Category: Australia Cricket

Josh Inglis is Australia’s newest white-ball captain with the wicket-keeper batter to take the reins for the final ODI of the three match series against Pakistan, as well as for the upcoming T20I series.

• Australia A captain batted at No 4 in first tour match against India
• Marcus Harris named to open ahead of Cam Bancroft and Sam Konstas

In-form Nathan McSweeney has one foot in the Test team after being confirmed as opener for the final Australia A game. The South Australia captain was the only contender for the vacant batting spot in Australia’s top six to fire in last week’s win against India A in Mackay.

McSweeney top-scored twice in the game, including hitting an unbeaten 88 in the second innings as Australia A sealed a seven-wicket victory over India A. The 25-year-old batted at No 4 in both innings of that match but has been promoted to open with Marcus Harris in the four-day match at the MCG starting on Thursday.

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Australia A captain Nathan McSweeney will open for the first time in his red-ball career on Thursday, as selectors narrow down their opening candidates for the upcoming summer of Test cricket.

David Warner has called for a “follow-up” to umpire Shawn Craig’s ball-tampering comments to India A players in the match with Australia A, suggesting Cricket Australia quashed the incident to avoid controversy ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Former Australian opener David Warner has been named captain of the Sydney Thunder for the upcoming Big Bash League, furthering his redemption story following the Cape Town ball-tampering saga.

Under-fire Indian captain Rohit Sharma is likely to miss the first Test, and maybe the second Test, of the Border Gavaskar Trophy starting later this month due to the birth of his second child.

Adam Gilchrist, Kerry O’Keeffe and David Warner all agreed that Nathan McSweeney should be Australia’s next opener — and now it seems like the South Australian captain well and truly has the inside track ahead of the first Test against India later this month.

Former wicketkeeper Ian Healy has likened Australia’s batting effort in the first ODI against Pakistan to a “schoolyard” game, saying some of the batters couldn’t put their egos away in what should have been a simple run chase.

Fast bowling great James Anderson has revealed how he walked into an ambush like in gangster movie Goodfellas at his infamous meeting with England team management that forced his retirement from Test cricket earlier this year.

Australian great Adam Gilchrist feels Nathan McSweeney can break the mould, David Warner feels the emerging star is a great fit to replace him as opener and Kerry O’Keeffe is impressed with the South Australian’s patience at the crease.

Fresh from another match-saving innings for Australia at the MCG against Pakistan on Monday night, it seems Pat Cummins has never seen the cricket ball more clearly.

Australian captain Pat Cummins is no stranger to delivering for his country and he did so in fine fashion again at the MCG on Monday night when guiding the Aussies to victory in a one day international against Pakistan that turned into a thriller.

Retired Australian opener David Warner has identified a technical flaw in the batting of former Test teammate Cameron Bancroft, suggesting the West Australian would struggle against India’s pace attack this summer.

South Australia have broken an eye-watering nine-year hoodoo against Victoria in the Sheffield Shield, snatching a victory at the eleventh hour at Adelaide Oval.

Captain Pat Cummins has done it again.