The fast bowler has no appetite to be eased in, however, and hopes to play all five Tests in a repeat of the 2013-14 series on home soil which Australia won 5-0.
Australia have decided to put captain Michael Clarke under wraps with fast bowlers Ryan Harris and Peter Siddle ahead of next week's Ashes opener, withdrawing the trio from domestic fixtures to prepare for the test in Brisbane.
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
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Dawid Malan's half-century and Harry Brook's fiery knock helped England rout New Zealand by seven wickets in the first T20 International.
ICC Hall of Famer and former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting feels that batter Cameron Bancroft is leading the race to succeed David Warner and Usman Khawaja at the top of Australia's Test batting.
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England are an ageing side alright, but few will dare to bet against Jos Buttler's men successfully defending their World Cup title in a few weeks time.
Australia registered a tense 12-run win over New Zealand in the second one-day international at Auckland.
Recovering from a knee surgery, Australian pacer Ryan Harris is eyeing a return to international cricket in the Test series against India later this year.
Ryan Harris claimed the last two wickets at the fag end of the match as South Africa were bowled out for 265 and lost the third and final Test by 245 runs at Newlands on Wednesday. Australia won the series 2-1.
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Former Australia player Shane Watson said star all-rounder Cameron Green has all the means to succeed as a Test opener.
An erotic book dubbed as 'mummy porn' has beaten the J K Rowling authored Harry Potter's record in the United Kingdom's book sales chart, becoming the fastest selling paperback of all time in just one week.
England batted with positive intent to take control of the final Ashes Test at The Oval on Saturday, moving on to 389-9 at the close on the third day with a 377-run lead over Australia.
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A confident and wiser Australia are well-equipped to take the fight to India in a series that could literally be decided by a coin-toss, according to former Test bowler Ryan Harris.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
India and England have played with contrasting approaches in the World Cup so far, producing contrasting results. That is unlikely to change when the teams meet in Lucknow on Sunday.
Warner is poised to wrap up his Test cricket journey with the upcoming third Test against Pakistan at the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG).
Australia's pacemen Mitchell Starc and Pat Cummins ripped out England's top order with a masterclass of textbook bowling to put their side in sight of a 2-0 Ashes lead on Saturday.
Brook has now scored four centuries in his past five Tests
A superb 75 from Harry Brook and some big hitting from tailender Mark Wood earned England a pulsating three-wicket victory in the third Ashes Test.
Travis Head likes the way England skipper Ben Stokes and Head coach Brendon McCullum are leading the English Test team.
This is India's second appearance in the WTC final after losing the inaugural game in 2021 to New Zealand.
While Abhishek Sharma and Heinrich Klaasen starred with the willow for SRH, Mitchell Marsh's all-round show went in vain as Delhi went down at home.
Australian opener David Warner and veteran fast bowler Ryan Harris have moved up to career-high positions in the ICC Test player rankings following their impressive contributions in Australia's series-winning third Test defeat of South Africa in Cape Town.
IMAGES from the IPL match between SunRisers Hyderabad and Delhi Capitals, in Hyderabad, on Monday.
The 10-team tournament will be played across 10 venues culminating in the November 19 final at the 132,000-capacity Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
An unbeaten Joe Root century and a bowling masterclass by James Anderson put England in complete control of the second Test on Saturday.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
Australia fast bowler Ryan Harris has joined team mate Mitchell Johnson in criticising the unusually slow and low nature of pitches in the ongoing Test series against India.
IMAGES from the Indian Premier League match played between Delhi Capitals and SunRisers Hyderabad in Delhi on Saturday.
Astronomical Rs 24.75 crore bid makes Starc most expensive player in IPL history
New Zealand beat England by a comfortable six wickets as the four-match Twenty20 International series finished in a 2-2 draw.
IMAGES from the T20 World Cup match played between Australia and Ireland in Brisbane on Monday.
Images from Day 1 of the third Ashes Test between England and Australia at Headingley in Leeds on Thursday.
Images from Day 2 of the third Ashes Test on Friday.
IMAGES from the FIFA World Cup Group D match played between Australia and Denmark on Wednesday.
Australia pacer Ryan Harris heaped praise on Indian batsmen, in particular Ajinkya Rahane and Virat Kohli, for their performance on day three of the third Test in Melbourne, on Sunday.
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