Australian Test batter Matt Renshaw said on Tuesday that he had no idea if he was in the race to replace retired opener David Warner in the recently-concluded Border-Gavaskar series against India
Australia's Prime Ministers' XI captain Jack Edwards said that the team is excited to go against some of the best players in the world, particularly star batters Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Cricket Australia's National Selection Panel (NSP) have named the squad for the Prime Minister's XI match against India in Canberra
Renshaw was handed a Test lifeline as the only change in a 13-man squad for the two-Test series starting on January 17 in Adelaide, leaving Bancroft and Harris out in the cold.
Australian batter Matt Renshaw scored 7 runs off a single ball to reach his half-century in a practice Test against Pakistan.
Australia were on Monday dealt further blow when fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was ruled out of the remaining two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy after failing to recover from his left achilles injury
Having snubbed Travis Head for the first Test against India, Australia found themselves with a selection dilemma for the second Test in New Delhi.
IND vs AUS Highlights, 1st Test, Day 3: India outplayed Australia by an innings and 132 runs in the first Test of the four-match series at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur.
Matthew Renshaw was injured in the warm-up session ahead of Day 2 of the first Test between India and Australia.
Ravindra Jadeja was in brilliant form as he dismissed Marnus Labuschagne and Matt Renshaw in the same over.