Sunday marks a week since Pat Cummins and Co registered a glorious and heartbreaking – depending on which side of the grass you sit – win against India in the 2023 ODI World Cup final to win the title for an elusive sixth time.

However, the winning side is due their share of celebrations back home. While some of the team members including skipper Pat Cummins arrived in Australia earlier this week, many including the final’s player of the match, Travis Head are still in India – playing a five-match T20I series.

According to reports came out in Sydney Morning Herald, Cricket Australia plans to bring the original piece of silverware in Sydney next week. 

However, that would mean the absence of Head, Glen Maxwell, Steve Smith, Josh Inglis, and Adam Zampa from the celebrations. The planning for those only gets tougher for the CA with the players splitting in further directions come the home summer.

While the T-20I series ends on 3rd December, Australia will embark on their home summer starting 14th December with a three-match Test series against Pakistan. 

There are plans lined up for a public celebration ahead of the first Test match in Perth but the Australian daily suggests that the likes of Inglis, Maxwell and Zampa are likely to be unavailable for the same owing to their Big Bash League commitment.