Australia captain Pat Cummins said his team is not fretting over its spin combination as it has enough options to support veteran off-spinner Nathan Lyon in the four-Test series against India.
'He's (Green) such a legend, he's such a nice guy. You only want the best for him, so I really enjoyed it.'
For the India tour, Zampa will be fighting for a spot with veteran offspinner Nathan Lyon.
The last time Pakistan won a Test Down Under was in late 1995 when nearly half of the current side were not even born
Australian cricket legend Ian Healy is shocked by the team management's decision to include two off-spinners -- Nathan Lyon and young Todd Murphy -- who have almost similar action.
India opener Shubman Gill's reign at the top of the ODI batters' list was short-lived as he was replaced by former Pakistani skipper Babar Azam in the ICC Player Rankings issued on Wednesday.
Erskine hit back at Johnson, stating that his questioning Warner's selection isn't logical.
IMAGES from Day 1 of the opening Ashes Test played between England and Australia at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.
Australian bowler Josh Hazlewood who missed the third Ashes Test and is set to return to the side in the fourth Test match against Australia, said that he was underprepared for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine labelled the SCG pitch as an "absolute disgrace" which was produced for the Sheffield Shield match between New South Wales and Tasmania.
The Australian captain's gesture won cricketing hearts all over.
Cummins's career haul is particularly noteworthy for a player who started his Test career aged 18, but spent more than five years out of the team due to a succession of injuries.
After Australia resumed on 59-2, West Indies made frequent inroads to stay in the contest.
Images from Day 2 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's in London on Thursday.
Shamar Joseph took 7 wickets to lead the Windies to a big win
In the ODI rankings, Sri Lanka's two ODI matches at home against Zimbabwe =saw a number of movers, most notably on the bowling side through spinner Maheesh Theekshana, who moved to a career high rating (634) and rank (11th) with four wickets across the matches.
Australia have kept their bowling options wide open for India tour
Pat Cummins' side stayed in control at the end of Day 2 of the WTC Final.
Images from Day 3 of the second Test between Australia and South Africa at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Wednesday.
Apart from Renshaw's inclusion in place of Warner, there are no changes to the squad which beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the third and final test to sweep the series 3-0 last week.
Allan Border opened up on the team's selection and said Australia overthought during the first Test in Nagpur.
Pakistan showcased resilience with Rizwan contributing a powerful 88 runs
Dinesh Chandimal smashed 118 not out and Kamindu Mendis produced a half-century in his debut Test to help Sri Lanka eclipse Australia's first innings 364 on day three of the second Test in Galle on Sunday.
With the Ashes set to get underway, Australian players reflected on the prestigious series and their aim for the upcoming tournament.
Sydneysider Warner went into the current series with question marks over his form due to a lack of test runs, but a rapidfire 164 in the first innings of the opening test in Perth erased any doubts over his position in the team.
Adam Gilchrist said Australia will be able to win the Border-Gavaskar series in India after 19 years if they go in with three seamers to partner spinner Nathan Lyon.
Travis Head struck a belligerent half-century to give Australia the upper hand on day one of the series-opening Test against South Africa after the home side's bowlers dominated on a green Gabba wicket on Saturday.
As he gears up to surpass legendary Dennis Lillee in the tally of Test wicket-takers for Australia, pacer Mitchell Starc opened up on strong words from his former head coach Tim Nielsen that paved way for his durability and said that it would be humbling to surpass the Aussie icon in wicket-taking charts.
Images from Day 1 of the third Test played between India and Australia at the Holkar Stadium in Indore on Wednesday
Despite dropping six points in the ICC Test rankings, R Ashwin remained on top of the points table, along with James Anderson.
The skipper is also counting on the likes of part-time spinners Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith to pitch in the slow bowling department.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the WTC Final played between Australia and India at The Oval in London on Saturday.
Australia's assistant coach Daniel Vettori said he does not mind the spin-friendly pitches on offer in their series in India as they have challenged the batsmen and brought their skill and perseverance into play.
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Todd Murphy wants to learn R Ashwin's carrom ball to enhance his skills.
The Meteorological (MeT) department of the UK has predicted a 30 per cent chance of precipitation during the afternoon,
R Ashwin is a content man after becoming only the second Indian to take 500 Test wickets and has no interest in chasing Anil Kumble's national record of 619 scalps.
Ravichandran Ashwin will become only the 14th Indian player and 77th overall in world cricket to complete the milestone of 100 Test matches.
