Erskine hit back at Johnson, stating that his questioning Warner's selection isn't logical.
India captain Virat Kohli's two half-centuries in the recently-concluded Australia vs India ODI series have cemented his spot at the top of the MRF Tyres ICC ODI Player Rankings for batsmen.
Mitchell Marsh is expected to lead in Cummins's absence. The all-rounder is also in contention to be named Australia's T20 skipper.
The New Zealand government tightened border restrictions and stating that all those entering the country from Australia would be subjected to a mandatory 14-day self-isolation period. The new restrictions, which come into from Sunday midnight, would have led to the New Zealand team being quarantined if it stayed back to complete the assignment.
Steve Smith, who hit a 62-ball century in the 66-run win for Australia, said the team is keeping its fingers crossed on Stoinis's situation.
Former Australian cricketer Simon O'Donnell is not in favour of opening batter David Warner getting a farewell Test, saying no one should have the right to pick and choose the venue and date of his choice.
Arguably among the best in his trade across cricketing generations, star India speedster Jasprit Bumrah celebrated his 30th birthday on Wednesday.
Hockley, when asked about the report, denied suggestions that the powerful nations were turning a blind eye to Test cricket, saying he had met Snedden during the New Zealand-Australia first Test in Wellington and conveyed to him that Australia was very much committed to help ICC ensure all the three formats flourish.
Ireland won the second ODI by 43 runs on Tuesday after the first game had been washed out by rain.
'I will be fine to play the T20Is. I have been working hard to play for my country, happy that I've got the opportunity'
'All options will be considered. We're not going to make the decision until the deadline, which will be the West Indies game.'
Flamboyant all-rounder Glenn Maxwell actually lost consciousness and did not respond to efforts to wake him up before he was rushed to hospital after a late night drinking session in Adelaide last week, according to a report.
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 great Ricky Ponting thinks outstanding all-rounder Glenn Maxwell should be seriously entertained for a Test recall following his astonishing success in the recently concluded ICC World Cup and a T20I series against India.
India play three ODIs against Australia starting in Sydney on Saturday before travelling to New Zealand for a five-ODI and three-T20I assignment starting January 23.
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Images from the fifth One-Day International between Australia and India in Sydney, on Saturday.
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Pandya's absence means that India will have to rejig their bowling attack. Jasprit Bumrah has already been rested for this series, as well as the tour of New Zealand, and this allows the think-tank to conduct one final experimentation with their bowling attack.
Warner will be examined by the Australian medical staff after batting in the nets before a final call is made on his availability for the series.
India's vacant cupboard of all-rounders will give Virat Kohli and Ravi Shastri numerous points to ponder.
The last time Team India won an ICC World Cup was in 2011 in India. It was a 50-over ODI format that was won under the astute leadership of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Due to the congested international schedule including the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, there are no alternative dates available
Star Australian opener David Warner "tired and exhausted" ahead of the upcoming four-Test series in India, starting in Nagpur on February 9.
David Warner has expressed his ambition to take up coaching in future.
Manish Pandey believes a coming-of-age performance in Australia has provided a boost to his international career and he hopes to build on the exploits Down Under in the upcoming three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Some thought Pandey will stay on with team for the T20s after hitting an unbeaten 104 in the fifth and final ODI at the Sydney Cricket Ground, giving India their first win of the tour. That did not happen but he has been rewarded with a T20 call-up for the upcoming Sri Lanka series that is regarded as a rehearsal for the ICC World T20 to held in March in India. "Getting a hundred at the international level is always a big achievement and it was my first one. So somewhere I have an idea (of what I have done). "Looking at the bigger picture, I would say it is a very good start to my international career," Pandey told PTI.
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South Africa will be without their injured captain Graeme Smith in the two Twenty20 and five ODI matches against Australia and Johan Botha would lead the side in his absence, coach Micky Arthur said in Sydney on Thursday.
Australia star allrounder Glenn Maxwell has said he has not yet 'given up' on his hopes for Test cricket following his spectacular performance in their ODI World Cup triumph.
'We know it won't be ... easy for us as we are playing away from home'
IMAGES from the 1st ODI between Australia and India played at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Friday
Former Australia skipper Steve Waugh has slammed the ICC and top cricket boards, including the BCCI, for not caring about Test cricket after South Africa named a depleted red-ball squad for the tour of New Zealand.
Australia buried India under an avalanche of runs for a 51-run drubbing in the second ODI and an unassailable 2-0 series lead after the majestic Steve Smith produced another master-class in the form of a 64-ball 104, in Sydney, on Sunday.
Images from the World Cup Pool A match between Australia and Sri Lanka at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cricket Australia confirmed that three teams will travel Down Under during the truncated summer window.
This is the first time India will play a bilateral series on Australian soil.
Australia is set to rest its fast-bowling trio of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazzlewood for the first three ODIs against India in a bid to manage their workload ahead of a busy international calendar.
With the 2019 ODI World Cup on the horizon, focus has firmly shifted to white-ball cricket with the arrival of limited-overs' specialists, in Sydney, on Tuesday.
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