Ashes squad named, Melham's Melbourne Cup, Wallabies boost

There was no room for Sam Konstas in Australia’s 15 man squad for the first Ashes Test in Perth on November 21. The uncapped Jake Weatherald looms as a potential opening partner for Usman Kahwaja, after getting the nod ahead of Konstas and Matt Renshaw. Chief Selector George Bailey says the intense scrutiny on 20 year-old Konstas is over the top.

Melbourne Cup winner Jamie Melham’s still coming to terms with the biggest win of her career aboard the Tony and Calvin McEvoy trained ‘Half Yours’. Riding with the spirit of her late grandfather, Melham can't quite believe how perfectly the race panned out.

And the Wallabies will be strengthened by the return of Len Ikitau and Tom Hooper, for Sunday morning’s Test against Italy in Udine. The Azzurri pulled off a famous upset win over the Aussies in 2022.

7NEWS Sport Headlines with Nick Markham for Monday November 05, 2025.

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