Australia are all but set to enter the ICC Champions Trophy without Pat Cummins.

Australia, being the reigning ODI World Cup champions, will be hot favourites to lift the Champions Trophy 2025 title along with India, the defending T20 World Cup champions.

Australia spinner Nathan Lyon stated that there are still some hurdles left before the present team can be held among the all-time greats.

Australia captain Pat Cummins and South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma have expressed their gratitude for the overwhelming support from fans after securing their spots in this year's ICC World Test Championship Final

Jasprit Bumrah retained the ICC's No. 1 ranking among bowlers in Test cricket, with Pat Cummins and Kagiso Rabada following him.

Virat Kohli was among three Indian cricketers to sign a bat for Nathan Lyon to donate for charity.

Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) said that in consultation with Cricket Australia it has added an extra ODI to its schedule of home series against Australia

Ravichandran Ashwin stated that there was one key luck factor that played into Australia winning the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India.

Pat Cummins was reportedly a doubt for Champions Trophy due to an injury issue but he does make a return for the ICC event.

An injury concern looms over Australian skipper Pat Cummins ahead of next month's Champions Trophy with the pacer set to undergo a scan on his "sore ankle".