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While England’s captain Ben Stokes said it is important to remain in the present and not look ahead to the Ashes, selectors are canvassing far and wide for potential tourists as he seeks to lead his side to a clean sweep in New Zealand.

David Warner could feel it in his gut. And it was the sickest of feelings. This, surely, could not happen.

The Border-Gavaskar Trophy is squared at 1-all after one-sided Tests in Perth and Adelaide, with the third Test beginning in Brisbane on Saturday shaping as a pivotal match in what is proving to be another intriguing series between the two rivals.

When Steve Smith is at his best, his hands make the sweetest sound when making contact with the ball, and it has been no different this summer as the Australian star closes on another record.

The hosts were unbeatable at the Gabba until India broke the spell but a series of changes mean they can start to rebuild the record in the third Test

It’s passing strange. In town ahead of the Australia-India Test, Brisbane feels as it always has: guys walking down Queen Street carrying boxes of mangoes, the Queensland humidity performing its ritual of luxuriant suffocation as the city’s air begrudgingly shifts along the snake-path of the river. The Gabba Test though, does not feel quite the same.

For three decades and more, this was where Australian teams were unbeatable. Pointed out with a heavy drumbeat of symbolism, the previous visiting winner was the great West Indies team of 1988. It took the best ever to achieve this feat, was the message. But that’s not the case any more.

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Captain Pat Cummins has hinted that Australia may continue its bouncer ploy at the Gabba this week after confirming Josh Hazlewood would return to the starting XI for the third Test against India.

There wasn’t a player under more pressure in the Aussie side than Marnus Labuschagne entering the second Test in Adelaide, but the struggling star was able to turn his form around, with one former great pinpointing why.

The series is locked at 1-1 after Australia’s excellent performance with, and against, the pink ball in Adelaide, and the third Test of the five-match series is set to be a beauty at the Gabba, starting Saturday.

There won’t be any pre-Ashes barbs from England too far out from next year’s showdown against Australia, with captain Ben Stokes declaring he “spoke a little too much” before the teams last met and lost focus on what was in front of him.

Australia is on guard against a longstanding trend in which the Aussies have tailed off towards the end of longer Test series.

Jason Gillespie has resigned from his role as coach of the Pakistan Test team after refusing to join the squad on their tour of South Africa over disagreements with the country’s cricket board.

BBL14 is upon us, with eight franchises once again set to battle it out to be crowned Australia’s best T20 outfit.

It might have been funny in Adelaide, but any repeat of all-rounder Mitch Marsh wrongly giving up his wicket won’t be a laughing matter.in Australia’s pivotal Gabba Test against India.

David Warner’s criticism of his Glenn Maxwell’s desire to get back into the Test team for next year’s tour of Sri Lanka has been swatted away by his replacement as captain at the Melbourne Stars who is adamant that if anyone can transition from the Big Bash to Test cricket it is Maxwell.

The opening ball of BBL14 has been bowled but it’s not too late to sign up to SuperCoach BBL.