Friday, October 31, 2025

Australia bring in Short for Philippe and ask unchanged India to bat under cloudy skies

There had been a small amount of light rain in Melbourne on Friday and it has remained overcast throughout the day

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Labuschagne welcomes opening challenge with clear head

Australia's batting order for the first Test is still some way from being confirmed, but Labuschagne is currently the favourite to go in at the top

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Thursday, October 30, 2025

Maiden New Zealand call-up for Kristian Clarke after Matt Henry is ruled out

Matt Henry has a calf strain, which kept him out of the second ODI against England

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Khawaja on song for Queensland as Ashes loom

Marnus Labuschagne fell cheaply while Matt Renshaw couldn't convert a start

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Wednesday, October 29, 2025

CA bracing for 'generational' change amid tough financial calls

The board are confident in a bumper profit next year on the back of an Ashes summer but the game faces significant challenges

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'Felt across the country' - Melbourne teenager dies after cricket training accident

Ben Austin was struck while facing throwdowns in Tuesday and died on Thursday morning

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Smith puts England on notice with sparkling Gabba knock

He put on a dominant performance in his first innings of the season while Kurtis Patterson also made an excellent century

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Cummins makes tentative return to bowling in Ashes fitness race

The Australia captain went through his action off about five paces at Cricket Central in Sydney

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

'Stuck to my batting template' - Powell celebrates 100th T20I with match-winning knock

He capped the occasion with an unbeaten 44 that earned him the Player-of-the-Match award

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Battle for T20 World Cup favouritism begins

Jasprit Bumrah and Josh Inglis are two big returns for either team as No.1 and No.2 face off with the T20 World Cup edging closer

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Monday, October 27, 2025

Bavuma set to return as South Africa Test captain for India Tests

Bedingham will have to make way as Bavuma has recovered from a calf strain

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Shreyas Iyer in Sydney hospital after laceration to spleen

He is "medically stable" but continues to recover in the ICU after suffering the injury during the third ODI against Australia

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Sunday, October 26, 2025

What does Pat Cummins' absence mean for Australia?

Steven Smith and Scott Boland are excellent replacements as captain and bowler, but missing Cummins for at least the first Test is very significant

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Services defeat Assam in 90 overs for shortest Ranji match

The game also saw Arjun Sharma and Mohit Jangra claiming hat-tricks in the same innings, the first time this has occurred in the Ranji Trophy history

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India opt to bowl and give Chetry debut among three changes

Bangladesh made one change but rain delayed the start of the game

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Renshaw makes swift Sheffield Shield return for final round of Ashes selection race

Cameron Green will feature for WA after his minor side injury while Brendan Doggett returns for South Australia

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Saturday, October 25, 2025

Devine wins toss and has a bat in her farewell ODI; England bring in Wyatt-Hodge

England leave out Emma Lamb; "Making a change in the last game before a semi-final is a bit tough on the person coming in," Nat Sciver-Brunt says

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Friday, October 24, 2025

Kyle Jamieson out of ODIs against England with side stiffness

NZ fast bowler experienced side stiffness during training on Saturday

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Tayla Vlaeminck 'shattered' to miss another WBBL

The Australia fast bowler has endured an injury-hit career and may not play at all this season

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India bring in Kuldeep, Australia win another toss and bat

The home side made one change to their XI with Nathan Ellis replacing Xavier Bartlett

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Sri Lanka bowl, Vihanga comes in for Prabodhani

Pakistan made two changes with Sidra Nawaz and Diana Baig making way for Eyman Fatima and Syeda Aroob Shah

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Multan Sultans owner Ali Tareen makes taunting apology to PCB

In a video posted on social media, Tareen said the PCB wanted to surround itself with "yes-men and minions"

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Sammy 'really disappointed' with West Indies bowlers after series defeat

Bangladesh's spinners outbowled West Indies' on the dark, cracked pitches in Dhaka

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Australia aim for historic ODI sweep against India

India have never been swept in a bilateral ODI series against Australia as they aim to bounce back in Sydney

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Thursday, October 23, 2025

Ravindra Jadeja to play for Saurashtra against Madhya Pradesh

Second round of the Ranji Trophy starts on October 25

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Babar selected for SA white-ball series and tri-series against SL, Zimbabwe

Hasan Ali not selected in any squad while Hussain Talat drops out of T20Is

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Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Australia bowl against unchanged India in search of a series win

No Kuldeep Yadav for India again as Washington Sundar retains his spot

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Muthusamy and Maharaj lead South Africa's fightback after Asif five-for

There were three dropped catches and a missed stumping in the session, which allowed South Africa to get close to 300

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Australia chase series win in Adelaide, India fight to stay alive

There is no rain forecast for match-day in Adelaide and the conditions are expected to be batting-friendly

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Tuesday, October 21, 2025

'I hide' - Renshaw blocks out Ashes speculation

Matt Renshaw says he'd love to open the batting for Australia in the Ashes series, but it's not the be-all, end-all in his life

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Maharaj takes seven to dismiss Pakistan for 333

Pakistan's last five were dismissed for 17 runs on second morning

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Rishabh Pant to lead India A in four-day series against South Africa A

The two-match series between India A and South Africa A will start on October 30, with the second game slotted for November 6-9

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Monday, October 20, 2025

New Zealand choose to bowl again with both sides unchanged

Series opener was washed out in Christchurch after England posted 153 for 6

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Sunday, October 19, 2025

'The emotions took over' - Mandhana takes blame for Sunday heartbreak

"Sometimes you need to do those sorts of things to get the balance right," Smriti Mandhana says about Jemimah Rodrigues being dropped in favour of Renuka Singh

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Flintoff: Rob Key is 'best captain England never had'

Former allrounder credits friend and ex-team-mate for bringing him back to the sport he loves

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England bring back Ecclestone and Bell and bat; Rodrigues out and Renuka in for India

England, unbeaten so far, need a win to get into the semi-finals, while the situation is a bit more precarious for India

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Saturday, October 18, 2025

'I stuck to my process' - Rishad makes light work of dark Mirpur pitch

Was the pitch a bit too much in favour of Bangladesh's spinners? Possibly, but that's to be expected with ODI World Cup qualification on the line

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Australia bowl; Reddy, Renshaw and Owen make ODI debuts

India picked three allrounders, which meant Kuldeep Yadav missed out on selection

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West Indies opt to bowl, Bangladesh hand debut to Mahidul Islam

There's no Shamar Joseph for West Indies

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Friday, October 17, 2025

Confidence growing that Cummins will play 'major part' in Ashes

Chair of selectors George Bailey played down concerns over Cameron Green's fitness while lauding the form of Marnus Labuschagne early season

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Simmons wants Bangladesh players to stay off social media following unsavoury episode

Mohammad Naim had posted a reaction after he and a few other Bangladesh players were abused by some fans at the Dhaka airport on Wednesday

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Konstas wins the battle, Boland wins the match for Victoria

Boland took 5 for 67 and Murphy 3 for 17 to bowl Victoria to victory after Konstas' 53 and Davies' 64 had New South Wales on track in a thrilling fourth innings chase

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Thursday, October 16, 2025

Larsen returns as selection manager of New Zealand men's teams

Gavin Larsen is empowered to brief, advise, collaborate with, and challenge the NZ head coach Rob Walter, who retains the ultimate decision-making authority

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Green ruled out of ODI series against India with side soreness, Labuschagne called up

Allrounder Cameron Green suffered low grade side soreness and will miss the entire series in order to rehabilitate before WA's next Shield match on October 28

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Weatherald's aggression opens route to Ashes selection

The left hander hit 94 off 99 balls in a game where batting has been tough work in Hobart

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O'Neill bags five but late Victoria collapse in the gloom keeps NSW in touch

O'Neill took 5 for 26 while Boland claimed three as Victoria claimed a sizeable lead, but Liam Hatcher continued his fine game

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Williamson joins Lucknow Super Giants as strategic advisor ahead of IPL 2026

"His leadership, strategic insight, deep understanding of the game, and ability to inspire players make him an invaluable addition to the team," LSG boss Sanjiv Goenka says of the appointment

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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

'I need to be very smart' - bitten and shy Kishan shows off his new gears

"Whenever I go in with a target, I just do very badly. So let's not keep any target this season," Ishan Kishan says after rescuing Jharkhand against Tamil Nadu with an uncharacteristic century

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Konstas' Test hopes fade with a duck on 13-wicket day

Boland removed Konstas for a duck after Victoria posted 240 on a difficult batting pitch where Handscomb and Perry had stood tall

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Shami: If I can play Ranji Trophy, I can play 50-overs

Fast bowler responds to India not selecting him for their white-ball series against Australia in October

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Tuesday, October 14, 2025

Abbott first to be subbed out under new Sheffield Shield injury rule

Stobo the first injury replacement under CA's new trial rule after Abbott split the webbing on his right hand while fielding in his follow through

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Mehidy: We have to target playing 50 overs

Bangladesh were bowled out for 93 and 109 in their 3-0 series defeat to Afghanistan

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Class of 2024: Peake soaking in 'incredible' early days amid high expectations

The 19-year-old batter clinched Victoria victory in their opening Sheffield Shield match

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Monday, October 13, 2025

Konstas vs Boland as Ashes selection looms closer

Lyon, Abbott, Khawaja, Labuschagne and Carey all to feature in pivotal Shield round while Doggett and Webster miss again through injury

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Bangladesh must change approach and attitude to prevent series sweep

Darwish Rasooli could slot into the middle order for Afghanistan in Rahmat Shah's absence, while Bangladesh might want to give their batting order a rejig

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Muthusamy's six skittles Pakistan for 378 despite Agha 93

Pakistan lost their last five wickets for 16 runs to be bowled under 400

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Healy: 'It hasn't been my day of late, but it was my day today'

"If you've been watching me in the nets, it's been a frustrating experience because I feel like I've had no rhythm whatsoever," Alyssa Healy says of her patchy form of late

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Sunday, October 12, 2025

Suryavanshi, still only 14, named Bihar Ranji Trophy vice-captain

The announcement is only for the first two rounds of the Ranji Trophy, and, in any case, Vaibhav Suryavanshi might not be around for the whole season because of the Under-19 World Cup early next year

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Saturday, October 11, 2025

Masood's Pakistan bat; SA pick three spinners

Pakistan brought back Shafique at the top of the order while South Africa played both de Zorzi and Brevis

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'Play the ball, not the bowler,' Mushtaq says after Rashid wrecks Bangladesh

"I think the ground reality is we have to sort out our batting," Mushtaq Ahmed says after Bangladesh fold for 109 in the second ODI to concede the series against Afghanistan

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Unchanged Afghanistan bat against Bangladesh

Bangladesh brought in Mustafiruz and Rishad for Hasan and Taskin

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Jadeja, Kuldeep strike after Gill ton propels India to 518

West Indies gave a better account of themselves with the bat than in Ahmedabad, but India remained in control of the Delhi Test

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Sri Lanka opt to bowl against England after rain delay

Dewmi Vihanga replaced Achini Kulasuriya in Sri Lanka's XI

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Friday, October 10, 2025

Mlaba handed demerit point for waving at Deol

South Africa left-arm spinner's celebration of a wicket lands her in trouble

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Afghanistan eye another ODI series win over Bangladesh

They were victors in 2023 and 2024 and things are looking good this year as well

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Johnson's BBL and T20 World Cup hopes hinge on back scan

Johnson suffered a stress fracture in the IPL but it wasn't formally diagnosed until the lead-up to Australia's tour of the Caribbean

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Thursday, October 9, 2025

Cummins 'running out of time' as Perth D-day looms but Ashes hopes alive

Coach Andrew McDonald said the captain has had a 'positive week' but conceded time was running short for Perth

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Maphaka ruled out of Namibia T20I and Pakistan tour with hamstring injury

Ottneil Baartman will replace him for T20Is against Namibia and Pakistan, while Lizaad Williams has been included in the ODI squad for Pakistan

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Starc set to end 11-year BBL wait amid call to protect Test cricket

Starc is available to play up to three matches plus finals depending on how he recovers from the five-match Ashes series

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Wednesday, October 8, 2025

'He doesn't need much' - Starc says Cummins can play off limited preparation

Jhye Richardson believes he could play Test cricket this summer if needed having progressed to bowling off his full run coming off shoulder surgery

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West Indies hand maiden ODI call-up to Ackeem Auguste for tour of Bangladesh

Shamar Joseph and Gudakesh Motie are in both ODI and T20I squads after missing the Test tour of India

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Pakistan bowl; Schutt and Wareham in for Australia

Darcie Brown and Sophia Molineux miss the cut for Australia

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India rout Australia inside two days in Mackay to sweep Under-19s four-day series

Henil Patel, Naman Pushpak and Udhav Mohan finish Australia off for 116 in their second innings to set up 81-run chase, which is knocked off in 12.2 overs

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Tuesday, October 7, 2025

Doubts over Cummins' fitness for first Ashes Test grow, return remains unknown

Pat Cummins remains in rehab with no decisions made yet on when he will return to bowl

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Williamson wants 'additional resources to support the growth' of Test cricket globally

Kane Williamson accepts that "managing priorities on the calendar is a big task" but hopes all Test-playing countries give the format the attention it needs

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Monday, October 6, 2025

Patidar to lead MP across formats after IPL, Duleep Trophy success

It's understood that the MPCA was keen on an expanded role for Patidar following his recent success

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Pant likely to return to action in second round of Ranji Trophy

Rishabh Pant is understood to be in his final stretch of rehab and is due to undergo a fitness assessment at the Centre of Excellence later this week

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'Stripped back' Labuschagne takes leap towards Ashes recall with 160

He had a couple of lives, on 61 and 98, but Labuschagne played with impressive fluency against Tasmania

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NZ coach Walter: Kane Williamson 'deserves' time to communicate availability

The New Zealand coach is content to work out flexible agreements with casual contract players

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Schutt praised for response to omission as another selection call awaits

Australia are preparing to face Pakistan in Colombo after their second match was washed out

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Sunday, October 5, 2025

Bernard Julien, West Indies World Cup winner, dies aged 75

He appeared in 24 Tests and 12 ODIs, which included vital contributions during WI's triumph in the inaugural 1975 ODI World Cup

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Pakistan bring in Sadaf Shamas and field; Renuka Singh replaces Amanjot Kaur for India

India will be looking to extend their unbeaten record against Pakistan in women's ODIs, but weather could have a say on how things pan out in Colombo

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Run out thwarts Harris after promising half-century

Ashes hopeful Marcus Harris was run out for 61 as Victoria reached 167 for 3 following South Australia's 350 for 9 declared

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Rain threat hangs over India vs Pakistan Women's World Cup contest in Colombo

The India vs Pakistan World Cup game could well go the way of the Australia vs Sri Lanka game on the previous day

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Saturday, October 4, 2025

John Windows, Durham's long-standing academy director, steps down for health reasons

Coach played key role in developing Stokes as a teenager, along with other future England stars

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Gill to replace Rohit as India's ODI captain

Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli are both part of the squad for the ODIs in Australia

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Australia bowl first with eye on the weather; both teams unchanged

The toss was delayed by 15 minutes and there was a chance rain would again be a factor

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Friday, October 3, 2025

England stack their XI with spinners, ask South Africa to bat first

Heather Knight returns from the hamstring injury she suffered early in the English summer to play her 150th ODI

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No Ashes restrictions: Cameron Green maps out bowling plan

The allrounder says he's not feeling apprehensive ahead of his return to match bowling for the first time in 12 months

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Sears, Sodhi, Neesham return, New Zealand opt to bowl against Australia

Jamieson, Foulkes and Jacobs miss out while Abbott replaces Dwarshuis who is rested for Australia

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Thursday, October 2, 2025

West Indies cricket reform: Specialist coaches, coordination with franchises part of exhaustive plan

The committee, which included Brian Lara and Clive Lloyd, has identified the major challenges facing West Indies cricket and plotted short- and long-term actions for overall improvement

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Chahal, Conway confirmed for Northamptonshire stints in 2026

Gloucestershire seamer Josh Shaw joins exodus after agreeing Somerset switch

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Pakistan bat first; Bangladesh hand debut to Haider

Bangladesh have gone with four spinners and a seamer while Pakistan have three pacers and as many spin options

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Deepesh, Trivedi, Suryavanshi help India U19 steamroll Australia U19

Visitors complete an innings victory in Brisbane, taking a 1-0 lead in the two-game Youth Test series

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Wednesday, October 1, 2025

Debuts for Layne and Pierre as West Indies opt to bat; India field Kuldeep and Reddy

Kuldeep Yadav comes off the bench where he spent the entire England tour earlier this year as both sides pack their XIs with spinners despite the green-looking pitch

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Australia pick Brown ahead of Schutt and bat against New Zealand

Australia have won their previous 15 ODIs against New Zealand, going back to 2017

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Australia bowl first; New Zealand include Robinson after Ravindra injury

Xavier Bartlett has taken a spot in Australia's pace attack for the opening game of the series

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