Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials,
\n Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription<\/p>\n
The View From India
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLooking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective.<\/p>\n
First Day First Show
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tNews and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming.<\/p>\n
Today's Cache
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour download of the top 5 technology stories of the day.<\/p>\n
Science For All
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in!<\/p>\n
Data Point
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDecoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers<\/p>\n
THEdge
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAt the cutting edge of education and careers<\/p>\n
Health Matters
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRamya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there<\/p>\n
Gender Agenda
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStories from beyond the binary.<\/p>\n
The Hindu On Books
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBooks of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features.<\/p>\n
Australia coach Andrew McDonald.
\n | Photo Credit: Getty Images<\/p>\n
Australia head coach Andrew McDonald has indicated that difficult decisions may have to be made over the participation of the team\u2019s leading Test players in next year\u2019s Indian Premier League as the side prepares for an intense international schedule leading into the Ashes.<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s 12-month workload includes 20 Tests and 14 white-ball internationals, beginning with the two-Test series against Bangladesh in Darwin and Mackay. The schedule will eventually take the team through a five-Test tour of India before a five-Test Ashes series in England, according to Cricinfo.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know people will start talking about the IPL and filling that time, and what does that look like,\u201d McDonald told Cricinfo. \u201cI\u2019ve said this before, the IPL is part of our management plan for a lot of our players, and to expose our best players in what I believe is the best competition in terms of T20 cricket has its performance benefits as well. You\u2019ve just got to balance that out.\u201d<\/p>\n
Australia\u2019s leading Test players Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Cameron Green and Travis Head are currently associated with IPL franchises, while wicketkeeper Josh Inglis is also part of Lucknow Super Giants\u2019 squad.<\/p>\n