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India will lose out on an opportunity to compete in the finals of the ICC Women's World Cup if their semi-final against Australia is washed out with the Aussies going into the finals of the tournament with more wins in the group stages. England have already seized a spot in the finals at Lords.

According to Matthew Hayden, Virat Kohli and Steve Smith have very different kind of personalities and subsequently, this reflects in their styles of captaincy. He also hoped that the pay dispute between the Board and the players is resolved soon without affecting the Ashes and the India series.

The Australian Cricketers Association(ACA) confirmed that there has not yet been any progress in the pay dispute that has left over 200 Australian cricketers unemployed. However, ACA CEO Alistair Nicholson suggested that recent talks with Cricket Australia have raised hopes of reaching a resolution.

Australian Cricketers Association confirmed that the Australia A team wouldn't travel South Africa as the pay dispute with Cricket Australia continues to remain unresolved. The team was to feature in two four-day matches against South Africa A followed by a tri-series, involving hosts and India A.