I was asked a question by somebody yesterday: can you change four out of your top six before an Ashes series? My reply was that you shouldn’t but that for Australia, it looks like it could happen.
Mitchell Johnson
Australia wants Cam Green to succeed. Selectors want him to succeed at No.3. But his recent batting mishaps hint at a cluttered mind — and he has already had five of his eight hits before the Ashes.
Jackson Barrett
The Aussies have made the call on the veteran batter just 20 days after his gruesome injury.
Oliver Caffrey
Steve Smith is certain both Sam Konstas and Cam Green can find success at the top of the order, despite their poor returns in the first Test against the West Indies.
Jake Santa Maria
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The top order is a mess and there is one very simple fix if Steve Smith is willing to do the right thing.
The Australians have totally blown away the hosts and even a forgotten star managed an act of brilliance.
Cameron Noakes
JACKSON BARRETT: Five months out from the first Ashes Test, there are just two players with undeniable claims to their spots in the starting XI.
Josh Inglis still doesn’t know where he is batting in the opening Test against West Indies, with Australia poised to wait on one final look at the Barbados wicket before making a call on their order.
Marnus Labuschagne has been axed from Australia’s Test team in a sensational move six days out from the first match against the West Indies.
Perth could be the long-term home of the first cricket Test of the summer, thanks to unprecedented interest and the resurgence of the sport in Western Australia.
MITCHELL JOHNSON: The top order face criticism over the World Test Championship final failure, but the selectors are the ones who should be answering the questions.
Australia has been left with more questions than answers after losing the World Test Championship final. The West Australian has rated every player from both sides of the showpiece Test at Lord’s.
A new World Test Championship cycle could create an opportunity for Australia to ‘reset’ their ageing team following a shock loss against South Africa.
Now the World Test Championship final is all but over, Australia’s batting order is back to where it started.
It’s the hottest ticket in town. So hot that if you don’t get in quick, you won’t get in the door. Ticket sales for The West Test have reached unprecedented heights and thousands of tourists are coming for it.
Cam Green’s eyes were bigger than his stomach in a nervous return to Australia’s Test team and it leaves selectors with some questions to answer, regardless of how this final plays out, writes Jackson Barrett.
The opening day of The West Test is on the verge of becoming a sell-out — even before general public tickets go on sale — amid unprecedented interest in the blockbuster Ashes series.
The World Test Championship final is all set up for another fourth-innings masterclass from Australia’s spin-bowling mastermind. That’s the risk South Africa chose to take, writes Jackson Barrett.
Marnus Labuschagne has one final chance in the second innings of this match to save his Test career. Now that he is opening, there is no room for failure with Sam Konstas watching on, writes Jackson Barrett.
Cam Green’s return Test innings was short-lived as the West Australian fell in the early stages of the World Test Championship final on Wednesday night.
Marnus Labuschagne’s credentials as an opener will receive an instant examination, with Australia set to bat first in the World Test Championship final.
Steve Smith has been confirmed as Australia’s No.4 for next week’s World Test Championship final, leaving Cam Green to shape the rest of the order. Here’s how they could line up in London.
Bitter Ashes enemy Stuart Broad hopes to crash one last Australian party as South Africa leans on the retired English seamer to give them an edge in next week’s World Test Championship Final.
Aaron Kirby
West Australian cricket megastar Mitch Marsh has recaptured his love for cricket after a testing summer and has left Perth Scorchers bosses licking their lips at what he could offer next season.
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