The first Test of the five-match series between India and Australia is all set to get underway on Friday (November 22) at the Optus Stadium in Perth. The hosts are certain to hand a debut to David Warner's replacement while all eyes will be on Marsh's role as an all-rounder.

Australia lost the bilateral series at home against Pakistan for the first time since 2002. After winning the first ODI, they lost the last two matches with the visitors' pace attack shining. Moreover, Australia resting key players for the deciding ODI has come under the scanner.

Australia are going to play two more ODIs and then a three-match T20I series against Pakistan before the eagerly awaited Border-Gavaskar Trophy gets underway in Perth on November 22 against Team India.

Pakistan went down fighting in the first ODI against Australia. Defending 203 runs, the visitors picked eight wickets and at one stage, were the favourites to win the opener. But Pat Cummins kept his cool to take Australia over the line. After the loss, Rizwan came up with a shocking statement.

Much like he did against England in the first Ashes Test last year, Australia captain Pat Cummins showed nerves of steel to take his team home against Pakistan in the first ODI of the ongoing series. Led by his crucial knock, Australia won the opener by 2 wickets.

Australia vs Pakistan Highlights: Pat Cummins held his nerves of steel and took Australia home in a low-scoring thriller in the first ODI at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Aussies won the series opener by 2 wickets as they managed to chase 204 at the end.

Sunrisers Hyderabad had a problem of plenty after the season they had in IPL 2024, finishing runners-up. The Sunrisers may have been able to retain all five capped players, however, that has meant a straight deduction of INR 75 crore from their purse.

Sunrisers Hyderabad seem to have locked in their retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. The last season's runners-up are likely to go in with one RTP option into the player auction with all five capped retentions ahead of the new season.

BCCI has set a deadline of October 31, 5 PM IST to announce the retained list of players for all the teams ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) mega auction. Meanwhile, Sunrisers Hyderabad have made up their mind to break the bank for one of their players.

Cameron Green has been ruled out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after deciding to undergo back surgery. The surgery and the rehab are likely to rule him out of action for six months.

Australia might be without their regular skipper Pat Cummins for one of the two Tests against Sri Lanka or probably the whole series next year in January-February with the pacer set to be on paternity leave for the birth of his second child.

Regular captain Pat Cummins returned after opting out of the England tour while Australia will be without a couple of their key white-ball players including stand-in captain Mitchell Marsh. The three-match ODI series begins on November 4 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Pat Cummins is focusing on the upcoming Borer-Gavaskar trophy and has taken a break from the limited-over assignments. The SRH skipper has opened up on the new IPL rule of handing a ban to overseas players for pulling out of an IPL season after being picked in the auctions.

Australia would need a bigger role from their all-rounders for their front-line fast bowlers to play all five matches of the Border-Gavaskar series against India. Cummins feels the team would draw upon the all-rounders more for the upcoming summer.

"Bowlers have to do the hard job and are not hiding behind a bat, they’re not hiding behind a flat wicket. We’re right in the firing line. When we lose a game, it’s usually the bowlers who are blamed. So it’s a hard job," Jasprit Bumrah said.

Australia will host India for a home Test series for the first time under Pat Cummins' captaincy. Australia have won 17 out of the 28 Test matches they have played under the captaincy of Cummins and conceded just six.

Australia are scheduled to play three T20Is against Scotland and as many T20Is and five ODIs against England away from home in September. Pat Cummins has been rested ahead of the home summer while Mitchell Marsh continues to be the captain of white-ball squads.

Pat Cummins dismissed the Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan, Karim Janat and allrounder Gulbadin Naib to claim his second T20 World Cup hat-trick in his second consecutive game.

Pat Cummins had picked up a hat-trick in Australia's previous Super Eight clash against Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua. He has become the first Australian to claim two T20 World Cup hat-tricks.

Pat Cummins became the fourth Australian bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is and seventh overall in T20 World Cup as he dismissed three batters in consecutive deliveries spread over two different overs in the Super 8 clash against Bangladesh in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup.