Talking about the pace department, Panesar picked Umesh Yadav as the third pacer ahead of Shardul Thakur. Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj are automatic selections in the playing eleven.
Johnson sidelined for Aus tour of UK
ICC apologises after incorrectly naming India as No.1 Test team over Australia
Australia lead the two-Test series against West Indies 1-0 after beating the Caribbeans by 164 runs in Perth.
The second day's play in the third Test between England and South Africa at The Oval will not take place on Friday following the death of Queen Elizabeth, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Thursday.
We have Shubman Gill at one end ready to carry on the mantle but what about his partner?
New Zealand were in trouble at 37 for 3 at stumps in reply to England's declared first innings total of 325 for 9 at Bay Oval, with seven wickets tumbling in a frantic evening session.
'We've got Test cricket after the IPL, so I've got to stay true to my technique and find ways to win games for my team, something that I take a lot of pride in.'
The Indians lost their last seven wickets for the addition of just 70 runs on the final day of the contest.
Images from the T20 World Cup Group B match between Australia and England, at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, on Saturday.
Australia, following their eight-wicket win in the third and final Test against Pakistan at Sydney are on 56.25 percentage points and have pushed India to the second spot in the latest WTC standings issued by ICC on Saturday.
Steve Smith and Travis Head join top-ranked Marnus Labuschagne following their centuries in the ICC World Test Championship Final against India.
New Zealand Test player Henry Nicholls has been charged with violating New Zealand Cricket's code of conduct after being reported by umpires for ball-tampering in a domestic first-class match.
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald feels their 'sub-continent journey' helped them triumph in the World Test Championship final against India.
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from day two of the Oval Test.
'I'm really looking forward to going out and watching him play this week, but he's deserved his opportunity'
The blockbuster five-match Test series between India and Australia will get underway at Perth's Optus Stadium on November 22, the venue replacing Adelaide Oval as the national cricket board's preferred choice for the season opener.
Mitchell Marsh will captain Australia from a distance when they take on West Indies in the first of three Twenty20 internationals on Friday.
'Everybody talks about his age but with Jimmy you have to take age out of it. If he keeps taking wickets he keeps playing. If he doesn't, he doesn't, it's that simple.'
Rajneesh Gupta lists all the important numbers from day three of the Oval Test.
Josh Hazlewood finished with a nine-wicket match haul as world champions Australia crushed a depleted West Indies by 10 wickets.
Shubman Gill was at his silken best during Indian team's intra-squad training game here at the Tuks Oval on Thursday even though there wasn't an opportunity to get a glimpse of that enchanting sight.
The ICC does not rule out a forensic test of the ball that was alleged to have been tampered with by Pakistan during the Oval Test against England.
The EAM when asked about his view of the world at present, said it would be "very grim forecast, for the next five years".
Westley has enjoyed a prolific season for Essex in the CountyChampionship, scoring 478 runs, including two centuries, at an average of 53.11.
India head coach Ravi Shastri says he has no regrets about organising the book launch, which was widely perceived to be the reason for a COVID-19 outbreak that forced the cancellation of the fifth Test against England in Manchester.
West Indies cricketing legend Malcolm Marshall's final resting place in Barbados is a sorry sight, sparking concerns about his legacy.
Pat Cummins will not play the third Test against India in Indore starting March 1
Sue Redfern is poised to make history as the inaugural ICC-appointed female neutral umpire
Dashing opener Virender Sehwag is the highest-ranked Indian batsman at the second spot in the latest ICC Test rankings issued on Sunday.
As curtains dropped on the third day of the first Test against New Zealand, England strengthened their stranglehold with Stuart Broad ripping through the Kiwi top-order at the Bay Oval.
"Pakistan is one of the strongest cricketing countries in the ICC membership," Allardice said.
New Zealand's experienced batter Kane Williamson surpassed Virat Kohli and former Australia batter Don Bradman in the Test hundreds list on Sunday.
After England dominated the proceedings on Day 1 of the first Test at the Bay Oval, Tom Blundell struck a century to revive New Zealand's chances.
Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes experienced all-rounder Ben Stokes made the "right decision" to withdraw from the T20 World Cup.
Pat Cummins arrived at the ICC T20 World Cup brimming with confidence, crediting his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) stint for his best T20 bowling in a decade
India could use the ODI series on the tour, to test out players ahead of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup starting in October, later this year.
Elgar said the weather would dictate whether they played with an all-seam attack or again with three quicks and two spinners when the third and final Test begins at The Oval on Thursday, but predicted two or three changes to the line-up.
One piles up runs, the other piles up wickets. Both Kane Williamson and Tim Southee will hope to add to their hauls when they play their 100th Test match against Australia in Christchurch this week.
''The Oval can present itself with some spin occasionally, particularly as the game wears on. So we could face some sort of similarities to what we had in India at certain stages of the game.'
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