David Warner is set to be part of the World Cup squad but Smith's elbow injury may persuade the selectors to hold him back for the Ashes

Australia's selectors have been under pressure this season but it's understood Hohns wants to continued until at least 2020

Equally important as the series sweep over Sri Lanka is that the Australians have earned back some of the respect they had lost

The possible returns of Steven Smith and David Warner have also raised the Australia captain's hopes

In the midst of a summer in which his ability and place in the Australian side has been questioned, Starc has fallen back to a simple approach

In a summer where he's had to battle injury and some very good bowling, the off-field issues really took a toll on Australia's No. 3

In the years since his maiden first-class ton, he has always looked bound for Test cricket. But he first needed to learn to get the best out of himself

In the midst of extensive debate about the selection panel's role, Chappell has informed colleagues of his intention to depart CA, ending an association of more than 30 years

The board are conscious of the amount of time some players will spend away from home in the World Cup and Ashes

The 20-year old batsman is expected to return to cricket for Victoria when the Shield resumes after the end of the Big Bash League in the second half of February

For Joe Burns, too, it was an emotional occasion as his fourth Test century came after a roller-coaster couple of seasons

Joe Burns' many omissions over the past two years began looking curiouser and curiouser as he strode to his fourth hundred in 16 Tests

Archival material has revealed the dream of Michael Hodgman, the minister for the ACT from 1980 to 1983, to 'see the Ashes played right here in the national capital'

Stung by memories of a flat performance in Melbourne after levelling the series against India, Australia's captain has told his team to be at their most vigilant against Sri Lanka

The name of the former Australia batsman - "an important political figure for cricket" - adorns the manual scoreboard at Manuka Oval

At the end of a Test season in which he has significantly underwhelmed, Starc will be striving to place vivid memories in the mind of the coach in order to seal an Ashes spot

The concept of paying overseas stars from outside the existing AUD 1.77 million salary cap for each club has broad support from the eight teams

The BBL season could start as late as around Boxing Day following complaints about the current structure

The wicketkeeper batsman made a sensational half-century while battling heat-induced exhaustion to end the Sixers' quest for a hat-trick of titles

Pat Cummins strikes with the final ball of the day to leave Sri Lanka with a lot of work to do to save the game