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WTC final may not be Konstas' route back to Test side
Other talking points from Australia's contracts list included Mitchell Marsh's future, the overlooked white-ball players and the fast-bowling depth


Australia
Cricket
Konstas, Kuhnemann handed CA deals, Connolly overlooked
Sean Abbott, Aaron Hardie and Todd Murphy are the three names to drop off the original list from last year

Australia
Cricket
Nathan Lyon: WTC final a clash of two of the best attacks
Australian spinner Nathan Lyon looks ahead to the World Test Championship final against South Africa and backs Marnus Labuschagne to find form.
Kane Williamson
Cricket
Williamson backs international windows and WTC 'tweaks'
The former New Zealand captain sees the current WTC structure as "not ideal"

Australia
Cricket
Green nears return ahead of World Test Championship final selection race
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland have also spoken about their late-season injuries which they are recovering from
Marnus Labuschagne
Cricket
Labuschagne to reset after leanest run-scoring summer
After a short break he will return to Glamorgan ahead of the World Test Championship final against South Africa
WPL
Delhi Capitals hope to be third time lucky as they eye first WPL title
DC made the finals in the first two seasons of the tournament as well, including in 2023, when they lost to MI
Sheff Shield
NSW coach sees Konstas reining in his audacious style
Sam Konstas' state coach Greg Shipperd believes the teenager is starting to show signs of heeding lessons around match situations in his batting
Sheff Shield
McSweeney open to possibilities in bid to earn Test recall
South Australia captain says Sheffield Shield final is the priority but he would be keen to play county cricket if an opportunity arose
Cameron Green
Cricket
Green unlikely to play Shield cricket before county stint
Green had hoped to play for WA in the final Shield round but is unlikely to be ready in time
County Championship Division Two
Dane Paterson gets Lord's chance ahead of World Test Championship final
South Africa seamer signs seven-match contract with Middlesex after leaving Nottinghamshire

Australia
Cricket
Cummins bowling again as he eyes IPL and Test Championship returns
Australia captain says his rehab for an ankle injury which made him miss the Champions Trophy is going well

Afghanistan
Cricket
Should Afghanistan play an extra spinner against England?
Nick Knight and Yash Jha on Afghanistan's spin options

Australia
Cricket
Finch: Labuschagne's form is an 'alarming sign'
The incumbent No. 3 will be the batter under pressure ahead into the World Test Championship final in June

Australia
Cricket
Australia emerge from Test season with flying colours and new options
The aging demographic of the pace attack will continue to raise questions, and Marnus Labuschagne's form is a watching brief, but there has been an injection of new faces

Australia
Cricket
Australia face Labuschagne call amid batting squeeze
The No. 3 is now the batter under scrutiny heading into the World Test Championship final and tour of West Indies

Sri Lanka
Cricket
Dhananjaya wants a 'rethink' about SL playing on spinning pitches at home
"If you take our batting averages, they're lower than those of batters in other countries, and you can see why that is - because we bat in spin-friendly conditions"
ICC World Test Championship
How Australia played like the home side in Asia masterclass
From the fans in the stands and on the Fort, to the dominance on the pitch, Australians have enjoyed their time in Galle

Australia
Cricket
Stats - Australia's first triumph in SL since 2011, and captain Smith's success with bat
On the way to the series win in SL, Nathan Lyon also became the third Australian to 550 Test wickets
ICC World Test Championship
Smith's triumph: Australia surge to clinical 2-0 series victory
The visitors had few alarms as Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne knocked off the target before lunch on the fourth day
ICC World Test Championship
Kuhnemann's four, Webster's late impact puts Australia on course for 2-0
Angelo Mathews and Kusal Mendis had given Sri Lanka hope but the home side lost late wickets to finish on the brink

Australia
Cricket
Stats - Smith's record 36th hundred, Carey's new subcontinent high
All the records Smith and Carey broke during their 259-run stand in the second Test against Sri Lanka
ICC World Test Championship
Smith and Carey dominate with hundreds in double-century stand
Australia took firm control of the second Test with a pair of outstanding centuries as Sri Lanka's attack struggled

Australia
Cricket
A batting cyborg: Smith's personal electricity brings Galle alive
Whatever data is observable, he is still mining. No detail is too insignificant. Nothing escapes Smith's CCTV.

Australia
Cricket
Carey: I'm playing the sweep and reverse-sweep 'with a bit more intent'
SL set aggressive fields to tempt him to play the reverse sweep, and he played them almost flawlessly, 76 of his runs coming square of wicket