Australia's hopes of clinching the Champions Trophy suffered a significant blow on Wednesday, as their renowned pace trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, and Josh Hazlewood were all ruled out of the tournament.
Marcus Stoinis has left Australia in the lurch ahead of the Champions Trophy with his sudden retirement from one-day international cricket less than two weeks out from the global showpiece getting underway.
Australia captain Pat Cummins will miss the Champions Trophy because of injury while fellow paceman Josh Hazlewood is unlikely to take part.
Cricket Australia announced that the lifetime leadership ban that was imposed on David Warner following his involvement in the ball-tampering scandal has been lifted, effective immediately.
The Proteas Women booked their place in the T20 World Cup final after a stunning eight-wicket win over six-time champions Australia, who were prevented from reaching a seventh successive final.
Cricket Australia has announced that Perth will host the opening Test match of an Ashes series for the first time next year.