How Kohli, Rohit & Smith can improve

Chappell on the big three’s problems, WPL retentions are finalised, & Wasim Akram versus David Warner!

Can Kohli, Rohit & Smith rediscover their form for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy?

Does anyone want to bat for the seniors?

AUS-A follow IND-A’s collapse, WPL retentions are finalised, & Joseph gets suspended.

• After India A collapsed for 161, Australia A are halfway to a collapse at 89/5 at lunch on day two. Michael Neser, who took 4/27, is out with an injury, The Guardian’s Jack Snape advocates for Marcus Harris to step up to the Australia team, & Wisden’s Abhishek Mukherjee does the same for Dhruv Jurel and India.

• The WPL retentions and releases have been finalised. Cricket.com’s Aakash Sivasubramaniam talked to UP Warriorz head coach Jon Lewis about the players released, and the strategy for the gaps to fill.

• Cricbuzz have a roundup of the Ranji action, while Deccan Herald’s Madhu Jawali writes about the injuries that helped Karnataka’s bowling attack become more dangerous.

• Alzarri Joseph will be suspended for two games after walking off the field against England, while Mohammad Nabi will retire from ODIs after the Champions Trophy.

How Kohli, Rohit & Smith can improve

Chappell on the big three’s problems, Fraser-McGurk works hard behind the scenes, & is it time to worry about Jordan Cox?

• Sydney Morning Herald’s Greg Chappell writes about how Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma & Steve Smith can rediscover their form, while Cricbuzz’s Bharat Sundaresan reports on Jake Fraser-McGurk’s hard work behind the scenes.

• The Times’ Steve James writes that England’s new players deserve time due to the chaotic schedule, but Jordan Cox is becoming a worry, while ESPNcricinfo’s Cameron Ponsonby says that England are just not good at ODI cricket.

• The Telegraph’s Scyld Berry writes about the mental health issues that England cricketer Brian Close went through, and how close he came to committing suicide in his lowest moments.

Could Akram beat Warner?

Wasim Akram v David Warner, & why are there so many off-pitch hurdles for associates?

• Fox Cricket’s Wasim Akram & David Warner have a discussion on how they would beat each other on the pitch!

• Never on the Backfoot’s Neha Shetty talks about the hurdles facing the associate nations off the pitch; choices made by the ICC that keep the status quo in place, and make it hard for non-Test playing nations to break into the elite group. [Apple Podcasts]

---