News about Ashton Agar

Skipper Mitch Marsh (left) and the Aussie team need Bangladesh to beat Afghanistan in order to keep their campaign alive after they were beaten easily by India (inset) - and if that doesn't happen, Warner (pictured left after being dismissed) will have scored just six in his last international match.

Australia have suffered a shock 21-run loss to Afghanistan that throws their semi-final hopes into jeopardy at the Twenty20 World Cup. Australia's first-ever loss to Afghanistan came after openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (60 off 49 balls) and Ibrahim Zadran (51 off 48) defied a fiendish St Vincent wicket for a 118-run stand - the largest opening partnership ever recorded against Australia in T20s. With his second hat-trick in as many games, in-form quick Pat Cummins (3-28) helped Australia claw back and restrict Afghanistan to 6-148 on Sunday (AEST).

England are through to the Super Eight stage of the T20 World Cup after Australia did them a favour in St Lucia last night with a tense five-wicket win over Scotland. Jos Buttler's team had done their bit earlier in the day in Antigua, beating Namibia by 41 runs after rain had reduced the game to a 10-over-a-side thrash. But Scotland would have leapfrogged them into the next phase with a victory over the Australians, who had little to play for other than pride after already qualifying. And when Australia slipped to 60 for three in the ninth over, chasing 182 for victory, the Scots were eyeing up arguably the greatest result in their history.

LAWRENCE BOOTH IN BARBADOS: Cuzz's Fish Stand in Carlisle Bay was doing a roaring trade on Wednesday, as punters queued in the 30-degree heat for an early lunch. Among them were several Australian cricketers: David Warner, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa, Ashton Agar and Tim David all stood patiently in line, mixing easily with locals and tourists. A passer-by might have imagined they were here on holiday. But they are here to win a World Cup - as England may discover today at Kensington Oval. Devouring Cuzz's delicious fish cutters is not exactly a guarantee of silverware, but the scene summed up the relaxed mood as Australia aim for a full house of ICC trophies by adding the T20 title to the Test and one-day titles they won last year.

Mitch Marsh (pictured left) has been appointed as Australia's captain ahead of the T20 World Cup next month, with David Warner (right) also earning a spot in the side. But two players - including one Aussie cricket great - have been overlooked in a pair of shocking snubs.

According to News Corp, Australia selectors have looked elsewhere for batting options, with his bid to reinvent himself as a top-order option failing miserably. The 34-year-old will not compete at the tournament in the West Indies and United States, but David Warner is expected to be named in the team despite being dropped by his IPL side, Delhi Capitals.

In the BBL knockout final on Saturday night, James Bazley has taken an amazing catch to seal the Adelaide Strikers' surprise victory over the Perth Scorchers. The Scorchers were 0-38 when they were tripped for 105, putting their hopes of a third straight BBL title in jeopardy. During Cooper Connolly's final wicket, Bazley made a boundary line catch that he would not soon forget.

The AFL's main name has slammed Ricky Ponting after the Aussie cricket great blasted the pitch used during a Big Bash game in Sydney.

The skipper (pictured above, inset) made a crucial call all night, and if he hadn't made the right call, the team would have looked'mad.' With a spectacular demolition of hosts India in Ahmedabad early Monday morning, the Aussies claimed a historic sixth World Cup title. Australian time is 12:10 a.m.

Despite losing six wickets to spin in the first loss to India and boasting only one frontline tweaker in their own outfit, Australia hasn't taken the wrong route to the World Cup, according to star quick Josh Hazlewood. As Australia's frailties against slow bowling were exposed, the six-wicket loss to the hosts in Chennai came on the back of the demolished batting order by Indian spinners Ravindra Jadeja (38) and Kuldeep Yadav (42-42). On the other hand, Adam Zampa, Australia's lone outright spinner, bowled away for 53 runs off a surface that the locals extracted mass spin from, despite the fact that the locals extracted mass spin from it.

Despite having a broken hand during last month's tour of South Africa, Australia's pickors have decided to go into the 50-over World Cup in India despite being dogged by injuries in recent weeks. He is unlikely to participate in the first half of the tournament, but selectors have chosen the opener too important to Australia's championship hopes to keep him out of the 15-man group.

Following his touching gesture during the second ODI stage in Indore, Aussie veteran David Warner (pictured left) has been a fan for life in cricket-obsessed India. With Australia fielding against the hosts, the scenes unfolded, with the 36-year-old going above and beyond.

Marnus Labuschagne wants to be the man Australia's one-day team turns to in the middle order after his majestic unbeaten 80 clinched a three-wicket win over South Africa in the Bloemfontein ODI

Despite a spectacular T20 debut sequence, leg-spinner Tanveer Sangha has been dropped from Australia's provisional World Cup squad, but the team's squad in South Africa remains unchanged, and could still be recalled if injury causes circumstances change. With Australia's first game against India in Chennai on October 8, the selectors have encouraged Ashton Agar (calf) to show off limited preparations with returning senior members Glenn Maxwell (ankle) and Steve Smith (wrist). Despite not being in the forthcoming ODI series against South Africa, Captain Pat Cummins (wrist) and Mitchell Starc (groin) have been named, with the hope that they will play in either the three ODIs against India later this month or the two tournament warm-up games against the Netherlands and Pakistan.

One new cap only played four first-class games before being chosen, as well as a surprising snub. After suffering a fractured wrist in the final Ashes Test, test captain Pat Cummins will miss the T20 games, and big names, such as Mitchell Starc and David Warner, will be accompanied him on the sidelines.

Pat Cummins will not return to India to captain Australia's ODI squad as he mourns the loss of his mother. Steve Smith will skipper Australia in Cummins' absence as he did in the final two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar series. On Tuesday, Australia will leave Ahmedabad to prepare for the three-match ODI series in Mumbai.

Pat Cummins, Australia's captain, will stay in Sydney and miss the third Test against India due to his critically ill mother. Cummins returned to Australia on Sunday night, right after the team's second Test loss to India in Delhi, to be near his family. On Thursday night, the 29-year-old informed coach Andrew McDonald of his decision to stay in Australia, while the rest of the team told at training on Friday morning.

After his tour of India was cut short due to a fractured elbow, the veteran opener arrived back in Sydney on Thursday. During the second Test loss in Delhi, Warner sustained a concussion and was eventually forced to leave the match before play began on day two. Despite scoring just one Test century over the last three years, the 36-year-old believes he is the right one to open the batting on this year's Ashes tour.

Adam Gilchrist has sluggishly described Ashton Agar's treatment of the spinner as 'insulting.' With a lackluster showing in the Sydney Test against South Africa last month, the Victorian was a surprise pick for the series in India. Agar, on the other hand, has been left out of India's first two Tests, with rookie Todd Murphy getting the nod ahead of him to partner Nathan Lyon as Australia opted to play two off-spinners in the first Test in Nagpur.

On and off the field, Australia's tour of India is in disarray, with David Warner and Josh Hazlewood set to be barred from the series due to injuries. After being struck twice by Mohammad Shami during Australia's six-wicket loss in Delhi, the opener sustained a fractured elbow and a concusion, while Hazlewood hasn't recovered from an Achilles injury that has nagged him since the New Year's Day Test in Sydney. Both players are expected to return from India to speed up their recovery, according to News Corp.

As the veteran opener fights to save his Test cricket career, Australia captain Pat Cummins has backed David Warner to rediscover his best in India. To help Australia help Australia maintain its lead and secure his spot, the brash left-hander will need to fire in the Indian capital to help Australia maintain the series and lock it down.

The pitch at Nagpur for Thursday's first Test is sure to raise eyebrows in the Australian camp, as photos show the lengths India is expected to go to in order to give its spinners a leg up. Hours before the photos were taken (bottom right), Steve Smith and David Warner inspected the pitch, raising questions about the way the wicket is being prepared with the intention of targeting some of Australia's best players.

Candice Warner demonstrated that she was the queen of the WAGs when she attended the Australian Cricket Awards on Monday night. As they arrived at Winx Stand, Australia's Randwick, the leggy stunner arrived on the arm of her husband, David Warner, and turned heads in a sparkling gown. The gown had a one-shoulder style and a thigh-high split that showed off her shapely pins.

A dejected Adam Zampa will weigh up his future in red-ball cricket after admitting he had been left flat at being overlooked for the Test tour of India this year with Ashton Agar, Mitch Swepson and rising star Todd Murphy picked ahead of him