Overview

• Cricket Australia reported surging demand for the series, with the October 31 T20I at the MCG sold out and T20I ticket sales surpassing 175,000.
• Australia named Mitchell Marsh as ODI captain, recalled Mitchell Starc, included Josh Hazlewood, ruled Pat Cummins out for workload and injury management, and dropped Marnus Labuschagne.
• Matthew Renshaw earned an ODI call-up, Glenn Maxwell will miss the opening two T20Is with a wrist fracture, and Cameron Green will play the ODIs before focusing on Sheffield Shield ahead of the Ashes.
• India’s ODI squad lists Shubman Gill as captain with Shreyas Iyer as vice-captain and recalls Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while Suryakumar Yadav remains T20I captain.
• Ajit Agarkar said Rohit and Kohli passed mandatory fitness tests, as former selector Dilip Vengsarkar publicly questioned how form and fitness were assessed after their long lay-offs.