Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the Champions Trophy due to lower back pain, a team spokesperson said on Friday.

The experienced all-rounder will be sidelined for the Champions Trophy and Australia will be forced to name a replacement player.

"Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men's Champions Trophy with ongoing lower back pain and dysfunction," CA stated. "The National Selection Panel and Australia

It was a debut three years in the making but Josh Inglis made it one to remember with a thrilling century against Sri Lanka to give Australia another selection headache in the lead-up to the World Test Championship.

Josh Inglis could be Australia's next great batter and possibly a future Test captain after starting his Test career in style following a long apprentice.

The feeling of making history on his Test debut hasn't sunk in Australia's Josh Inglis. On Day 2 of the opening Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, the 29-year-old struck the fastest century on his red-ball debut for the Baggy Greens.

Australia’s batters have feasted on Sri Lanka’s bowling, racking up milestones and dominance on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first test in Galle.

Australia's Usman Khawaja struck a maiden double hundred and Josh Inglis got a century on his test debut against Sri Lanka to power the tourists to a mammoth 654 for six before they declared their first innings on day two of the opening test on Thursday.

FOUR! SMOKED! In full control this time. Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score: Sri Lanka Kamindu Mendis 14 (28) Dinesh Chandimal 9 (33) Australia Mitchell Starc 1/10 (5) Sri Lanka vs Australia Live Score: Sri Lanka Dinesh Chandimal 9 (33) 1st Test (Day3) of Australia tour of Sri Lanka,

While it seems unlikely Joe Schmidt will coach the Wallabies beyond 2025, the ESPN Scrum Reset team agrees the uncertainty around his future is causing other problems for Rugby Australia.

Rugby Australia wants Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt's signature on a contract extension by the start of the Super Rugby competition on Feb. 14, Chief Executive Phil Waugh said on Thursday. Schmidt is currently contracted up to the end of the British and Irish Lions series in August but after positive signs for the Wallabies in the New Zealander's first season in charge,

Rugby Australia chief executive Phil Waugh has set a deadline for the uncertainty over Wallabies head coach Joe Schmidt's contract situation to be resolved.