South Australian Premier Steven Marshall said he is hopeful the first Test will take place at the Adelaide Oval, but he did not guarantee it
Wicketkeeper-batsman Alex Carey said he is hoping to regain his place in the Australian T20 side for the series against India
Cricket Australia informed that it remains "committed" to host the first Test of the upcoming four-match series against India in Adelaide despite the recent Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia
CA is reportedly bracing for a mass airlift of players and staff into New South Wales in an attempt to save the eagerly-awaited series against India due to Covid-19 outbreak in South Australia
Vaughan feels Australia will 'quite easily' win the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy as Kohli will not be there for the final three matches of the four-Test series
Ajinkya Rahane remains vice-captain in India's revised squad for the Australia Tests but Irfan Pathan feels a much more experienced Rohit Sharma has to lead the side in Virat Kohli's absence
Ishant Sharma will be added to the Test squad subject to fitness while mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy, who had allegedly hid his shoulder injury, has been ruled out of the T20 Internationals
Rohit, who sustained a left hamstring injury during an IPL game against Kings XI Punjab, was back in the park against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday
Hazlewood, a first-choice Test bowler, has been named in Australia's squad for the limited over series but he is not an automatic selection in the T20I side
Rohit missed the last four games before making a comeback on a day when BCCI president Sourav Ganguly advised him not to rush his return to the field
Notably, the schedules for India vs Australia ODI and T20 series are still not finalised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Cricket Australia (CA)
In Rohit's absence, K L Rahul will be Virat Kohli's deputy in the white ball teams
Cricket Australia Chief Executive Nick Hockley made it clear that the '14-day quarantine period is well defined' for the visiting Indian team keeping in mind the government regulations
Cricket Australia on Thursday announced that India will play the Tests at Brisbane (December 3-7), Adelaide (December 11-15), Melbourne (December 26-30) and Sydney (January 3-7)
According to Cricket Australia's latest schedule, India cricket will play four Test match series, starting December 4 while the pink ball test will be played at Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3-7.
According to reports, CA Chief Executive Kevin Roberts will make it official on Friday and the plan does not include any quarantine hub for the Indian cricket team
Australia will welcome Virat Kohli's troops in the latest edition of Border-Gavaskar Trophy which is currently scheduled to begin in November
Mayank Agarwal, who was the third opener for the West Indies series, is a contender for the yet-to-be-decided squad of 17 that will travel Down Under