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Missing half of its triumphant World Cup squad, Australia will need the team’s fringe players to step up in the absence of their experienced teammates for any chance of winning the Champions Trophy for the first time in 16 years.

England’s training and preparation habits have come under the microscope after Jos Buttler’s men suffered a 3-0 ODI series whitewash against India ahead of the Champions Trophy.

Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Agha cracked centuries to guide Pakistan into the tri-series final with a thumping six-wicket win over South Africa in Karachi on Wednesday.

Top-order batter Shubman Gill kept up his good form with a sparkling century to help India hammer England by 142 runs and sweep the ODI series 3-0 on Wednesday.

• Blistering 127 by captain Charith Asalanka sets up win
• Tourists fold against spin of Maheesh Theekshana

Sri Lanka have embarrassed a second string Australian side with a 49-run victory after an imposing century from captain Charith Asalanka in the opening ODI match in Colombo.

The hosts lost their first five wickets for 55 on Wednesday before Asalanka unleashed to score 127 in 126 balls with 14 fours and five sixes, taking Sri Lanka to 214.

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Australia has named its final 15-player squad for this month’s Champions Trophy in Pakistan, with Mitchell Starc omitted in a further blow to an already-decimated pace attack.

Australia’s breakout star of the Sri Lanka tour Matthew Kuhnemann was reported by match officials for a suspect bowling action during his outstanding series, it has been revealed.

Marnus Labuschagne’s numbers are looking bleak, and his head may be on the chopping block.

Australia has sunk to a 49-run loss in the opening ODI against Sri Lanka after being bowled out inside 34 overs on Wednesday night.

Adam Gilchrist is going back to his roots and bringing several of his former teammates, as well as two of Australian music’s biggest names, with him to support a community recovering from one of Australia’s worst natural disasters.

Victorian discard Kieran Elliott steered Tasmania to a last-gasp Sheffield Shield victory over his former state as former Test batter Peter Handscomb was left to rue a late decision in a thrilling 20-run loss in Hobart.

Adam Gilchrist has hit back at England supporters who claimed Australia’s all-conquering cricket team has been ‘stat-padding’. After knocking over India earlier in the Aussie summer, Pat Cummins’ men now hold every bilateral trophy, have retained the Ashes since 2017 and are preparing for a second consecutive appearance in the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

After successful campaigns against India at home and against Sri Lanka in the subcontinent, the Australian Test team’s attention turns towards defending its World Test Championship title in June.

Matthew Renshaw has issued a timely reminder of his capability at the top of the order with a comprehensive Sheffield Shield century for Queensland.

Star cricketer Kane Williamson hit a brilliant century to take New Zealand into the tri-series final with a thumping six-wicket win on Monday, overshadowing South African opener Matthew Breetzke’s record score on debut.