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.

With Australia in a commanding position during their opening innings against Sri Lanka, Inglis arrived at the crease with no intention of taking things slowly.

Josh Inglis struck a century on debut and Usman Khawaja made 232 as Australia piled the agony on Sri Lanka on Thursday, day two of the first Test. The 38-year-old struck his 16th Test ton on day one and resumed on 147 before becoming the first Australian batsman to make a double ton in Sri Lanka.

Having dominated the opening day, Australia returns for a second helping at the MCG looking to pile the punishment onto England's bowlers in the Women's Ashes Test. Follow live.

England will miss the services of right-arm seamer Kate Cross or the one-off Test against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), while two important Australian players make comeback in the squad in order to seek a series whitewash,

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.