US-based Marsh McLennan posted attributable net income of $788m for the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, reflecting a 4.23% increase from $756m in the same quarter of 2023. For the quarter that ended on 31 December, the company's consolidated revenue rose by 9% to $6.1bn, up from $5.5bn in Q4 2023.

Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of next month's Champions Trophy with a back injury, with the allrounder needing an "extended period of rehabilitation".

"Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the upcoming ICC Men's Champion's Trophy with ongoing lower back pain and dysfunction," the statement said. "The National Selection Panel and Australian men's medical team ruled Marsh out of the tournament with the injury which has not responded sufficiently to rehabilitation.

Australia has been dealt a major blow on the eve of the Champions Trophy, with power-hitter Mitchell Marsh set to miss the upcoming tournament through a back injury.