TEST CRICKET IN THE LIMELIGHT AS AUSTRALIA-INDIA RIVALRY GROWS Source: Cricket Australia – CA Multicultural Media – eLanka Cricket Australia (CA) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are delighted the storied rivalry between the countries will get even bigger next summer as Test cricket continues to thrive. The first men’s five-match NRMA Insurance Test series between Australia and India since 1991-92 will be a highlight of the 2024-25 international schedule to be announced in coming days. The extension of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for this and future series recognises the standing of the nations which contested the 2023 ICC World Test Championship final as well as their enduring commitment to the game’s preeminent international format. India’s supporters flocked to the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia in huge numbers and the extended tour will provide a wonderful opportunity for fans across the country, including Australia’s growing ...

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Australian men’s squad for the NRMA Insurance Test and Dettol ODI Series against the West Indies The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named a 13-player men’s squad for the NRMA Insurance Test Series against the West Indies. Australia: Pat Cummins (NSW/Penrith Cricket Club) (c) Scott Boland (VIC/Frankston Peninsula Cricket Club) Alex Carey (SA/Glenelg Cricket Club) Cameron Green (WA/Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) Josh Hazlewood (NSW/St George Cricket Club) Travis Head (SA/Tea Tree Gully Cricket Club) (vc) Usman Khawaja (QLD/Valley District Cricket Club) Marnus Labuschagne (QLD/Redlands Cricket Club) Nathan Lyon (NSW/Northern District Cricket Club) Mitchell Marsh (WA/Fremantle Cricket Club) Matthew Renshaw (QLD/Toombul District CC) Steve Smith (NSW/Sutherland Cricket Club) (vc) Mitchell Starc (NSW/Manly Warringah Cricket Club) NSP men’s Chair of Selectors George Bailey said: “Cameron Green will come into the playing XI for the Test in Adelaide in a squad also containing Scott Boland and Matthew Renshaw. We have selected a team we ...

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CA XI squad to play West Indies   The National Selection Panel (NSP) has named the below 12-player squad for the men’s Cricket Australia XI match against the West Indies at Karen Rolton Oval in Adelaide. The three-day tour match will be played from Wednesday 10 January to Friday 12 January ahead of the NRMA Insurance Test Series between Australia and the West Indies. CA XI squad Peter Handscomb (VIC – St Kilda Cricket Club) (c) Jack Clayton (QLD – University of Queensland Cricket Club) Harry Conway (SA – Glenelg District Cricket Club) Jake Doran (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Jayden Goodwin (WA – Subiaco-Floreat Cricket Club) Liam Haskett (WA – Claremont-Nedlands Cricket Club) Bradley Hope (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Jack Nisbet (NSW – Mosman Cricket Club) Liam Scott (SA – Glenelg District Cricket Club) Tim Ward (TAS – University of Tasmania Cricket Club) Doug ...

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CA reveals new-look Test kit for home summer Australia’s men’s team given a fresh look for home summer with Indigenous artwork embossed into design and a new kit sponsor When Pat Cummins leads Australia out at the Perth Stadium for next week’s first Test, he will do so in a shirt that’s a first for Australian cricket, with Indigenous artwork embossed into the design. The Indigenous design will not be the only new-look feature, with a new sponsor across the front of the men’s playing kit for the first time since the 2017-18 season, with Cricket Australia upgrading its deal with two existing key partners to claim the prime real estate on the playing kit. CA unveiled new Asics kit for this summer in September, the ODI version of which instantly became iconic when Australia won their sixth men’s World Cup in India. Now, the Test version will take centre ...

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