India tour of Australia, 2024-25

On a day when Cameron Green was ruled out for at least six months after deciding to undergo back surgery, it became official that Steve Smith will be back in the middle-order to face the Indians in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy

With the traditional warm-up first-class games now passe', India will play India 'A' in a three-day game as tune-up

If the 25-year-old allrounder opts for a surgery, he will miss the marquee series at home against India

Even as Australia wrapped up a successful white-ball campaign, the biggest question heading into the home summer - who will partner Usman Khawaja as Test opener - remains unanswered

While the veteran pacer played a key part in the 2018 series win, he wasn't available for the last tour in 2021