Australia's left-arm pacer Joel Paris lost control in his bowling and Steve Smith made the most of it during the BBL match between Hobart Hurricanes and Sydney Sixers on Monday.

Kane Richardson faces an anxious wait to determine the extent of his back injury with Australia set to announce their World Twenty20 squad later this week.

Australia head into the five-match ODI series against India with an inexperienced bowling attack. Barring Josh Hazlewood and James Faulkner, there isn

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has stated that India will field three pace bowlers and two spinners in the first ODI against Australia in Perth.

Australia have named pacers Joel Paris and Scott Boland in their playing XI for the first ODI against India at Perth on Tuesday. While Paris's left-arm swing swayed the selectors in his favour, Boland gets the nod after being on the fringes of the Australian Test team this season.

Australian uncapped pacer Joel Paris, 23, is the same age as Glenn McGrath was when he made his ODI debut. Paris has shown promise at the domestic level

Australian uncapped pacer Joel Paris said the Indian batting line-up can only be tackled with a consistently incisive approach.

Darren Lehmann said he was sure the likes of Scott Boland and Joel Paris would handle the situation well against India given their experience with big crowds and the pressures of domestic Twenty20 cricket.