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 England fast bowler took six wickets and scored a century for county side Sussex's second XI last week.
Langer has not ruled out a return to cricket for Tim Paine despite the wicketkeeper resigning
'I thought Virat Kohli was the best batsman I've ever seen because of the way he plays in all forms, but Steve Smith... that's another level.'
Former Australia opener Justin Langer said it is good to see that a selection culture that rewarded mediocrity has ended.
Former England captain Mike Atherton has endorsed Justin Langer's scathing assessment of England players' in his leaked dossier, saying the home players lack the mental toughness and self-belief to win the Ashes.
'With him in particular, I've had a lot of chats with him, a lot of conversations to try and make him a better cricketer.'
'The first two Tests have been tough cricket, it's 1-1 and that probably shows how close the series has been'
Australia named an unchanged squad on Monday for the second and final Test against New Zealand in Adelaide which starts on Friday.
Lacking in star power and coming off mixed results in the preliminary stage, England's Somerset and South African side Diamond Eagles go head to head in a League A encounter of the Champions League Twenty20's Super Eight stage.
Australia coach Justin Langer hinted on Wednesday that Joe Burns will continue as opening partner for David Warner in the Test series against India despite growing calls for Will Pucovski to replace him at the top of the order.
Chief executives of the 18 English cricket counties feel it will become harder to attract foreign players to England.
Perfect timing is an essential commodity in cricket and the emergence of batsman Phillip Hughes could not have come at a better time for the Australians.
Ricky Ponting has scoffed at suggestions Australia were in danger of losing their number one ranking.
Australians are taking lessons from a leadership guru to help the new faces not be overawed during the upcoming Test series.
Sri Lankan swashbuckler Sanath Jayasuriya will join the likes of Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Justin Langer, Stephen Fleming and Matthew Hoggard in the All-Stars team for next month's Hong Kong Cricket Sixes tournament.
Batting will be the key in the upcoming series against Australia, says the former India captain. 'Whichever team puts runs on the board will put pressure on the opposition.'
The Australian players have devised their own cultural pact and, under new coach Justin Langer, are expected to have 'elite honesty'.
The retirements of Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer have added an emotional incentive to Australia's bid to win the fifth Ashes Test against England.
The telecast of the day-night matches will commence at 1230 IST.
Fast bowler Jason Gillespie was recalled to the Australian Test squad for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh.
Cricket Australia Chief Executive Kevin Roberts has told staff that the governing body faces a financial crisis and would not have been able to pay its bills at the end of August without layoffs, local media reported on Saturday. Cricket Australia announced plans to lay off almost 80% of staff on Thursday, putting them on 20% pay until June 30 when it is hopes more will be known about how long government curbs put in place to control the coronavirus will last.
The Australian team is looking to add the Twenty-20 World Cup to their bulging trophy cabinet.
The hosts, who had a put up a massive first innings score of 598-4 before declaring, opted not to enforce the follow-on and reached 29-1 at stumps.
Monty Panesar captured five wickets on his Ashes debut to help England bowl out Australia for 244 on the opening day of the third Test.
England declared their first innings on 551-6.
Australia's senior cricketers are playing down suggestions they might retire en masse if they win back the Ashes.
Australia head coach Justin Langer says his team is desperately looking for a finisher in the mould of Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Michael Bevan in limited overs cricket. Dhoni has won India innumerable matches from seemingly hopeless positions, and so did the likes of Michael Bevan and Mike Hussey.
Australia rode on Phil Jaques's maiden Test century to post a handsome 242 for 3 on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka.
Australia's Phil Jaques will replace the retired Justin Langer in the first Test against Sri Lanka.
'It's a tough gig, opening in Test cricket, but we're really confident Marcus has got what it takes to be a successful Australian opening batsman.'
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