Australian opener

Australia urged to give up on Steve Smith as Test opener for India tour, Australia vs New Zealand, news, statistics

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[ad_1] Australia has been urged to abandon the Steve Smith experiment despite coach Andrew McDonald claiming criticism of the newly-converted opener was “harsh” and “unfair”. Smith has averaged 28.50 since reinventing himself as an opener following David Warner’s Test retirement, passing 12 just twice in eight knocks since moving up the order. He managed 51 … Read more

Day three talking points, Steve Smith, Alex Carey, video, highlights, cricket news 2024

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[ad_1] New Zealand is on the cusp of ending a 31-year drought against Australia after completely dominating proceedings on the third day of the Test being held in Christchurch. The last time New Zealand defeated Australia in a Test match on home soil was in 1993 when Danny Morrison nabbed 6-37 in the opening innings … Read more

Teams, toss, start time, David Warner ruled out, injury, cricket news 2024, video, highlights, stream

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[ad_1] Australian opener David Warner has been ruled out of the third and final T20 against New Zealand with groin soreness. On Saturday, Cricket Australia confirmed the 37-year-old would miss the dead rubber at Auckland’s Eden Park due to an adductor complaint. Warner, who scored 32 during the series opener in Wellington, did not feature … Read more

Australia vs New Zealand; Chappell-Hadlee Trophy, Australian T20 Team, Australian tour of New Zealand, David Warner, T20 World Cup

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[ad_1] As he embarks on a final tour of New Zealand, David Warner is not expecting to receive the warmest of farewells from the Kiwis based on past visits to the country. The veteran set the scene for the three match T20 series beginning on Wednesday in Auckland by describing the abuse he and the … Read more