Good old Australia push for greatness in twilight year

They begin a massive 12 months of cricket with tour to South Africa and doubts over their batting, bowling depth and age profile

After years of setbacks, reinvention and personal loss, Springer is finally making his mark with West Indies, taking his journey one day at a time

Meanwhile, Cummins has urged his team to be ready to play the long game

Ticket sales for day one and day three of the Durban Test against Australia are just over 7500 with over 8000 sold for Saturday

Kotak also spoke about Ishan Kishan's growth, noting how "he is much more mature now"

Cummins says Australia have "moved on" from the Sandpapergate scandal, and that he has answered every question on the topic "a million times"

The Bangladesh captain and coach David Hemp emphasised a positive mindset ahead of their first ever ODI in Australia

"I am not very sure what his intentions are but right now he is practicing keeping wickets and if he keeps practicing he will get used to it"

Anrich Nortje will be a part of South Africa's Test XI for the first time since March 2023, which will also feature two spinners in Keshav Maharaj and Simon Harmer

Dhananjaya de Silva will remain available for selection when Sri Lanka next play Test cricket, in Pakistan in November

India have a 42-9 record at home since last losing back-to-back T20Is at home

Walee Technologies, which owns the media rights until 2029, is unhappy with the current window because of the lack of broadcasting revenue on offer after the month of Ramazan

Sri Lanka's next Test assignment is in Pakistan in November, and Dhananjaya de Silva has kept himself available for selection for it

"We have to be very positive... and we will definitely play our A-game against them," Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana says ahead of the first ODI

As a left-arm wristspinner who can bat, Shivang Kumar is a point of difference in the teams he plays for, but needs to add greater consistency to his returns to move up the ranks

James Hopes and Brad Haddin are presently in charge of Queensland and New South Wales in the Sheffield Shield

Nathan McSweeney battled the heat and India A's spinners to score a match-winning century for Australia A in their first one-day match against India A

Former cricketers Martin Guptill and Andre Adams will fill in for assistant coach Craig McMillan, who is recovering after a back surgery

Discarded Test opener suffered delayed concussion after hitting his head on the boundary fence while fielding on day one of the season at the Junction Oval in SA's clash with Victoria

The 21-year-old WA speedster tore through India A's line-up with sharp pace to take 4 for 23 for Australia A in just his third match back from a stress fracture

Stephan had met his heroes three years ago and made sure to catch as much of them as possible this time

Jason Rowles, an 18-year-old allrounder, commanded a bid of R 2.9 million from JSK, who also picked up Faf du Plessis

Watling will take over from Luke Ronchi following the conclusion of New Zealand's Test series against India in December

Harmer expects Keshav Maharaj, rather than himself, to pose the bigger threat to Australia's left-handers as South Africa prepare to unleash their spin attack in Durban

Two days ahead of the first Test against Australia, Rabada initially bowled off two paces and then moved to nine, and looked relaxed throughout.

ECB chairman Richard Thompson appeared to partially row back on the board's stance, though he suggested the board are wary of restricting players' movements unlawfully.

Shahbaz Ahmed, who picked up an injury during the Duleep Trophy, is not part of the squad

Hardik Pandya's absence has given India's latest seam-bowling allrounder another chance to step up

Move follows international retirement at the end of the first Women's Test at Lord's, against India in July

"Just get off strike and let him play," Ishan Kishan said of his approach on a day when Shreyas Iyer was scoring freely while he was not quite in rhythm