector George Bailey.Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, and Marnus Labuschagne have all averaged…