What has gone wrong with Australia after Steve Smith, David Warner suspensions
Cricket | November 20, 2018 19:14 ISTAustralia have failed to fix their batting woes after the suspensions to their star players in Steve Smith and David Warner.
Australia have failed to fix their batting woes after the suspensions to their star players in Steve Smith and David Warner.
New Australia coach Justin Langer and Test captain Tim Paine are charged with changing the culture within the Australian team.
Reflecting on the appointments, selection chief Trevor Hohns made it clear that the sole purpose behind choosing two vice-captains was to drive the team towards achieving their goals and objectives.
Australia have named a 15-man squad for a two-Test series against Pakistan in the United Arab Emirates.
In July, the wicket-keeper batsman had led the Australian side in the five-match ODI series against England which they had lost by 0-5.
Warne, who had earlier hailed current Australian skipper Tim Paine as a "quality person", stated that fitting a team around one person is not a good idea in the game of cricket.
Finch emerged as the leading run-scorer after smashing 306 runs at the strike rate of 201.31 in five innings.
Buttler played a pivotal role in England's 5-0 series win and scored 275 runs in the series with three not-outs including scores of 91*, 54* and 110*.
England put on the gigantic total of 481 on the board, surpassing their own record of the highest-ever total in one-day internationals.
Joe Burns, Glenn Maxwell and Shaun Marsh, who were in Australia's Test squad for the final match of the infamous tour of South Africa, were not included in the four-day squad.
Paine on Monday urged his teammates to be "really respectful" while also maintaining their intensity on the field.
Cricket Australia announced the 15-player squad on Tuesday for the five-match series, which starts June 13 at The Oval in London and is part of Australia's preparations for an attempted World Cup title defence in England in 2019.
Paine said Australia would definitely tone down the verbal abuse of opponents which has been an integral part of it team conduct.
Can a leopard change its spots? Or, put another way, can Australia soften their hard-nosed approach to cricket? And by doing so, can they still be successful?
The Aussie captain showed a great application in his 62-run knock while batting with a broken right thumb as Australia managed 221 in their first innings against South Africa on day 3 at the Wanderers.
Australia, with their morale in pieces following the cheating saga of the last week, were 110/6 and 378 runs behind at stumps on the second day of the series decider at the Wanderers.
With uncertainty looming over Smith's career, we present you a list of players who can replace him as captain in the Australian camp.
Since earning a shock recall in place of old friend Matthew Wade to play in the Ashes, the veteran wicketkeeper Tim Paine is determined to make a difference to the team.
On Friday, Cricket Australia (CA) selectors picked Tim Paine in the 13-member squad against England ignoring the duo of Matthew Wade and Peter Nevill.
News of Paine's recall was broken by Australian media overnight, creating consternation among commentators and fans.
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