Maddinson is slotted to open while South Africa had named their XI a day before the Test
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- Harmer: SA realise Australia batters are human and can be put under pressure
- Rawal century, Shree Charani four-for hand India comfortable win
- Rashid takes three as Afghanistan fold Zimbabwe for 169 in tri-series final
- Brook defends Rashid omission after England fail to defend 429
- Zimbabwe bat with two changes; Farooqi back for Afghanistan
- S Meghana retires from all formats at 30
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Ollie Davies flays 253, Edwards hits century as NSW take control
Davies raced along at more than a run-a-ball as the home side put in a dominant batting display
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Tanzid’s blazing 83 leads Bangladesh’s century opening stand
Tanzid dominated the opening stand of 124 with Shadman Islam but fell just before lunch
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Bevon Jacobs set to take leave from Auckland commitments for BBL gig
The BBL overlaps with the Plunket Shield, NZ’s premier red-ball competition
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Bangladesh opt to bat and pick Nayeem Hasan
Bangladesh opted for Ebadot Hossain in place of Shoriful Islam while Afghanistan went for a batting-heavy line-up
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Factionalism leaves Arunachal in danger of forfeiting Ranji season opener
A case is pending before the Itanagar bench of the Gauhati High Court; “until the court gives the clearance, we cannot do anything,” says BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia
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Chapman and Foulkes to miss India T20I series with injuries
Blair Tickner and Josh Clarkson have been brought into the squad for the five-match series against India starting later this month
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Jeet Raval retires from professional cricket
He played 24 Tests for NZ between 2016 and 2020 and scored more than 10,000 runs in the Plunket Shield
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Connolly or Maddinson? Australia keep their cards close to the chest
Meanwhile, Cummins has urged his team to be ready to play the long game
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Cummins unfazed by potential revelations from Khawaja’s autobiography
Cummins says Australia have “moved on” from the Sandpapergate scandal, and that he has answered every question on the topic “a million times”