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Road to 2027: Questions for Australia and South Africa

A lot can change over the next two years, but as Australia and South Africa return to ODI cricket, these are some of key questions that will need answering

18-Aug-2025 • 6 hrs ago•Andrew McGlashan and Firdose Moonda

Even in his twilight, Maxwell could shape another World Cup

He has moved around the batting order of late, but being a finisher looks like Maxwell's role in India and Sri Lanka next year

17-Aug-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Not retired, or dropped: Stoinis has unfinished T20 business for Australia

The allrounder is now a T20 freelancer and struck a deal with the selectors to miss the West Indies and South Africa series

14-Aug-2025•Matt Roller

Ollie Peake's subcontinent education: 'I was absolutely cooked'

The 18-year-old only has a handful of professional appearances but has already been around the Test squad and played for Australia A

13-Aug-2025•Deivarayan Muthu

The Carey question: Will Australia need wicketkeeping back-up for the T20 World Cup?

Early next year the selectors will need to decide if there's a spot in a 15-player squad for a reserve keeper

13-Aug-2025•Andrew McGlashan

'It's close to all guns blazing' - Australia plan to power through any T20 scenario

Australia thumped 13 sixes to two against South Africa despite slumping to 75 for 6 after batting first for the first time in their new power-based era

11-Aug-2025•Alex Malcolm

Should Nathan Ellis be a first-choice Australia T20I bowler?

A difficult selection call looms for Australia when all of Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood are available to play T20Is

07-Aug-2025•Alex Malcolm

Was India's six-run win at the Oval their closest in a Test?

Also, were England and India's four changes apiece for the fifth Test a record?

05-Aug-2025•Steven Lynch

Hundred's 'transition' year is relying on Test star Steven Smith as headline act

Steven Smith hoping to use his first appearance for Welsh Fire as a platform to reclaim a T20I spot for Australia with the long-term aim of playing in the 2028 Olympics

05-Aug-2025•Matt Roller

Amanda-Jade Wellington: 'Some strive to play for Australia, but that's not me'

It's been three years since she played for her country, but allrounder hasn't been short of job offers

30-Jul-2025•Valkerie Baynes

Powerplay: Amanda-Jade Wellington: 'I wouldn't change my life for anything'

Leg-spinner leads new generation of women prioritising franchise cricket

30-Jul-2025•ESPNcricinfo staff

Marsh says 'depth is a privilege' as Australia make T20 statement

The building blocks of a formidable T20 side are coming together with some big names still to slot in

29-Jul-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Stats - Tim David shatters T20I records with 37-ball ton

Australia have now chased 200-plus targets most number of times in T20Is

26-Jul-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

More than a finisher: David soars to new heights

Given the chance to bat at No. 5, David showed what could be possible for him in Australia's T20 side

26-Jul-2025•Alex Malcolm

'He's playing beautifully' - Is Green Australia's new T20 middle-order fulcrum?

Green has made three half-centuries in his last three T20Is when batting at No. 4, all in successful chases, and has struck 14 sixes across those innings

24-Jul-2025•Alex Malcolm

How many players have been part of more than one Test hat-trick?

And was England's 22-run win at Lord's the closest there by margin of runs?

22-Jul-2025•Steven Lynch

Australia to trial new combinations as T20 World Cup build-up begins

There are spots up for grabs in Australia's top seven while a return to two spinners in the same XI could be an option in the Caribbean as they prepare for India and Sri Lanka

18-Jul-2025•Alex Malcolm

Australia's Ashes questions: Open season, two allrounders, four quicks?

Australia have more questions than answers ahead of their next Test assignment in the Ashes later this year despite trouncing West Indies 3-0 in the Carribbean

16-Jul-2025•Andrew McGlashan

Ten days in the Caribbean: WI batters hit new lows, questions remain around Australia's top three

West Indies batters couldn't support their bowlers' efforts, while Starc had a fairytale 100th Test

15-Jul-2025•Shubh Agarwal

Stats - WI post second-lowest Test total; Starc takes five in 15 balls

The Kingston Test was a nightmare for the batters as Starc set a new record for the fastest five-wicket haul in Test history

14-Jul-2025•Sampath Bandarupalli

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