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Bumrah in as India captain after Sharma 'rests' for final Test match

Indian Test captain Rohit Sharma is being "rested" for the fifth and decisive Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, with world-class bowler and India's best player Jasprit Bumrah expected to...

Beau Webster to debut in Sydney after out-of-form Mitch Marsh axed

Tasmanian all-rounder Beau Webster will make his Australian Test debut in Sydney on Friday after selectors made the cut-throat call to drop struggling Mitch Marsh for the fifth and final clash with...

McSweeney's immediate answer to Test axing the very best it could be

Nathan McSweeney has responded to being dropped from the Australian Test squad midway through the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series in about the best way possible, taking his removal with grace before...

'Far out, I’m in the squad': Rollercoaster for Konstas as Test debut awaits

Sam Konstas was actually in the nets prepping for his Sydney derby in the Big Bash League when chief selector George Bailey tried to call him the first time — and since then it's all been a blur...

In and out and in again: Boland back after Hazlewood succumbs to calf strain

Scott Boland is the man to replace Josh Hazlewood in Australia's starting XI again after Hazlewood finally succumbed to the calf strain that has been niggling at him from the start of the...

Konstas to come in over dropped McSweeney for Melbourne must-win

Selectors have swung the knife, with Nathan McSweeney to be dropped from Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne in favour of giving rising star Sam Konstas a direct line into the...

Hazlewood racing clock to be ready for key Gabba battle

Josh Hazlewood has returned to the nets and is bowling at near best pace as he races the clock to return for Australia in the third Border-Gavaskar Trophy Series match in Brisbane next...