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Locks, Contenders and Bolters: Who will make Australia's squad for upcoming Ashes series?

Here's a look at who is a lock, who is a major contender and who is a bolter for Australia's squad in the 2025/26 Ashes.

The Ashes are here and Australia still haven’t found an opener. But mess isn’t all of selectors’ making

It’s called the hardest gig in Test cricket for good reason, and proper Test openers have always been scarce. But now the ...

Josh Hazlewood wants to see more all-rounders to be included in the Australia Test team for the Ashes.

Hazlewood finished with a figure of 3 for 13 in four overs and ran through the Indian batting order with wickets of Shubman ...

Australia's predicted team for the first Ashes test in Perth

Australia will begin the defence of the Ashes urn without their frontline leader, as captain Pat Cummins has been officially ...
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Tharoor weighs in on Sarfaraz not selected for India A

Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday expressed “outrage” over Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan being ignored for selection in the India A squad recently and said runs in domestic cricket must ...

'Selectors Too Quick To Discard Proven Talent': Tharoor Questions Agarkar For Sarfaraz's Snub

Sarfaraz Khan’s India A snub sparks criticism from Shashi Tharoor and Shama Mohamed, questioning Ajit Agarkar-led selection ...

‘Let’s work backwards’: How selectors will decide on the last two Ashes spots

In the final part of our series on the inner workings of the national selection panel, we explore 27 months of deliberations ...

‘I deserved more than one series’: Karun Nair hits back at BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar

Karun Nair was added to the team for the tour of England following his outstanding performance in the Ranji Trophy 2024–2025 ...