The Australia team has come in for criticism from former players over various issues including their approach and selection.
Pakistan look to be positive against strong Australia team
'Bazball' refers to the risk-taking style of play adopted by the England team under Test coach Brendon McCullum.
Australia led England by 12 runs at the end of a tense and fluctuating second day to leave the final Ashes Test at The Oval on a knife-edge on Friday.
ICC rejected Khawaja's application to have a sticker showing a black dove holding an olive branch on his bat and shoes during the Boxing Day Test against Pakistan.
Latest pace sensation Shamar Joseph on Tuesday became the first West Indian to win the Men's ICC Player of the Month award for his heroics in the Australia Test series.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the 3rd Test played between India and Australia in Indore on Friday.
Erskine hit back at Johnson, stating that his questioning Warner's selection isn't logical.
Australia opener David Warner looks likely to get the Test farewell of his choice after being named in the 14-man squad for the opening clash in the three-match series against Pakistan on Sunday.
IMAGES from Day 2 of the 1st Test played between New Zealand and Australia in Wellington on Friday.
Opener David Warner brushed aside any doubts about his Test match pedigree on Thursday with a brutal 164-run assault on Pakistan's bowlers.
Matthew Short has also been called up as an extra batter while Travis Head recovers from a fracture to his left hand.
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.
Josh Hazlewood finished with a nine-wicket match haul as world champions Australia crushed a depleted West Indies by 10 wickets.
David Warner made 34 in what is likely to be his penultimate innings in the long form of cricket as Australia reached 116 for two on the rain-disrupted second day of the third Test against Pakistan on Thursday.
IMAGES from Day 3 of the opening Test played between Australia and Pakistan in Perth on Saturday.
Australia's batter Mitchell Marsh said he has no desire to open the innings in Test cricket once David Warner retires.
Head, who fractured his left hand during Australia's South Africa tour last month, missed his team's first four matches at the World Cup in India.
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.
Pat Cummins leads Australia fightback after Pakistan take early honours
Opening partner Usman Khawaja (62) completed 1000 runs for the calendar year and was looking in great touch before West Indies struck back with two quick wickets after the lunch break.
Australia's cricketing DNA is constructed by meticulousness and Pakistan's by explosiveness.
Marnus Labuschagne said Australia, especially the pacers, did not even bring their "B Game" in the win against England in the Ashes opener.
Ricky Ponting has offered technical advice to Australia's batters Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head to counter England's bowling attack ahead of the second Ashes Test.
He felt Australia will get better as the series progresses.
Steve Smith and fast bowler Mitchell Starc have been ruled out of the white-ball series in South Africa through injuries.
The visitors, who are 2-0 behind in the four-Test series for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, finished the frenetic opening day 47 runs ahead with six wickets in hand.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the fourth Ashes Test between England and Australia at Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday.
IMAGES from the ICC World Cup match played between Australia and Bangladesh in Pune on Saturday
Former Australia player Shane Watson said star all-rounder Cameron Green has all the means to succeed as a Test opener.
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.
IMAGES from the World Cup match between Australia and England played in Ahmedabad on Saturday
Marsh, Smith dig Australia out of a hole in Pakistan Test
IMAGES from Day 3 of the WTC Final between Australia and India, played at The Oval, in London, on Friday.
Fascinating glimpses from Day 3 of the fourth and final Test between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
Maxwell battled cramps and severe pain to score a scintillating double century
The game on Friday had enough positives for India, mainly the performance of Mohammad Shami and Suryakumar Yadav, but few questions still need to be answered ahead of the World Cup, beginning October 5.
Images from Day 3 of the second Ashes between England and Australia at Lord's.
Ashwin gained two places after taking six wickets in India's emphatic victory over Australia in the second Test in New Delhi.
David Warner and Marnus Labuschagne led Australia to a crushing 123-run win over South Africa
