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[ad_1] Test star Steve Smith has given a subtle backhander to the early critics who questioned his move to open the batting in the Test team after “two or three innings” having silenced them with an unbeaten 91 at the Gabba. It came as the veteran batter revealed out-of-sorts teammate Marnus Labuschagne would squeeze in … Read more
[ad_1] West Indies newest pace sensation Shamar Joseph’s foot injury suffered during his historic Gabba display has cost him a deal with the Dubai Capitals in the UAE Twenty20 league. The Sydney Morning Herald reported Joseph has been forced to fly home to the Caribbean after his foot injury has been deemed too serious to … Read more
[ad_1] Australia won’t make any rash changes to its Test side following this week’s historic loss to the West Indies despite lingering concerns over several players within the squad. On Sunday afternoon, a career-defining bowling performance from Shamar Joseph steered the West Indies towards a dramatic eight-run victory over the world’s No. 1 ranked Test … Read more
[ad_1] There won’t be any knee-jerk reactions to Australia’s first loss to the West Indies in 27 years, with the top-six batters to remain in place for next month’s tour of New Zealand. That includes Marnus Labuschagne remaining at No. 3 despite averaging just 6.33 in the two-Test series as the home team was undone … Read more
[ad_1] The only two balls Smith Steve didn’t “middle” were the two that got him out in his first four innings as an opening batter according to Australia captain Pat Cummins, who never wavered in his belief in the run machine. Smith was the almost-hero in the dramatic eight-run loss to the West Indies in … Read more
[ad_1] Australia retained the Frank Worrell Trophy, but were left with a sour taste in their mouth after blowing a series whitewash in Brisbane as several players underperformed. Steve Smith went some way to answering his critics as an opener in the second innings, while Cameron Green showed promising signs in his new role at … Read more
[ad_1] Australian spinner Nathan Lyon has quashed concerns about the Test side’s reshuffled batting order, backing teammates Steve Smith and Cameron Green to flourish in their new roles. Following David Warner’s recent retirement, Smith was controversially elevated to the top of the order to accommodate Green’s return to the Test side, with the all-rounder slotting … Read more
[ad_1] Mitchell Marsh will lead Australia during next month’s T20 series against the West Indies, with Cricket Australia unveiling a 14-player squad on Wednesday afternoon. The three-match series, which gets underway in Hobart on February 9, will help Australia prepare for this year’s T20 World Cup in the United States and West Indies. Pat Cummins … Read more
[ad_1] Schooled on the importance of catching by respected coach Bob Simpson, Australian great Allan Border believes an increased focus on fielding would reduce the growing disparity between nations in Test nation. With the final Test of the summer beginning on Thursday at the Gabba, Australia is on the verge of sweeping all five Tests … Read more
[ad_1] David Warner’s Test retirement hangover has followed him to the UAE as he made a sluggish start to life as a freelance T20 specialist. But new Australian squad member Jake Fraser-McGurk took all of his Big Bash momentum with him to the Middle East as he began his ILT20 stint with a rapid half-century … Read more