New Delhi, Nov. 7 -- Australian batter Jake Weatherald shared his struggles with the pressures of sport, including failure and external opinions, which consumed him. Weatherald said he was "obsessed with getting better."

Australia has announced its team for the first Test of the 2025-26 Ashes series against England, starting on November 21. Weatherald's inclusion was the biggest surprise as chief selector George Bailey announced the squad on Wednesday.

"In sport, there's so much failure and so many opinions about what goes on and so many things you can't control. I was completely consumed by that, and when you go through certain things - I have OCD, and I was obsessed with getting better," Jake Weatherald said as quoted from Fox Cricket...