The 24-year-old right-arm pacer made his international debut during West Indies' first Test match against Australia on Wednesday and took valuable wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne at Adelaide Oval on Day 1.
The two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies got underway at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide today (January 17). The visitors couldn't do much with the bat only mustering 188 runs before getting bowled out. But thanks to Shamar Joseph, they have started well with the ball.
Australian Test superstar Steve Smith will be going to the top of the order for Australia in Test cricket starting with the two-match series against West Indies. While Smith is excited and Australian chief selector George Bailey is confident of the move, former cricketer Kim Hughes has blasted it.
Steve Smith is set to reinvent himself as a Test batter by moving up to the top of the order in Test cricket. The first assignment for him as a Test opener will be relatively easier against the inexperienced West Indies side and Smith is looking forward to it as mentioned that he wanted to do it.
Australian Test superstar Steve Smith is set to begin his new innings as an opener, the only position he hasn't batted yet in the longest format but is excited for the challenge given he put his hand up after the spot opened up. The two-match Test series against West Indies starts on January 17.
After making a grand entry from a helicopter at Sydney Cricket Ground, David Warner played a big role in dismissing Sydney Sixers' Steve Smith on the first ball of the game and then played an impactful innings on his return to the Big Bash League.
The star Aussie cricketer and the current world no.1 Tennis ace exchanged their sports at Melbourne's Rod Laver Arena ahead of the Australian Open 2024 on Thursday. Djokovic also played Basketball with American professional Alan Williams at centre court.
Smith has predominantly batted at the number four slot in Test cricket. The former Australia Test skipper has played 67 Tests while batting at the fourth spot and aggregated 5966 runs at a stellar average of 61.50. 19 of his 32 Test centuries have come while batting at the fourth position.
The three-match ODI series will be played across Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra. It will be followed by a three-match T20I series. Notably, Steve Smith has previously filled in for Pat Cummins as captain numerous times.
Steve Smith recently threw his name in the potential candidates to replace David Warner at the top of the order. Smith said he is happy to open if it is needed. Meanwhile, Australia's head coach Andrew McDonald has opened on the Aussie stalwart's keenness to open the innings.
Australia took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Test series against Pakistan with a 79-run win in the Boxing Day Test at the MCG. While Pakistan gave a tough fight, it wasn't to be for Shan Masood's men as Pat Cummins registered his second 10-wicket haul.
South African batter Rilee Rossouw became the first cricketer to go unsold at the Indian Premier League 2024 auction while Australia's star batter Steve Smith was among the star players to find any interest at the auction table in Dubai on Tuesday, December 19.
Steve Smith has tried to change his batting order in T20I cricket in order to give his T20I stature a lift. Smith opened for Australia in the series against India and played for Sydney Sixers at the same slot in a recent Big Bash League game.
Australia batter Steve Smith has quashed the retirement rumours a couple of days after his manager did so. He is looking forward to representing Australia in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan starting from December 14 in Perth.
The 13th edition of the Big Bash League (BBL) got underway on December 7 with Brisbane Heat winning comfortably by 103 runs against the Melbourne Stars. Sydney Sixers and Melbourne Renegades will start their campaigns as they face at the iconic SCG.
Steve Smith's long time teammate David Warner is set to hang his boots from Test cricket at the end of the third and final Test against Pakistan. Smith is also in the mid-30s now and hence, the talks of his retirement also started doing the rounds. But will he retire?
The third T20I between India and Australia is set to be played on November 28 (Tuesday) even as the hosts lead the series 2-0. The visitors have made wholesale changes to their squad for the remaining three T20Is of the series.
India are chasing their third ODI World Cup title and have Australia in front of them in the summit clash. Australia are also looking to add to their tally of ODI World Cup titles, having already won five titles in the past.
Australia are already fretting over Glenn Maxwell's fitness while Mitchell Marsh has just joined the squad after going back home for personal reasons. Meanwhile, Smith's fitness will leave the management worried as he is one of the important players in the team.
The ICC Men's Cricket World Cup has just started hotting up with the race to the semi-finals getting interesting and Australia have begun preparations for the series after the tournament. Australia named a 14-man squad for five T20Is against India starting November 23 in Vizag.
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