August 26, Morning Brief: Today's top news and headlines from the cricketing world

1. Women's T20 World Cup 2024: Darcie Brown returns from injury to bolster seam attack

Australia named their 15-woman squad for the upcoming edition of the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. (READ MORE)

2. Vitality T20 Blast: Jos Buttler sets sight on quarter-finals for comeback after calf injury

England's T20 captain Jos Buttler could be in line to stage a comeback from calf injury during Lancashire's Vitality T20 Blast quarterfinals on September 4. (READ MORE)

3. 'Clearly shows a lack of awareness about home conditions' - Shahid Afridi frustrated by Pakistan's shambolic 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh in Rawalpindi Test

Shahid Afridi expressed his disappointment and frustration after Pakistan lost a Test match for the first time to Bangladesh. (READ MORE)

4. Virat Kohli should have continued slightly longer as India's Test captain: Sanjay Bangar

Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar opined that Virat Kohli should have continued as the Test captain for a little longer. (READ MORE)

5. WTC 2023-25 Points Table: Here's a look at the latest standings after Bangladesh's historic win against Pakistan in Rawalpindi

The World Test Championship 2023-2025 points table is intriguingly poised after Bangladesh scripted a historic win against Pakistan in the first Test in Rawalpindi. (READ MORE)

6. ENG vs SL: Leicestershire's Josh Hull gets maiden England call-up as Mark Wood ruled out of final two Tests

Left-arm pacer Josh Hull received a maiden call-up to the England team as a replacement for Mark Wood for the last two Tests versus Sri Lanka. (READ MORE)

7. PAK vs BAN 2024, 1st Test: Mushfiqur Rahim donates Player of the Match prize money to Bangladesh flood victims

In a heartwarming gesture, Mushfiqur Rahim donated his Player of the Match prize money to the flood victims in Bangladesh after Najmul Hossain Shanto and Co. defeated Pakistan in the first Test. (READ MORE)

8. England miss Ben Stokes, but they will miss Mark Wood more: Michael Vaughan

Michael Vaughan explained why England will be feeling the absence of Mark Wood more than Ben Stokes in the last two Tests versus Sri Lanka. (READ MORE)

9. ‘The pitch didn't play the way we thought it would’ - Shan Masood after embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Bangladesh

Shan Masood tried to find reasons behind Pakistan's shambolic 10-wicket defeat to Bangladesh. (READ MORE)

10. Twitter Reactions: South Africa's dramatic batting collapse yields West Indies comfortable win in 2nd T20I to seal series

Social media users reacted to West Indies' comfortable win against South Africa in the second T20I, which helped them take an unassailable lead in the series. (READ MORE)