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Australia spinner Ashton Agar released from Test squad

NEW DELHI: Australia spinner Ashton Agar was released from the Test squad touring India and has flown home to play cricket for Western Australia in the closing stages of the domestic season, national selector Tony Dodemaide said on Wednesday.

The Times of India

Hazlewood out, Green in, Starc on the mend and Cummins takes a break: Australia's Test side reloads after India series slips away

Pat Cummins's tourists have suffered two humiliating defeats in the first two Tests in India, culminating in a disastrous collapse in Delhi at the weekend. Here's how they plan to reload.

ABC News

After Nagpur nightmare, Australia call up uncapped left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann

Just ahead of the first Test in Nagpur, Australia's former assistant coach Sridharan Sriram had said that the series would be decided by the way Australia's lower middle-order deals with the Indian spinners.

The Times of India

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Spinner Kuhnemann 'live chance' to play in second Test

Queensland spinner Matthew Kuhnemann is flying to join Australia's Test squad in India with Mitchell Swepson returning home for the birth of his first child.

AAP

Ian Healy: Two off-spinners in side left Australia with absolutely no variation

MELBOURNE: Australian cricket legend Ian Healy is shocked by the team management's decision to include two off-spinners -- Nathan Lyon and young Todd Murphy -- who have almost similar action and have left the visitors shorn of variety and variation in the slow-bowling department.

The Times of India

India vs Australia, 1st Test: Steve O'Keefe praises Australia's decision to include debutant spinner Todd Murphy in playing eleven

Australia picked a second off-spinner in their playing eleven in the form of debutant Todd Murphy for the first Test against hosts India, which began in Nagpur on Thursday, and the move was praised by former Australia left-arm spinner Steve O'Keefe.

The Times of India

Real Test: India eye summit clash, Australia seek revenge

NAGPUR: Rohit Sharma, a bonafide white-ball legend, will face his biggest test as India's red-ball captain against a determined Australian side which would be hungry for revenge when the much-awaited Border-Gavaskar series starts here Thursday.

The Times of India

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Our fast bowlers have been good in all conditions: Pat Cummins

NEW DELHI: While there is so much talk about spin bowling, Australia captain Pat Cummins said his side should not forget about their intimidating pace bowling attack.

The Times of India

Australia will miss Adam Zampa's ability to zip ball against India: Sridharan Sriram

BENGALURU: Former Australia assistant coach Sridharan Sriram is disappointed that spinner Adam Zampa is not with the touring team for the four-match Test series against India beginning on February 9.

The Times of India

Australia coach Andrew McDonald reveals Cameron Green could still play in opening Test against India

As Australia ramp up preparations for their tour of India, coach Andrew McDonald has revealed Cameron Green could play in the first Test.

ABC News

Usman Khawaja leads Brisbane Heat past Melbourne Renegades in Big Bash League final, before leaving for India Test

The Brisbane Heat and Sydney Sixers will play a grand final qualifier on Thursday, but both teams will be without their biggest stars as they are called up for Test duty.

ABC News

Nathan Lyon-Ashton Agar Australia's best spin formula to win in India: Darren Lehmann

SYDNEY: Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar could be Australia's X-factor and should be considered as their "second spinner" in pursuit of the team's first Test win in India since 2017, feels former coach Darren Lehmann.

The Times of India

Heat's Test guns back to face Scorchers

Brisbane will welcome a trio of Test batsmen for a crucial BBL clash with the Perth Scorchers, but have left out India-bound leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson.

AAP

Australia announce squad for India Test series; include four spinners, six quicks

NEW DELHI: Victoria uncapped off-spinner Todd Murphy was included in the 18-man squad as Australia kept their bowling options wide open with four spinners and six quicks for the upcoming four-match Test series in India.

The Times of India

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AAP

Rookie Murphy could partner Lyon in India

Victorian Todd Murphy is the fresh face for Australia's Test tour of India, with Peter Handscomb also recalled into the 18-man squad.

AAP

Agar India bound, three quicks an option

Ashton Agar will be one of several spinners Australia take to India, but the tourists may pick three quicks for some matches on the four-Test tour.

The Times of India

An India return will be bit of a full-circle moment, says Mitchell Swepson

MELBOURNE: Leg spinner Mitchell Swepson is hopeful that his experience of bowling in the sub-continental conditions will be taken into account when Australian selectors pick the team for the India tour.

AAP

Qld tail wags against Victoria in Shield

Gurinder Sandhu and Mitchell Swepson added more runs for Queensland's last wicket than Victoria posted in the first innings of their Sheffield Shield match.

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The Independent UK

Australia rest first-choice bowling attack against England before T20 World Cup

England will face Australia in a three-match series and are also due to meet their rivals in Group 1 of the Super 12 phase in Melbourne on 28 October

The Times of India

Australia pick Singapore-born Tim David in T20 World Cup squad, David Warner rested for India tour

SYDNEY: Singapore-born batting powerhouse Tim David received his maiden Australia call up on Thursday as the host country named a 15-member squad for its T20 World Cup defence and preceding India tour.

AAP

David bolts into Australia's T20 WC squad

Unheralded allrounder Tim David's stunning 2022 has continued after being selected in Australia's squad for the Twenty20 World Cup on home soil.

The Guardian - AU

Private-school barrier? Australia’s Test cricket team is scarcely more blue collar than England’s

An Ashes series limited to privately educated players would not look as different as Australians might like to think

The Times of India

2nd Test: Kusal Mendis leads Sri Lanka's fight after Karunaratne falls

COLOMBO: Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis collaborated in a 152-run partnership to fuel Sri Lanka's spirited reply to Australia's first-innings 364 on day two of the second Test in Galle on Saturday.

ABC News

Australia convincingly defeats Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in first Test in Galle

Australia wraps up a dominant 10-wicket win inside three days in the series opener, with its spinners — including part-timer Travis Head — doing the damage as Sri Lanka capitulates in Galle.

AAP

Starc, Cummins strike, Australia miss DRS

Australia's quicks have shown they can still be influential on spinning Sri Lankan wickets, striking twice to leave the hosts 2-68 at lunch on day one in Galle.

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