AUS vs ENG: The Champions Trophy is back and is scheduled to be played in Pakistan in 2025. Just like several other teams, the mighty Aussies are also looking to consolidate their hold on the format with several new players who are replacing the likes of the veterans, who were a part of Australia?s World Cup-winning squad in 2023. First among them and probably the greatest would be David Warner, the veteran who has been a huge slave to Australian cricket and retired from all formats of the game recently after the end of the T20 World Cup. Warner was seen opening alongside Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh in the last World Cup; however, the Aussies will be in the quest for a batter to replace him in the role. 



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Veteran pacers Josh Hazelwood, Mitchell Starc, and all-rounders Glenn Maxwell, as well as veteran batter Steven Smith, are all either too old or lacking in form. Though they have chances to feature in the Champions Trophy, the Aussies would look to land some replacements for them in the long run. With the Champions Trophy in sight, Australia will have their first breakthrough series in the format to access their experiments in the 50-over format, and the outing will be a tour of England in the upcoming contest on September of 2024. The first breakthrough for a player has been for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Fraser-McGurk">Jake Fraser-McGurk</a>. The young Australian opener has been in the buzz with his splendid performances across several competitions in the world. In his short appearance, he already holds the record for the fastest hundred in List-A cricket, having registered it in just 29 balls. 



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Considering Travis Head?s unstoppable form for over 2 years now, he remains Australia?s constant surprise across all formats of the game, and so will he be seen against England in the ODIs. Though the likes of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne have been picked for the ODIs, Team Australia would undoubtedly look to bring out some of their experiments, including players like Cameron Green and Josh Inglis in the role. Green has already shown how classy a batter the big West Australian all-rounder can be whenever he is provided the role to bat up the order. 



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With Marcus Stoinis set to miss the England tour, several Aussie players have been looking to land themselves in the role, with the biggest contenders among them being Cam Green as well as Aaron Hardie. In the absence of World Cup-winning skipper Pat Cummins, the Aussies will be led by Mitchell Marsh, and the pace bowling will be shepherded by veteran pacer Mitchell Starc, with Hazelwood, Hardie, Ellis, Abbott, and Zampa being their only spinners. The Aussies do not have much to choose from the bunch of players on the bowling deck. Likely with changes, the Aussies will be in the quest to build a perfect team for the upcoming Champions Trophy and will also be eyeing the World Cup title defence some years later, in 2027.

AUS vs ENG: What are the Australians trying to rebuild their squad for the Champions Trophy as they start experimenting on the England tour?

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The first ever pink-ball Test-Match in the history of Cricket was played in 2015. Trans-Trasman rivals New Zealand and Australia took part in that match and it was a highly fierce and exciting contest. The Kangaroos ended up finishing on the winning side in that encounter by a margin of three-wickets. 
A few days ago, the Mighty Australians crushed Rohit Sharma-led India by a margin of 10 wickets in the Adelaide Pink-ball Test-Match, which was the Kangaroos's 13th victory in Day &amp; Night Test contests. So far, Australia have suffered just a single defeat in the longest format of the game matches played with the pink-ball, which came versus the West Indies. The big question which arises is why is it so difficult to defeat the Kangaroos in Pink-ball Test-Matches?
<h2>This is the secret behind Australia's success in Pink-ball Test-Matches... </h2>
The base of any side is strengthened only when players are given high number of chances in Domestic Cricket in a structural-way. One of the main reasons behind the Aussies's gold performance in Pink-ball tests is that Cricket Australia, the cricket governing body of the nation conducts domestic-cricket matches with the Pink-ball. This simply means that in Australia, youngsters who have the tendency of playing the Pink-ball well are being groomed from the Domestic-Cricket level itself. Be it a batter or a bowler, all the players are getting exposed to the Pink-ball in a really good way. 
25-year-old Nathan Mcsweeney is good example of this. He played a good knock of 39 runs in the first inning of the Adelaide Test-Match versus the Indians and stood firmly at the crease and controlled one end beautifully. This is the same player who scored a total of 762 runs with the bat in 10 contests of the 2023-24 season of Sheffield Shield, which the Domestic First-class tournament of the nation.
<h2>Australia has taken part in the highest number of Pink-Ball Tests</h2>
2023 WTC winners Australia are the only team to have taken part in the highest number of Test contests played with the Pink-Ball. They have taken part in a total of 13 contests so far, out of which they have secured victories in 12 games and have won all the Adelaide Pink-Ball fixtures. England have also played 7 Pink-Ball matches so far alongside the likes of West Indies and India. South Africa, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka have also managed to gain valuable experience of playing Day &amp; Night Tests.

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Australia have a formidable record in Pink Ball Day & Night Test-Matches | Image: Getty Images

Australia has played 13 pink ball test matches so far, out of which they have secured Victories on 12 occasions. Know what's the secret behind their success in Day & Night Matches?

What's the secret behind Australia's success in Pink Ball Day & Night Tests? Why do teams find it difficult to defeat them?

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A really exciting and interesting Test-Series is taking place currently between fierce-rivals India and Australia. So far two contests have been played in the series and both team have managed to win one match each. The current Gabba Test-Match is facing constant interruptions due to rain. 
But, the Mighty Australians have performed in a much better way in this contest. Especially the duo of Steve Smith and Travis Head have troubled the Indian Team by scoring centuries. With this, a big record of the legendary Sachin Tendulkar is in danger of getting broken. One of Steven Smith or Virat Kohli can go on to break that record. 
<h2>History of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series</h2>
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series which takes place between the Indian Cricket Team and the Australian Cricket Team started in the year 1996. The Little Master of India Sachin Tendulkar took part in this Test-Series between 1996-2013. During this period, he managed to score nine hundreds in 34 encounters, which is the highest number of hundreds scored by any batter in this particular series. 
But now, this record is in danger of getting broken. Australia's Steven Smith and India's Virat Kohli have also scored the same number of tons as Sachin and both of these players have an excellent chance of scripting history.
<h2>Virat Kohli and Steven Smith have scored nine hundreds in the BGT series</h2>
Talking about the legendary Virat Kohli first, he played his first BGT series in 2011 and since then he has gone on to score nine centuries in 27 contests. Steve Smith of Australia on the other hand also has nine hundreds next to his name but he has done it in fewer games i.e. 21 matches. Whoever scores a century first will break the record of Sachin Tendulkar. 
<h2>Two matches are still left to be played in the current series</h2>
Currently, just the third encounter of the 2024 Border-Gavaskar Trophy is going on. Two matches are still left to be played. That means if everything goes according to the plan, then the duo of Kohli and Smith will have four innings to play in.
Both of them have a great chance of breaking the record of Tendulkar but it remains to be seen who succeeds in getting to the 10 hundreds landmark first. At present, everyone has their eyes set on the Gabba Test-Match as the 5th and the final day of that contest is still pending. However, due to constant rain interruptions, it's looking likely that this fixture is going to end as a draw.

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Virat Kohli of India touches hands with Steve Smith of Australia after Australia won the First Test match between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 19, 2020 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Philip Brown/Popperfoto/Popperfoto via Getty Images)

Since the inception of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series in 1996, only three batters have managed to score nine hundreds in the history of the series i.e. Sachin Tendulkar, Steven Smith and Virat Kohli. All three of them are tied at nine tons and Kohli & Smith have a excellent chance of surpassing the legendary Sachin Tendulkar

BGT: 2 Players have come close to this great record of Sachin Tendulkar, will the record get broken in this series?

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The race to reach the semi-finals phase of the ICC Men's Champions Trophy within Group-B is looking really interesting. The Australia versus South Africa (AUS vs RSA) Group-B match was scheduled to be played on the 25th of February at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium but, the match wasn't able to commence due to constant rainfall in the city of Rawalpindi. 
This match eventually got abandoned without the toss taking place and both teams shared one point a piece. This has made the semi-finals qualification scenario of Group-B really interesting and in this article, we will be taking a look at what will be the equation for Australia to qualify for the knockout stage of the tournament. 
<h2>Australia's equation to reach the semi-finals</h2>
Australia and South Africa are the top two teams in the Group-B of Champions Trophy 2025 with three points to their name and both of them have also secured victories in their opening encounters. The Proteas are the table toppers while the Kangaroos are at the second position. Since the match between both these teams got abandoned, both of them shared a point each. 
Australia will have one match left, which it has to play against Afghanistan on 28 February. If the Kangaroo team defeats Afghanistan, then it will directly enter the semi-finals with 5 points. Even if Afghanistan defeats Australia, it will have a chance to go to the semi-finals, but it will have to depend on other teams.
The Steven Smith-led team still have one group stage match left versus Afghanistan on the 28th of February. If they manage to defeat the Afghans, then they will secure direct qualification for the semi-finals with five Points. Even if the Hashmatullah Shahidi-led outfit defeat the Aussies, they will still have a chance to go forward in the tournament but they have to rely on the outcomes of the England versus Afghanistan and South Africa versus England matches. 
If Afghanistan go on to win the contest versus the Aussies, then there's a possibility that their Net Run Rate (NRR) can go down significantly. In such a situation, the 2023 ODI World Cup winners will hope that their Ashes counterparts go on to secure a victory in at least one of their remaining two games. South Africa, on the other hand, should win versus the Three Lions at all costs. In this way, England and Afghanistan will be limited to 2 points only.
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Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell of Australia celebrate a record breaking win versus England in the Champions Trophy 2025 | Image Credits: Associated Press

Due to a significant amount of rainfall in Rawalpindi, the Australia vs South Africa match ended up getting abandoned. In such a situation, know what will be the equation for Australia to reach the semi-finals?

Australia's Champions Trophy 2025 match versus South Africa got abandoned due to rain and this has made the Group-B of the tournament even more interesting. While the Aussies are placed second in the table with three points, their qualification is for the semi-finals is still not guaranteed

Australia vs South Africa match abandoned, how can the Aussies qualify for the Champions Trophy Semi Finals, Know the scenarios

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