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IND vs AUS: My plan hasn't changed for 13 years, says Starc after his fifer
Starc showed signs of his best while picking up the superb figures of 5/53 in a Player of the Match performance in Australia's 10-wicket romp over India on Sunday and now has eight scalps in total from the opening two matches of the three-game series. The pacer's ability to strike during the Powerplay has been on show in India, with four of Starc's wickets in the pivotal second match of the series coming during a blistering opening spell that put the hosts immediately on back foot.
Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine retires from first-class cricket
Paine captained Australia in 23 Tests between early 2018 and 2021, playing 35 Tests overall. He became Australia's 46th Test skipper after Steve Smith stepped down during Australia's 2018 tour of South Africa. However, the wicket-keeper batter stepped down from the captaincy in late 2021 after it was revealed he had sent explicit text messages to a Cricket Tasmania employee in 2017.
Steve Smith to lead Australia in ODIs against India as Cummins remains at home
Cummins left the India tour after the second Test in Delhi to be at the side of his mother Maria, who died from breast cancer last week while the final match in Ahmedabad was being played. Smith led the Australian side in the last two Tests in his absence. "Pat won't be coming back, he's still taking care of what's happened back home. Our thoughts are with Pat and his family as they go through that grieving process," head coach Andrew McDonald was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.
Australia relying too much on Smith, Labuschagne, says Glenn McGrath
"I think they're relying too much on (Steve) Smith and Marnus (Labuschagne) at the moment. Travis Head has had a really good year as well. The whole batting line-up has to stand up," McGrath said. Australia have already conceded the Border-Gavaskar trophy after suffering defeats in the first two Tests in Nagpur and Delhi, respectively, that drew heavy criticism on their approach and shot selection.
Smith should be considered for T20 World Cup captaincy, feels Simon O'Donnell
Finch entered the ICC T20 World Cup at home struggling with form and his poor run has continued in the showpiece tournament as well, with the 35-year-old scoring 13 off 11 balls and 31 off 42 in the two matches Australia have played. The third game, against England, was abandoned. O'Donnell, who played six Tests and 87 ODIs, said Australia need someone like Smith to guide them.
Steve Smith cleared for first Test against Sri Lanka; Starc, Travis Head still fighting to get fit
Smith has been troubled by his injured quad and he too missed the first three ODI matches on the tour. He is one of those on a long list of Australian players that are struggling with injuries. Mitchell Starc still needs to get through a crucial nets session to confirm his availability while Travis Head is also battling a hamstring strain. Australia has called in seasoned Glenn Maxwell as an additional option ahead of the opening Test match.
Steve Smith surprised with Stuart Broad's exclusion from two Ashes Tests
The 35-year-old Broad is sixth on the list of all-time Test wicket-takers, having taken 526 scalps so far, and ranks third behind country-mate Jimmy Anderson (639 wickets) and former Australian bowler Glenn McGrath (563 wickets) among pacers.
Smith, Warner return as Australia name final 15 for T20 World Cup
Smith returns from an elbow injury and skipper Finch is recovering well from recent knee surgery, Warner was rested for the recent tours of West Indies and Bangladesh. Glenn Maxwell, Kane Richardson, Marcus Stoinis and Pat Cummins are also back in action after missing the recent tours.
Injured Smith, six others pull out of Australia's tour of Windies
Pat Cummins, Glenn Maxwell, David Warner, Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson have confirmed their withdrawal from the upcoming tours, days after CA expanded its preliminary squad by six players to 29. While Smith has withdrawn due to elbow injury, six others according to a release from Cricket Australia "requested not to be considered for the tour for various reasons".
Smith surprised after being picked as Australia's best of the year
This is the third time he is winning the prestigious medal. He was pipped by David Warner by one vote last year.The right-handed batsman made the most runs for Australia across all formats in the voting period with 1,098 at an average of 45.75. The effort was built on four half centuries and four centuries.
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