Cricket

A former English captain wants Mitch Marsh opening the batting for Australia in the Ashes, but he has other ideas how he will spend the first day of the opening match.

Watch how India’s top order failed to handle Australia’s quicks on the bouncy Optus Stadium deck on Sunday, and learn from it. That’s Ian Healy’s warning for England, one month out from the start of The Ashes.

Australia grabbed a first-up win over India in Perth but the match as a spectacle was largely ruined by constant and unnecessary rain delays. Here are our hits and misses from the first ODI.

Marnus Labuschagne says he will bat wherever he can if recalled for the Ashes as Australia search for an opener and admits he’s ‘walking a little taller’ after recapturing his mojo at state level.

Indian megastars Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have delivered a Perth farewell to forget with the white-ball maestros producing just eight runs between them in the opening ODI.

Hometown hero Mitch Marsh ensured Australia finally broke their Perth Stadium One-Day International hoodoo with a seven-wicket victory against India on a frustrating Sunday.

MITCHELL JOHNSON: The injury to Cameron Green has exposed how the selectors’ bizarre method of picking the Test team has the squad on the verge of a crisis.

Mitch Marsh has effectively ruled himself out of a Test recall amid injury concerns over fellow West Australian Cam Green ahead of the opening Ashes Test in Perth next month.

As star WA allrounder Cam Green once again finds himself under an injury cloud, chairman of selectors George Bailey insists he will be fit for the Ashes.

Australian cricketers have been wrongly accused of mocking India over their Asia Cup handshake drama, but the controversial video was shot before the saga.

The batsman has been remembered for his ‘significant’ contributions from his 2004 debut through to this year.

Nic Maddinson is targeting a return to cricket after battling testicular cancer this year.

Australian all-rounder Cam Green has suffered another injury setback in the lead-up to the first Ashes test.

Skipper Alyssa Healy has made up for a bad day in the field with another century to power champions Australia into the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Virat Kohli and his Indian teammates touched down in WA after a flight delay overnight, with the star veteran set for what is likely to be his final tour of Australia.