The 39-year-old will resume his duties with the Australian men's team at the conclusion of the IPL.
Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood claimed the Men's Test Player-of-the-Year award. It marked his first Australian Cricket Award, with Hazlewood taking 30 wickets at just 13.16 in Tests against the West Indies, New Zealand, and India.
McDonald 'disappointed' with McCullum's comment post Bairstow dismissal
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Australia coach Andrew McDonald is unperturbed by batter Marnus Labuschagne's recent run of low scores, saying that there are going to be "ebbs and flows" in one's Test career and the team is much more concerned about their batting line-up performing well as a collective.
Boland credited his intense rehabilitation for getting him back in the national reckoning.
'Unique action, and it's a little bit tricky to pick up some cues.'
'I'd like to probably err on the side of preparing him through red ball. We know how good a white-ball player he is so you put a priority on what it looks like next summer.'
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said the hosts would field their strongest side against Pakistan, which means a welcome return for spinner Nathan Lyon, who will chase his 500th Test wicket after injury ruled him out of the last three matches of the Ashes.
Marcus Stoinis' desire to keep playing international cricket beyond the T20 World Cup in June has not been diminished by Cricket Australia's decision to drop him from the central contracts list, the all-rounder said.
'I am a big fan of Travis Head as a cricketer, I believe he will be a future star for Australia in all forms of the game.'
Andrew McDonald believes the biggest challenge for his side in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Test Trophy will be to tackle 'slide spin'
Australia bring an ageing squad and a few players short of fitness to the T20 World Cup but will have the same easygoing confidence
The Australians had been relaxing by playing golf in the city during a week-long break between games. No one else was hurt in the incident.
Australia call up left-arm spinner Kuhnemann for India tour
Images from the US Open men's singles first round matches, at Flushing Meadows, New York, on Tuesday.
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'We've got some areas we can improve, there's some growth within the team and there's two obvious ones.'
'It's time now to keep playing as much IPL and franchise cricket as I can'
David Warner will have a big Ashes and have backed him to deliver at the top of the order.
'We'll see how he goes in the build-up and make that decision when we get on the ground in India'
'I think our training wickets have been really difficult as well. So it's been nice to actually stand in a training wicket and keep to our bowlers.'
Former Australia player Shane Watson said star all-rounder Cameron Green has all the means to succeed as a Test opener.
Australia's batter Mitchell Marsh said he has no desire to open the innings in Test cricket once David Warner retires.
Warner in our plans for India tour: Australia coach
'The next game's not until August next year so that gives him a lot of time to repair if he's willing to go on, if not I'm sure over the next couple of weeks he'll have a think about that and call it.'
Batting great Matthew Hayden is ready to help Australia solve their batting woes in the ongoing four-Test series if asked.
McDonald said team management were continually talking to senior players about their plans.
Pat Cummins is unsure whether he will continue as Australia's One-Day International captain after the World Cup, but is looking to return to the Indian Premier League next season in preparation for the Twenty20 showpiece.
The Australian players paid homage to Pat Cummins's mother who passed away on Thursday.
Australia suffered a big setback after senior fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the World Test Championship final against India.
Australia might be forced to use support staff as substitute fielders in the T20 World Cup warm-up games.
'There will be an extended period of time out and we're just going to weigh whether that time falls potentially with an option to carry him through the front half of the World Cup.'
As a 'Team Mentor', Warne will work alongside head coach Andrew McDonald. The two were teammates in Victoria from 2003-07.
Australia's star batter Travis Head believes opening the batting in Test cricket is a "specialist job" and has ruled himself out of contention to replace veteran David Warner.
Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel among others, will be the 'differentiator' in the three remaining Tests
Fascinating glimpses from Day 5 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia.
For Pat Cummins's side, the addition of Flower to the coaching staff will only add more to the expectations as they strive to become the first Australian team to win an Ashes series in England since 2001.
Inglis sustained an injury in a freak accident while playing golf.
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