Australia see a role in Ashes for discarded Marsh
MELBOURNE : Dumped all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has the skills to trouble England and could break back into Australia's test squad in time for the Ashes, selectors' chief George Bailey said on Tuesday.
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"Steve Smith Should...": Adam Gilchrist Suggests Big Change In Australia Batting Order
Legendary Australia cricketer Adam Gilchrist said stand-in captain Steve Smith should be slotted in as an opener in the ODI team for the upcoming Champions Trophy, citing it as a way of maximising the number of deliveries he can face in the side's matches in Pakistan. In Australia's heavy 2-0 ODI series loss in Sri Lanka, Smith made 12 and 29 as a middle-order batter. But with young Jake Fraser-McGurk in an inconsistent run of form, Gilchrist feels Smith has to open the batting, though he finds Matt Short as an interesting option to partner with Travis Head at the top.
Australia Drop This Star From Playing XI For Series-Deciding Test vs India. Debut Confirmed
Out-of-form all-rounder Mitch Marsh was axed Thursday from Australia's team for the series-deciding fifth Test against India in Sydney with Beau Webster to make his debut. Fast bowler Mitchell Starc retained his place for Friday's match despite carrying a rib niggle and will line up in the attack alongside Pat Cummins, Scott Boland and Nathan Lyon. "Mitchy obviously hasn't quite got the runs or wickets he would have liked this series and felt like it was time for a freshen up," said skipper Cummins.
Mitchell Marsh Admits ''Nerves'' At Gully, Hails Team's Bowling On Day 3
Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh on Monday conceded that fielding at gully makes him the "most nervous", particularly because of Cameron Green's excellent reputation in that position. Green is not playing in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy owing to a spine injury, but Marsh has stepped intox that role with some degree of comfort, underlined by his flying catch to dismiss India batter Shubman Gill on day three of the Third Test here.
RCB Full Squad IPL 2025: Complete List Of Players Bought By Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB Full Squad, IPL 2025: RCB enter Day 2 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction with a purse of Rs 30.65, the most among all the franchises. After signing six players on Day 1, RCB signed all-rounder Krunal Pandya as their first player on Day 2 for a sum of Rs 5.75 crore. However, the franchise hogged all the limelights with acquisition of pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar for Rs 10.75 crore. England all-rounder Liam Livingstone became RCB's first signing at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction. He was bought for a sum of Rs 8.75 crore. Apart from Livingstone, RCB also bought the likes of Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood and Rasikh Dar. They had retained the likes of Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar and Yash Dayal ahead of the auction. (Full Squad)
RCB Full Squad, IPL 2025: Complete List Of Players Bought By Royal Challengers Bengaluru
RCB Full Squad, IPL 2025: The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), one of the few franchises yet to win an Indian Premier League (IPL) title, is on the hunt again to assemble a new team ahead of the 2025 season. RCB, after yet another disappointing season last term, decided to let most of their players go, including captain Faf du Plessis and marquee pacer Mohammed Siraj. It isn't yet known who the franchise will appoint as captain next season, though the rumours of Virat Kohli taking up the slot are going on. Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant could be on the franchise's radar in the auction.
India win toss, bat first in series opener v Australia
PERTH : India won the toss and elected to bat first against Australia at Perth Stadium on Friday in the opener of their highly-anticipated five-test series.
Back at number four, Australia's Smith hopes to conjure up the old magic against India
MELBOURNE : While India frets about Virat Kohli's lean run ahead of the blockbuster test series against Australia, the hosts have their own batting quandary in the form of Steve Smith.