Nathan Lyon trundling in Adelaide Oval nets as Australia settle into pre-match routine #Ashes

And new leadership team of Travis Head & Steve Smith hit the nets #Ashes

Declaration!! Great piece from Andrew Ramsey explaining its timing👇 I was critical at the time, but Pat’s reasoning is simple & understandable. He owns it unapologetically & goes on to tell us how much he loved the intense last hour! Gee we’re in good hands!👍👏😍 #Ashes

Understand Will Pucovski has been subbed out of match against SA with concussion after suffering a head knock in warm-up this morning. Seems Travis Dean will be subbed in as replacement with Pucovski to return home to Melbourne. Story soon on cricket.com.au #SheffieldShield

Huge thanks to Tom Judd physio Alan Obst for sharing his new career journey with victoria azarenka . Comforting confirmation that not all unsolicited emails are phishing scams

In absence of live cricket, a throwback to one of stranger days of touring life. When Phil Hillyard & I somehow convinced Shane Warne best way to promote his new wine label was posing with cheap glass of unnamed plonk just before play resumed in 2002 1st Test at Colombo #AUSvsPAK

Avoid Melbourne Airport on weekends. Been sitting on tarmac more than an hour awaiting arrival of outsourced Qantas ground crew to BEGIN loading bags for 50 min flight. Pilot confirms only skeleton crew operates on weekends

Huge thanks to Anesu Mushangwe for sharing her extraordinary story, as she embarks on the next chapter in #WBBL08

Brilliant hitting by Stoinis, 50 off 17 balls. 40 years ago, facing a new-ball attack on a day-four first-class pitch, with no boundary ropes or field restrictions, David Hookes did the same. Then reached 100 off 35

Aaron Finch rates himself a ‘70-30’ chance of playing against Afghanistan tomorrow. Says Tim David is in same position #T20WorldCup

England capt Jos Buttler says Dawid Malan & Mark Wood will be given until tomorrow to prove fitness for semi-final against India #T20WorldCup

Roller out on pitch at WACA during lunch break. Australia have declared 497 runs ahead with min of 154 overs left in game #IAUSvW

Pat Cummins not taking field for Australia's bowling innings due to mild soreness in right quad. Steve Smith to captain in his absence #AUSvWI