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With the national selection committee set to sit down in the next week to pick teams for the tour of Australia, it has emerged that R Ashwin is the front-runner for a place in the ODI side. Ashwin had last played a limited-overs game for India was back in 2017 and hasn’t been picked after that.

Glenn Maxwell, who has failed so far for KXIP, revealed that his role in the IPL changes constantly in almost every game as opposed to his role in the Australian team, which is very clear. He added that he has limited opportunities to bat this season and is learning to bat down the order.

As Seven West Media remained adamant to pursue its bid for a major cut in its rights fees for the Australian Cricket summer but CA have urged the broadcaster not to pursue arbitration. Yesterday, Seven lodged the paperwork with the ACICA calling for the appointment of an independent expert.

After weeks of speculation, another round of reports has confirmed that India will kick-off the Test series Down Under with a day-night encounter at the Adelaide Oval. The second Boxing Day Test is set to be played in Melbourne, with third and fourth in Sydney and Brisbane in January.