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Clarke’s back injury could be Smith’s ticket to restarting his Test career
Australia all-rounder Steven Smith has found himself playing with the big boys once again after being called up as Test captain Michael Clarke’s reserve as he continues to nurse his chronic back problems.
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Inverarity believes Twenty20 cricket is to blame for Australia’s batting woes
Australia national selector John Inverarity has been racking his brains to try and figure out a solution to the national team’s continuing batting woes ahead of the back-to-back Ashes series, which gets underway on July 10 at Trent Bridge.
Clarke was Australia’s shining light once again
Just days after losing the first Test against India in Chennai by eight wickets, Australia captain Michael Clarke has pointed out that England were in the same position after losing their first Test in Ahmedabad before going on to defeat the Indians in the next two Tests and win the series 2-1 to prove to the world that they are no longer as dominant as they used to be on home soil.
Clarke still believes Howard should be the high performance chief
Australia captain Michael Clarke has expressed interest in former leg-spinner Shane Warne’s proposition of a new ‘dream team’ coaching line-up, which includes people such as former New Zealand skipper Stephen Fleming taking on the role of head coach and ex-Australian player Ian Chappell being the mentor of the national team.
Lillee has been producing the best out of young bowlers for decades
Cricket Australia have appointed former pace bowler Dennis Lillee to their high performance section, where he will take up the role of fast-bowling advisor.
Starc was poised to be one of highest-paid players in the tournament
While a majority of Australian players, both past and present, seem ready to play in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), which begins on April 3, one pace bowler has not given into the peer pressure or lucrative contract temptations and is instead looking forward to spending some time at home and recharging himself after a brutal Test summer.
Hodge has been really impressive with the bat as of late
Australia veteran batsman Brad Hodge is seriously considering a last-gasp effort to experience a final Ashes hurrah and the Victoria selectors have even offered to help him achieve his goal by trying to find a spot for him in the last three Sheffield Shield matches of the summer.
Muralitharan believes Lyon could get more wickets with the unorthodox delivery in his arsenal
Legendary Sri Lanka spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has labelled Australia’s chairman of selectors John Inverarity as “narrow-minded” for his views and comments that the doosra is not a delivery that can be bowled legally.
Warner is confident that his Test future is secure
Despite only having one significant innings throughout the three-Test series against South Africa, which came in the first innings of the second Test at Adelaide, Australia opening batsman David Warner has vowed to carry on playing his natural attacking game in future series as well.
This has become an all too familiar sight for Hussey
Australia veteran batsman Michael Hussey had announced that he wants to improve his record against South Africa ahead of the three-Test series, which starts on November 9 in Brisbane.
