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Sam Konstas and Cameron Bancroft failed to press their case for Test selection after registering ducks during the frantic opening day of Australia A’s match against India A in Mackay.

Sam Konstas had removed his helmet and saluted the Cricket Central crowd before the ball had even landed in Silverwater’s snake-infested bushes.

England Test cricket captain Ben Stokes has revealed his family experienced a scary incident while he was away in Pakistan this month for the three-match Test series.

Emerging leg-spinner Grace Parsons snared three wickets, including the prized scalp of West Indies star Hayley Matthews, as Brisbane Heat secured back-to-back WBBL wins at the expense of the Melbourne Renegades.

Australian coach Andrew McDonald has signed a contract extension through to the end of 2027, keeping him in the role until the next World Cup in South Africa.

Nathan McSweeney is on the cusp of Test selection, but the South Australian captain will almost certainly need to bat out of position if he receives a coveted baggy green this summer.

The talented batter once seemed a sure thing but after one Test and a series of concussions, cricket fans look set to be left wanting so much more

There has been a spike in interest in the Sheffield Shield this spring – queues snaking around the MCG concourse, world-class lineups and genuine rivalries taking shape, and a lift in media coverage. Much of the intrigue has centred on the Test opening spot – a mix of the anointed, the speculative and the maligned. As helpful as ever, David Warner spruiked his wares. It landed like a shot put. “This is a drive-by shooting from a bloke in a clown car,” veteran cricket journalist Peter Lalor called it.

The contenders will audition again at the hallowed Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay. Nathan McSweeney will captain Australia A against India A, in another sign that he is being groomed as a future leader. But McSweeney has never averaged more than 35 in a Shield season, and there are still doubts on whether he has the technique of a Test opener. Sam Konstas is preternaturally talented, but only just turned 19.

Virat Kohli is baring the brunt of the fallout from India’s first Test series loss at home in 12 years.

Test captain Pat Cummins says age is just a number when it comes to boom young batter Sam Konstas, who has two core chances to impress selectors before the first match against an Indian side that will come to Australia on the back of a humbling home loss to New Zealand.

Australian selectors will be spread thin over the next fortnight as they finalise the Test side tasked with reclaiming the Border Gavaskar Trophy for the first time in a decade.

Despite his own comments, there is no chance David Warner will be making a comeback to international cricket this summer according to his wife Candice Warner.

Australia’s cricket stars have expressed their disappointment after discovering they won’t get an opportunity to defend their gold medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Adelaide Strikers wicketkeeper Bridget Patterson was forced off the ground after copping a 119km/h delivery to the face during Tuesday’s WBBL victory over the Sydney Sixers at North Sydney Oval.