Everything you need to know for India’s blockbuster white ball tour of Australia
After the Border Gavaskar Trophy lit up last summer, India’s superstars are returning to Australian shores for a blockbuster white-ball tour down under, beginning with the first ODI in Perth on Sunday 19 October.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have both been named to take part in the three-match ODI series, despite having retired from Test and T20 international cricket, as India look towards the 2027 ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Shubman Gill.
A host of Australia’s world champions are set to feature in the 50-over format with Mitchell Marsh to captain a side including man of the match from the World Cup final two years ago Travis Head, and fast bowling duo Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood.
From the likely XI for the first Ashes Test in Perth on November 21, Cameron Green and Alex Carey have also named in Australia’s ODI squad, although the gloveman will sit out the opening game in order to play in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia.
Australia are set to unleash a new-look line-up at Optus Stadium in the first ODI, with injury issues for Adam Zampa and Josh Inglis forcing selectors to add Josh Philippe and Matthew Kuhnemann into the squad.
Former Test opener Matthew Renshaw and BBL sensation Mitchell Owen after both in the frame to make their ODI debuts.
After the three ODIs in Perth, Adelaide and Sydney, the two teams will lock horns for five T2oIs as they build towards next year’s T20 World Cup, starting in February in India and Sri Lanka.
Australia has named a squad for the opening two games, with management of the likes of Hazlewood and Head ahead of the Ashes set to come into effect later in the series.
Canberra, Melbourne, Hobart, Gold Coast and Brisbane will play host to the T2oIs.
Packers shares defensive announcement after Week 6 win against Bengals
The Green Bay Packers got a major boost just before the 2025 NFL season , when they landed pass rusher Micah Parsons via a trade.
In the first two weeks, Green Bay’s defense looked impressive, even with Parsons playing with a back issue. Since then, however, the Packers have struggled to play consistent great football on that side of the field. One thing that’s been consistent about Green Bay’s stop unit, though, is its ability to shut down opponents in opening drives.
“THE PACKERS HAVE NOT ALLOWED ANY POINTS ON THE OPENING DRIVE FOR 9 CONSECUTIVE GAMES,” read the graphic on Green Bay’s Instagram post on Monday, which also said that it’s the longest active streak in the NFL this season.
That streak hit its ninth game in last Sunday’s 27-18 win by the Packers over the Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field.
Fans react to Packers’ announcement after win against Bengals in Week 6
“Now we gotta finish up strong as well! Second half not so good! Let’s go pack!” said a fan on X.
Another one said: “Yessirrr, GO PACK GO!!!
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From a commenter: “Now let’s have that same defense for the rest of the game too.”
“That is awesome…. But let’s figure out how to CLOSE GAMES! That’s more important,” a social media user posted.
Via a different commenter: “We can do better. Go Pack Go
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Said another: “We have to keep it going PACK!”
As a whole, Green Bay’s defense is giving up just 20.4 points per game and 280.2 total yards per outing, 10th and fifth in the NFL through six weeks of the season, respectively.
