Australia’s legendary pace quartet faces a brutal 20-Test, 14-month grind. To avoid a total collapse, selectors are shifting from tradition to strict rotation policies.

By resting stars like Cummins and Starc during white-ball tours, Cricket Australia is architecting a survival plan. The mission: stagger retirements and blood new talent without sacrificing the elite standard that defined an era.

By resting stars like Cummins and Starc during white-ball tours, Cricket Australia is architecting a survival plan. The mission: stagger retirements and blood new talent without sacrificing the elite standard that defined an era.