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[ad_1] The Australian players during the first Test in Perth. Photo: Debasis Sen/RevSportz Alex Carey was the last  wicket to fall in the Perth Test as Australia crashed to an ignominious defeat in conditions that were set to suit them. On expected lines, there was jubilation in the Indian camp. It was a clinical and memorable performance from the visiting side. Meanwhile, there were some glum faces in the Australian set-up.  The embarrassing defeat just accentuated the question marks surrounding the aging Australian side, especially in the batting department. Just a glimpse at some of the averages of the current set of Australian batters tell a story. Since the start of 2023 Ashes, following are the averages of Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head and Alex Carey – 38.2, 32.82, 27.41, 30.45 and 28.23 respectively. This is what Ravi Shastri, the former India coach, had to say about Australia’s batting woes. “I am seriously worried about the depth in Australian cricket. There were times when players had to play years and years of cricket to make the cut. Mike Hussey, Matthew Hayden – years and years, and you look down the ranks there in Shield cricket and some of the youngsters coming through the ranks, there aren’t many there.  “When you look at the batting line up, a couple of guys in the evening of their career, on the other side of 30 – deep into the 30s, you want to have some depth,” he told Fox Cricket. To some extent, Shastri makes a valid point. Just take into consideration a couple of examples: Michael Hussey had to compile 10000 first-class runs before getting into the Test side, while Mark Waugh had notched up around 8000 runs by the time he earned his Baggy Green Cap.  That raises another question. What about the Sheffield Shield? Is Australia’s premier first-class competition not producing enough talented batters? The top three run-getters from last season’s Sheffield Shield – Beau Webster, Cameron Bancroft and Sam Whiteman – are all over 30 years of age. Nathan McSweeney, who slotted in at fourth in that list, replaced the retired David Warner for the first Test, with Smith moving back to No.4 in the batting order. On the other hand, Webster, the batting all-rounder, has been called up for the second Test in Adelaide, as a cover for the injured Mitchell Marsh. Unfortunately, McSweeney had a horror start to his Test career, getting out to Jasprit Bumrah twice for 10 and 0. There is no shame in being dismissed by a great bowler, but with McSweeney batting at the top of the order, Australia are left with three players whose first intent is to to defend. To make matters worse, one of those three batters – Labuschagne – is out of form.  The crux of the point is Australia generally have had at least one attacking batter in the top three – be it Michael Slater, Matthew Hayden, David Warner or Ricky Ponting. Justin Langer, during the second part of his career, also took more of an aggressive approach. Yes, Labuschagne might find his form in the next Test or McSweeney could go on to play an innings of substance, but opponents won’t fear Australia’s present top-order.  If we take a deep dive into Australia’s Sheffield Shield, there are a few promising batters plying their trade. Sam Konstas, the 19-year-old, who has already played for Australia A, has 383 runs at an average of over 50 this season. Cooper Connelly, the batting all-rounder, has played a couple of ODIs. Also watch out for Campbell Kellaway, Will Salzmann, Harry Dixon, who in turn idolises Warner, Oliver Peake and Ollie Davies. Of course, the injured all-rounder Cameron Green has already established himself in the Australian Test side.  There is also the curious case of Jake Fraser-McGurk. There is no doubt that the youngster has a generous portion of skills. Just that he plays in an era where T20 has taken prominence. And Fraser-McGurk’s game is suited to the shortest format.  Incidentally, there are a few lingering doubts about Australia’s bowling department as well.

Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc have been great servants of Australian cricket. But they are all now on the wrong side of 30. So much so that even the ‘Golden Boy’ of Australian cricket, Pat Cummins turned 31 this year. The Australian captain wasn’t anywhere near his best in Perth. Although one expects the pace-spearhead to bounce back at some point of time in the series.  Here too if we peel the outside coating, it is crystal clear that India have a great record against Starc, with the left-arm pacer averaging as high as 53.66 at home, while bowling to the Asian country’s batters. In that context, is Scott Boland an option? The same bowler who picked up crucial wickets versus India in the World Test Championship final last year. Michael Neser, the other alternative, is out with an injury.   Somewhere, the Australian pace bowlers seemed to also lack intent in the opening Test. Michael Clarke, the former Australian skipper, told the official broadcaster, “It was like we just expected to knock India over again for not many – there was no intent. They were right in our faces, but I didn’t see any of our bowlers give it to any (India) batsmen … it all looked a bit flat for the first Test of the summer.” It would be naive to rule out Australia from making a comeback in the ongoing Test series. But it increasingly feels like the selectors need to soon inject some fresh blood into the Test set-up.    The post What is ailing Australia’s Test side, and what could be the way forward? appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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[ad_1] The Australian players during the first Test in Perth. Photo: Debasis Sen/RevSportz Alex Carey was the last  wicket to fall in the Perth Test as Australia crashed to an ignominious defeat in conditions that were set to suit them. On expected lines, there was jubilation in the Indian camp. It was a clinical and memorable performance from the visiting side. Meanwhile, there were some glum faces in the Australian set-up.  The embarrassing defeat just accentuated the question marks surrounding the aging Australian side, especially in the batting department. Just a glimpse at some of the averages of the current set of Australian batters tell a story. Since the start of 2023 Ashes, following are the averages of Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head and Alex Carey – 38.2, 32.82, 27.41, 30.45 and 28.23 respectively. This is what Ravi Shastri, the former India coach, had to say about Australia’s batting woes. “I am seriously worried about the depth in Australian cricket. There were times when players had to play years and years of cricket to make the cut. Mike Hussey, Matthew Hayden – years and years, and you look down the ranks there in Shield cricket and some of the youngsters coming through the ranks, there aren’t many there.  “When you look at the batting line up, a couple of guys in the evening of their career, on the other side of 30 – deep into the 30s, you want to have some depth,” he told Fox Cricket. To some extent, Shastri makes a valid point. Just take into consideration a couple of examples: Michael Hussey had to compile 10000 first-class runs before getting into the Test side, while Mark Waugh had notched up around 8000 runs by the time he earned his Baggy Green Cap.  That raises another question. What about the Sheffield Shield? Is Australia’s premier first-class competition not producing enough talented batters? The top three run-getters from last season’s Sheffield Shield – Beau Webster, Cameron Bancroft and Sam Whiteman – are all over 30 years of age. Nathan McSweeney, who slotted in at fourth in that list, replaced the retired David Warner for the first Test, with Smith moving back to No.4 in the batting order. On the other hand, Webster, the batting all-rounder, has been called up for the second Test in Adelaide, as a cover for the injured Mitchell Marsh. Unfortunately, McSweeney had a horror start to his Test career, getting out to Jasprit Bumrah twice for 10 and 0. There is no shame in being dismissed by a great bowler, but with McSweeney batting at the top of the order, Australia are left with three players whose first intent is to to defend. To make matters worse, one of those three batters – Labuschagne – is out of form.  The crux of the point is Australia generally have had at least one attacking batter in the top three – be it Michael Slater, Matthew Hayden, David Warner or Ricky Ponting. Justin Langer, during the second part of his career, also took more of an aggressive approach. Yes, Labuschagne might find his form in the next Test or McSweeney could go on to play an innings of substance, but opponents won’t fear Australia’s present top-order.  If we take a deep dive into Australia’s Sheffield Shield, there are a few promising batters plying their trade. Sam Konstas, the 19-year-old, who has already played for Australia A, has 383 runs at an average of over 50 this season. Cooper Connelly, the batting all-rounder, has played a couple of ODIs. Also watch out for Campbell Kellaway, Will Salzmann, Harry Dixon, who in turn idolises Warner, Oliver Peake and Ollie Davies. Of course, the injured all-rounder Cameron Green has already established himself in the Australian Test side.  There is also the curious case of Jake Fraser-McGurk. There is no doubt that the youngster has a generous portion of skills. Just that he plays in an era where T20 has taken prominence. And Fraser-McGurk’s game is suited to the shortest format.  Incidentally, there are a few lingering doubts about Australia’s bowling department as well.

Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc have been great servants of Australian cricket. But they are all now on the wrong side of 30. So much so that even the ‘Golden Boy’ of Australian cricket, Pat Cummins turned 31 this year. The Australian captain wasn’t anywhere near his best in Perth. Although one expects the pace-spearhead to bounce back at some point of time in the series.  Here too if we peel the outside coating, it is crystal clear that India have a great record against Starc, with the left-arm pacer averaging as high as 53.66 at home, while bowling to the Asian country’s batters. In that context, is Scott Boland an option? The same bowler who picked up crucial wickets versus India in the World Test Championship final last year. Michael Neser, the other alternative, is out with an injury.   Somewhere, the Australian pace bowlers seemed to also lack intent in the opening Test. Michael Clarke, the former Australian skipper, told the official broadcaster, “It was like we just expected to knock India over again for not many – there was no intent. They were right in our faces, but I didn’t see any of our bowlers give it to any (India) batsmen … it all looked a bit flat for the first Test of the summer.” It would be naive to rule out Australia from making a comeback in the ongoing Test series. But it increasingly feels like the selectors need to soon inject some fresh blood into the Test set-up.    The post What is ailing Australia’s Test side, and what could be the way forward? appeared first on Sports News Portal | Latest Sports Articles | Revsports. [ad_2] Source link

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Joe Root up to second in ICC Test batting rankings, behind only Kane Williamson, after fifth ton of 2021 | Cricket News

Joe Root up to second in ICC Test batting rankings, behind only Kane Williamson, after fifth ton of 2021 | Cricket News

England captain Joe Root’s fifth Test hundred of 2021 – a score of 180 not out against India – moves him up to second in ICC batting rankings; 30-year-old leapfrogs Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith, with New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson now only man ahead of him Last Updated: 18/08/21 2:13pm Joe Root has scored 1,277 Test runs in 2021, over 900 more than any other England…

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Michael Neser signs with Glamorgan for 2021 season Image Source : GETTY IMAGES The 30-year-old will play four-day and 50-over cricket for the club, and will feature for the Welsh county alongside his Australian and Queensland team-mate Marnus Labuschagne.

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Cummins feels nice about skipper Paine picking him as contender for future Test captaincy - cricket

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Australia fast bowler Pat Cummins feels nice about skipper Tim Paine rating him as one of the contenders for future Test captaincy but says the topic is just a moot point as the wicket-keeper is still playing. Discussions about who should lead Australia whenever the 35-year-old Paine retires are ongoing. Former captain Steve Smith’s leadership ban has also expired.

Earlier this week, Paine named Smith, Cummins, Travis Head, Alex Carey and Marnus Labuschagne among those who could take up the captaincy.Former skipper Michael Clarke has long been pushing for Cummins — the current vice-captain — to lead the national side.

“It’s nice to hear, (I) don’t think it makes me want it more or less. I’m glad being a vice-captain underneath him that I get that nod. He’s brilliant,” Cummins was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au.

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“Like I’ve said a hundred times before, I kind of feel it’s not quite right talking about captaincy now when we’ve got someone like Painey and Finchy (limited-overs captain Aaron Finch) doing great jobs. We’ll see down the track, but at the moment it’s bit of a moot point.”The 26-year-old Cummins, who has taken 143 wickets from 30 Tests since making his debut in 2011, is expected to top Cricket Australia’s contract list for 2020-21 whenever it is announced, underling his importance in Justin Langer’s team.

The 26-year-old has become the most resilient member of the attack after an injury-plagued start to his career. He was appointed one of Paine’s deputies last year, but currently has no captaincy experience at the domestic level.

“In the perfect world, your first experience of being captain – say Australian captain, you’ve (already) had quite a bit of experience leading and you know exactly what it entails,” he said.

“But things don’t always work out as exactly as you planned.”

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‘India won last time but...’ - Steve Waugh reveals why Australia will be favourites in home Test series against India - cricket

India are scheduled to travel to Australia this year for a four-match Test series starting December 2020. Led by Virat Kohli, India scripted history in 2019 by winning their first Test series on Australian soil. But former Aussie captain Steve Waugh believes that Australia will start as favourites this time around. Speaking to news agency PTI, the former right-hander said that the return of David Warner and Steve Smith into the team, who were serving their 12-month bans for their role in ball-tampering scandal the last time India toured Australia, will give hosts the advantage. “Australia will be the favourite I think. We know the pitches well and day night Test is gong to be something relatively new for India. I like the way Virat Kohli is taking that challenge. If you want be the best side in the world, you have to win away from home as much as possible,” the 54-year-old said. Also read: Fit-again Trent Boult back in handy recall for Kiwis “You can’t take away from India winning last time but Australia did not have the best batsmen. Marnus Labuschagne has come out of nowhere, the bowling looks much settled now. India do not have weaknesses too, so it’s potentially to be a great series,” he added. Earlier, on Sunday, the BCCI sources reportedly told PTI that India will be playing in a day-night Test this time around in Australia. Meanwhile, Waugh also opened up on Aussie skipper Tim Paine and said that the wicketkeeper is doing a good job leading the team and there is no need to make changes to the leadership. “Why we need to change the leadership, Tim Paine is doing a great job. We need to show him more respect. He has come in at a tough time. He is a captain for future, he is in his mid-30s but that does not mean he can’t captain for a few years. Asking this question means we are not paying respect to the current captain,” he said. Also read: Magnificent Morgan guides England to T20 series win “Smith will be in running when next captaincy role comes up but there are number of factors to be considered, like how many runs he is scoring, if he wants to be captain. There will be lot of questions asked when Tim Paine moves on,” he added. Read the full article

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Steve Smith ruled out of Ashes second Test final day with concussion

• Smith replaced in Australia team by Marnus Labuschagne • Batsman unlikely to feature in third Test at Headingley

Australia batsman Steve Smith has been ruled out of the final day of the second Ashes Test against England at Lord’s with delayed concussion, Cricket Australia has announced.

Smith was struck on the neck by a Jofra Archer delivery during Saturday’s play, but returned to bat after initially retiring hurt. The 30-year-old has now been withdrawn from the match after a further concussion test on Sunday “demonstrated some deterioration” in his condition.

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Australian bowler James Pattinson has Big Ben tattoo and says it’s time to strike against England 

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Australia’s James Pattinson will wear his heritage on his sleeve at the Ashes

Pattinson’s father is English and the bowler has a Significant Ben tattoo on his arm

His brother also performed for England in a take a look at match at Headingley back again in 2008

James has fought via injury difficulties to return to intercontinental contention 

His general performance at Southampton could earn him a start at Edgbaston on Thursday

By Richard Gibson for the Everyday Mail

Published: 17:30 EDT, 28 July 2019 | Current: 20:30 EDT, 28 July 2019

James Pattinson is the fast bowler with his coronary heart in Australia’s quest to keep the Ashes but with his heritage on his sleeve.

On Thursday, he is expected to engage in towards England, the land of his father John and for whom elder brother Darren built one particular Take a look at appearance. His past Ashes Take a look at was 6 a long time ago and in the interim he has included an picture of Major Ben to the tattoo montage that adorns his still left arm.

‘When I was youthful I just liked it. Me and Father employed to get the bus tour all over London and it was constantly just one of my favourites matters to do,’ claimed the 29-year-old.

Australia quickly bowler James Pattinson is established to gain the Ashes in England

‘My favourite sportsman developing up was David Beckham since Father created me check out the England football group all the time. When Beckham experienced that dyed mohawk, I got 1 also.’

Pattinson refuses to neglect his family’s roots, getting returned on a yearly basis to Lincolnshire considering the fact that childhood to stop by aunts and uncles. He however follows Grimsby City and took in their League Two match from Notts County in April throughout his most new stint as Nottinghamshire’s overseas participant. ‘I went on my individual. It was freezing chilly and we lost.’

For him, inspite of supporting England at football as a kid, there are none of the break up loyalties continue to confronted by Pattinson Snr when international cricket’s fiercest rivals meet up with.

James Pattinson celebrates following taking the wicket of Marnus Labuschagne at Southampton

‘When I begun actively playing for Australia, he still went for England, and I was like, ‘You can’t do that’. He could possibly be 51-49 Australia now but he’s nonetheless received a gentle spot for England. Hopefully when I’m playing, he will be supporting me.’

Darren’s 15 minutes on the global scene came in defeat versus South Africa at Headingley in 2008 and James reported: ‘I am not certain he savored it much too significantly. It truly is a strange problem and quite unique. Not lots of brothers have played for distinctive countries.’

For Pattinson to resume a Examination job next a hiatus of far more than a few yrs will represent a major triumph. He had a radical operation in November 2017 on an region of his back he had fractured four situations.

The likelihood of Pattinson pulling the saggy environmentally friendly at Edgbaston have been improving weekly

‘There’s a bit of titanium in there, while I never beep when I go by the scanners at the airport,’ he said. ‘They place a couple of screws and a handful of wires in there just to attempt to have a bit of reinforcement.

‘I was at the finish of my tether, pondering, ‘I need to check out some thing different’. We went down the route to get medical procedures and it can be been a long approach coming again. The first couple months I was sore and stiff. I just had to restart my entire body with simple issues like stretching, and it was close to 8 months before I played a match.

‘So it is really good to be again in the Australia squad. I manufactured my debut 8 years in the past so it is been a although. I haven’t played far too many Exams, although it seems to be like I have when you see my baggy green. It was tucked away for a good whilst, so to be putting it again on, even just for picture shoots, is very fascinating.’

James’ brother Darren (suitable) represented England versus South Africa at Headingley in 2008

The probabilities of him pulling that cap on at Edgbaston on Thursday have been increasing weekly and these who saw his functionality in the interior demo match in Southampton previous week have him marked down as 1 of the initially names on the crew sheet.

He is definitely peaking at the correct time, getting bowled with Jofra Archer-sort velocity and Glenn McGrath-fashion accuracy just times following using 7 for 77 in a crushing tour acquire in excess of Sussex.

For this, he credits additional English friends — these at Trent Bridge who re-signed him two many years immediately after he bagged 32 scalps in five Championship appearances.

Pattinson poses with the Ashes urn in Southampton right after the Australia squad is introduced

‘I have had 3 and a half months more than right here now and I have ironed out a number of items. When I 1st came about there were being just one or two lousy balls an more than,’ states a man set to split apart the Aussies’ 2017-18 speed triumvirate of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

‘My consistency is definitely good but the big thing was acquiring via a video game of 40 overs due to the fact it was the initially time I had finished it given that my medical procedures. It is very good to know I could do that because enjoying Check cricket you will get named upon to bowl that many. I now have fantastic self-confidence that my entire body could do that. County cricket uncovered me to bowling a amount of overs that I hadn’t earlier completed.

‘There’s been communicate of it becoming a bowler-pleasant Ashes but we are unquestionably not expecting that. We are expecting tricky get the job done and imagining we will have to bowl a ton of overs, and hit excellent areas more than and around to just take 20 wickets.’

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Ben Stokes named leading cricketer in the world

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Ben Stokes named leading cricketer in the world

Ben Stokes has ended Virat Kohli’s three-year reign as Wisden’s leading cricketer in the world after playing a starring role in England’s World Cup win last year. Australia’s Ellyse Perry reclaimed the leading women’s cricketer in the world title from Smriti Mandhana.

The 2020 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, to be published on Thursday, crowns the swashbuckling all-rounder as the sport’s pre-eminent player. He is the first England player to receive the honour since Andrew Flintoff in 2005. Stokes in January had won the ICC player of the year award.

Two defining knocks

The 28-year-old won the man-of-the-match award in the World Cup final against New Zealand at Lord’s and then produced a remarkable match-winning innings of 135 not out in the third Ashes Test against Australia.

“Ben Stokes pulled off the performance of a lifetime — twice in the space of a few weeks,” said Wisden editor Lawrence Booth.

“First, with a mixture of outrageous talent and good fortune, he rescued England’s run-chase in the World Cup final, before helping to hit 15 off the Super Over.

“Then, in the third Ashes Test at Headingley, he produced one of the great innings, smashing an unbeaten 135 to pinch a one-wicket win. Against red ball or white, he was a force of nature.”

A photo taken by Gareth Copley for Getty Images showing Stokes celebrating after hitting the winning runs in the Headingley Test has won the Wisden-MCC Photograph of the Year award for 2019.

Aussies strike it rich

England pace bowler Jofra Archer, who bowled the Super Over in the World Cup final, is among Wisden’s five cricketers of the year. Australians Pat Cummins, Marnus Labuschagne and Perry have been named alongside Archer, as well as South Africa-born Essex off-spinner Simon Harmer.

West Indian all-rounder Andre Russell was named leading T20 cricketer in the world.

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Ashes 2019: PLAYER RATINGS from England’s heroic third Test win at Headingley 

It was a moving day in Headingley when England took away a win from Australia to keep their hope of winning the Ashes alive.

After a England collapse after lunch, it was up to Ben Stokes to drag England across the finish line.

He has achieved cricketing immortality this summer, but England still has work to do in the fourth test.

[1945906] Ben Stokes celebrates scoring the winning points the end of an incredible innings

England

Rory Burns 3

Continued fighting the short ball, flapping one leg in the first innings and then bumped into a ball in the second inning. But he is the second highest run in England after Stokes and must be trusted to remedy his shortcomings.

Jason Roy 2

Kicks defeated England's horror collapse on Friday with a deliberate drive and is now an average of 8.85 as a test opener. Only Ken Rutherford from New Zealand (4.60) has a lower grade than that position. One option is to smuggle Roy to the middle order, but England already has options there, including Roy & # 39; s Surrey teammate Ollie Pope.

Joe Root 7

Stoic reacted to his duck in the first inning and survived 205 balls for his 77, which formed the platform for Stokes. And at the eighth time he asks, he now has his first win against Australia. Can he win this Headingley miracle in a series?

Joe Root played admirably after his first duck inning and scored to let Stokes from his thing

Joe Denly 6

Atoned for a grim resignation in the first innings with a grainy 50, what perhaps the plans of England to put him and Roy in exchange the order would have paid. But is 33-year-old Denly really the future when pope can get blood in New Zealand?

Jonny Bairstow 5

Counterattack well executed in the late morning, but had one of his scrappier games with the gloves, which did nothing to believe that those who believe Ben Foakes have another deserves a chance behind the stumps.

Ben Stokes 10

Played one of the largest test innings with England, ready to surrender the Ashes. He has achieved cricketing immortality this summer – and let's not forget that he almost played 24.2 in the trot in Australia's second innings.

. Stokes hit 135, not from England, successfully chasing Australia's goal of 359

Jos Buttler 2

Poor Buttler just can't crack the ashes: after his terrible run- out on Sunday, and reports 12 of eight Tests against Australia. It may be time to give him a breather after a tiring season.

Chris Woakes 4

For the first time in a long, heroic summer, Woakes began to look like he was catching up with him. His first inning bowling left Australia off the hook and his percussion was neutralized by short balls. If Jimmy Anderson is suitable for Manchester, Woakes won't allow the rest.

Jofra Archer 8.5

Confirmed its status as the world's most popular cricket property with its first day six to 45. The nation held its breath as it left the field with cramps on the second evening, but he returned to complete the second innings of Australia and now has 13 testwickets at only 13 each.

Jofra Archer confirmed its status as & # 39; The world's hottest property in the third test

Stuart Broad 7.5

Still keeping Warner quiet and better than match figures of four to 84. Batsmen find it hard to start against him : Broad has now rejected 17 Irish and Australian batsmen in a few figures. At the age of 33 he reinvents himself.

Jack Leach 8

Demonstrated remarkable daring to perhaps score the most important who was not in the test history in that last-wicket stand of 76 with Stokes. He previously produced a beauty first ball to bow Harris, but then struggled for rhythm.

Australia

David Warner 6

Beautiful in slipping and riding his luck in the first innings to make his first score of the series. But he has now fallen into loose numbers four times against Broad.

Marcus Harris 4

Never had the chance to settle down. Archer was too good for him in the first innings, Leach in the second. Together, the three Australian openers in this series (including Cameron Bancroft) scored 150 points in 12 innings.

Never had the chance to settle to settle, and the openers of Australia have a scorching time

Usman Khawaja 5

Strangled in one leg in the first innings and waved in the second. When Steve Smith returns, Khawaja is one of the candidates for the ax.

Marnus Labuschagne 8.5

Who needs Smith? His replacement scored three times out of three, giving him a masterclass in the first inning when he left the ball in seams. Good luck second time.

Travis Head 5

Attracted two peaches: a pensive snake from Broad and then a yorker from Stokes. But to convince doubters, he is the answer to Australia's middle order problems.

Matthew Wade 5

Like Khawaja, he may be worried about Smith's return, despite 33 fights in the second innings.

Tim Paine 4

Started to look like a walking wicket – and his continued abuse of Australia's reviews eventually came back to haunt him, which cost his side after Lyon had Stokes caught with a run needed but needed the reviews were all used up.

Tim Paine begins to resemble loopwicket and abused the reviews of Australia

James Pattinson 7.5

In full with Australia's plans to keep things tight, Pattinson sent 30 overs into the game and passed for only 1.87. The fierce competitor.

Pat Cummins 7

Burns and Woakes bounced in the first innings of England, after which he outsmarted Roy in the second. Close the bowler.

Nathan Lyon 5

Not at its best – and plucked the simplest runouts to seal the Ashes for Australia.

Josh Hazlewood 8

Glenn McGrath reincarnating. He was unplayable in the first innings, despite not enjoying the best conditions, and woke Australia after lunch – only to get out of the attack.

Josh Hazlewood was the reincarnation of Glenn McGrath and was unplayable in the first innings

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‘A number of options’: Tim Paine believes Steve Smith will face competition for captaincy - cricket

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‘A number of options’: Tim Paine believes Steve Smith will face competition for captaincy - cricket

A rising crop of young talent will compete with Steve Smith to be Australia’s next captain, current skipper Tim Paine said on Tuesday. Smith captained the side before Paine but was slapped with a two-year leadership ban over his part in the ball tampering scandal during a Test in Cape Town in 2018.

The ban expired this week, prompting renewed speculation that Smith could soon resume the leadership duties.

While 35-year-old Paine has acknowledged he is in the twilight of his career, the wicketkeeper said he was not yet ready to walk away from the game.

He refused to lay out a timetable for his departure, particularly with the uncertainty created by the COVID-19 shutdown, saying only that coach Justin Langer and selectors knew of his plans.

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“I know what I’m thinking, in terms of how far I can play on and we’re on the same page,” he told reporters via video conference.

Paine said he had not spoken with Smith about the captaincy but the 30-year-old batsman would not be the only candidate for the role.

“We’ve got a number of guys to choose from who can put their hand up,” he said.

“There’s Steve Smith, who’s done it before, or the people who are developing underneath like a Travis Head or an Alex Carey — Marnus Labuschagne and Pat Cummins are other ones.

“We’re starting to build some real depth so that when my time’s up we’ve got a number of options.”

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SA vs Aus | Labuschagne hits century on return to roots

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SA vs Aus | Labuschagne hits century on return to roots

Australia’s Marnus Labuschagne hit a maiden one-day international century on his return to his South African roots in the third and final one-day clash on Saturday.

Applauded by a large group of his South African family at Senwes Park, Labuschagne made 108 in an Australian total of 254 for seven after they were sent in to bat.

Labuschagne was born in Klerksdorp, 50km away, and started school in Potchefstroom before his family moved to Australia when he was nine years old.

He said it was “very special” to score a century so close to the town where he was born.

“I carried on like a bit of a goose,” he told SuperSport television of his emotional celebration on reaching his hundred, “but it was amazing. I have 50 of my family members out there from all over South Africa.”

But he was quick to add there were no divided loyalties.

“I left so young, I love Australia, it’s my country,” he said.

“Although I was born in South Africa and there’s a little spot in my heart for the country, I’m Australian through and through.”

With South Africa having already clinched the series, Australia were facing a series whitewash at 55 for 3 before Labuschagne, with help from D’Arcy Short (36), Mitchell Marsh (32) and Jhye Richardson (24 not out), rebuilt the innings.

Labuschagne and Richardson put on 64 for the seventh wicket off 45 balls to give the innings late impetus.

Labuschagne made 108 off 108 balls with eight fours before being bowled by Anrich Nortje off the penultimate delivery of the innings, going for a big hit.

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Australia Doctor assesses stand-in Marnus Labuschagne after another player is hit in the head

Now Steve Smith's replacement is hit in the head! Australia Team Doctor advises stand-in Marnus Labuschagne after being hit in net session

Australia was hit after Marnus Labuschagne was hit in training

The 25-year-old was hit with the ball in the head during a nets session

Labuschagne was evaluated by the doctor and was in the word of injury

He came in for a replacement for Steve Smith who withdrew with concussion

Against Danny Gallagher for Mailonline

Published: 13:26 BST, August 20, 2019 | Updated: 13:29 BST, August 20, 2019

Australia has had a new potential setback after another player was hit, this time during a network session.

Days after Steve Smith fell on the wicket by Jofra Archer, his replacement Marnus Labuschagne was involved in a tricky episode during training.

The Australian star was evaluated Tuesday by team physician Richard Saw after being hit by a delivery from Mitchell Starc.

Marnus Labuschagne is evaluated by Australian team doctor Richard Saw after being hit

The 25-year-old removed his helmet after the incident and quickly got attention

The incident occurred during the Australia Nets-se ssie in Headingley, Leeds.

Th there has been no suggestion as a result of Labuschagne being injured, and even present is expected to still occur.

Netsession photographers snarled away when Saw walked over to the batsman, who removed his helmet and was quickly checked.

Australia was abandoned after Smith was excluded from the third Ashes Test after revealing tests and had a concussion.

Labuschagne intervened to replace Steve Smith after a concussion excluded him

Smith was hit by the neck a 92mph Jofra Archer bouncer on the third day of the second test

Smith stopped hurting after being hit by Archer's delivery, but returned to his nings after less than an hour out of the field.

He gave an unstable performance, in which he lacked a straight ball characterless to fall and then asked for an assessment at the same time as walking to the pavilion.

The moment he had endured all the necessary concussions but his condition deteriorated & Labuschagne duly became Test Cricket & # 39; s first concussion replacement.

There were always doubts about the potential involvement of the 30 -year-old in the third test

Smith stated his intention to play at Headingley, provided he was fit for doctors, but given more guidelines on return-to-game protocols, it always seemed unlikely .

The 30-year-old, who so far has scored 144, 142 and 92 in his three innings, was present at the Australia training session in Leeds on Tuesday, but did not actively participate in the procedure.

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Jofra Archer dazzled while David Warner floundered. PLAYER RATINGS from Lord’s draw

England could not find its way through a determined Australian batting assignment because a sparkling Ash test ended in a draw in Lord & # 39; s.

The second test of the series saw a number of notable performances, with debutante Jofra Archer injuring himself in a stunning battle with Australian star-batsman Steve Smith, while Ben Stokes created a beautiful second inning century .

Lawrence Booth test competition.

ENGLAND

Rory Burns 6.5

Run your luck in both innings and become the target of the rest of the ball the summer. But in the context of recent England openers, scores of 53 and 29 were a glorious triumph.

Jason Roy 1

Nobody expected that it would be easy to make it a test opener, but it is hard to give him more than his average pass for the test. His third-ball duck in the first innings was a horror show. Also drop in the slips in the late evening.

Joe Root 3

Doesn't look good and may already be fretting about and caught earlier – in other words, over both edges of his bat. His career average of 48.34 is now lower than five years ago.

Joe Root was out of shape with the bat and looked susceptible out for LBW and caught behind

Joe Denly 6

Gets a point for his miracle catch to fire Paine in the late evening, but came out twice if he was well set up . England needs their No. 4 to convert its starts.

Jos Buttler 6

Followed by inconspicuous dismissal first innings with an expression of self-denial in the second that can serve him as he tries to hit his way in this series.

Ben Stokes was a notable performer and scored a fantastic century in the second innings

Jonny Bairstow 7.5

World Cup exhaustion is officially over: after 14 runs in his previous four testinings this summer, Bairstow revived himself with a vital first innings 52 and an unbeaten 52 30 to set up the unbeaten 30 statement. Exactly what England needed.

Chris Woakes 7

Smith removed for the second time in the series after he contributed a valuable 32 after England dropped to 138 for the second day.

Jofra Archer 9

It would be inaccurate to say that a star was born, because that happened during the World Cup. But Archer's duel with Smith, and his new-ball burst on the last day, has given England hope that they can come from behind and win this series.

Jofra Archer did a test to catching a duck like a cricket for a remarkable display at Lord & # 39; s

Stuart Broad 8

Continued his stranglehold over Warner and looked world class from the wicket to the left-handers of Australia. He has taken on the challenge since he lost his old friend Jimmy Anderson on the first morning of the series.

Jack Leach 7.5

Was not necessary in seam-friendly conditions until the late afternoon, but contributed to the competition with figures from 27.3-8-56-4. Cruelly stationed at No. 11 after making 92 as a night watchman in his previous test.

AUSTRALIA

David Warner 1

Fell to Broad in single digits for the third consecutive innings, after which it was unable to queue up come against Archer. Now there are 18 runs in the series with an average of 4.5. Also drop some catches.

Cameron Bancroft 5

Fought hard twice, with a total of 106 balls, but could only make 13 and 16 with his clumsy shuffling technique. Lord & # 39; s briefly lit up with a brilliant short-legged catch to fire Burns.

David Warner was unable to score double digits in his last three innings and needs runs

Usman Khawaja 5

Counter attacked briefly in the first innings for 36, but remains fragile outside of stump in seam conditions.

Steve Smith 8

Has played his part in one of the great vignettes of Test cricket, but should he have been allowed to bat again after being shot by Archer? Crazy, an inning of 92 almost qualified as a disappointment.

Marnus Labuschagne 7.5

The first replacement concussion of cricket was beaten to the ground by Archer, but recovered to make a guts century before he fell into a disputed catch by Root.

Made a gutsy contribution of 92 runs after a fascinating fight with Jofra Archer

Travis Head 6

Thanks for a fall in the slipping by Roy, Head was able to shepherd Australia the last night for safety. Embodied the uncertainty of his team against the moving ball in the first innings.

Matthew Wade 2

His flat second innings at Edgbaston felt like a distant memory. All at sea against the seam in the first innings, he was spun by Leach in the second.

Tim Paine 5

Could not cope with Archer's pace, although he was not alone in it. A questionable decision was made to include England, and it almost came back to bite him.

Pat Cummins showed the danger that he possessed when he fired Root for a golden duck

Pat Cummins 8

Another excellent achievement of the man who is comfortably – and rightfully – number 1 in the world. Burns bounced again and inflicted to blow with Root's first ball resignation on Saturday night.

Peter Siddle 6

Struggled to grasp England as well as he did at Edgbaston, admitting 3.64 years here compared to 2.05 there. Any chance that he will be replaced by James Pattinson in Leeds later this week.

Nathan Lyon 6

Drew level with Dennis Lillee on 355 Wickets during a skillful performance in the first innings, but none before 102 in the second are third-worst figures in 88 tests.

Josh Hazlewood 7

Metronomic on the first day, when he first removed Roy from the series, but drove out of the game afterwards. Yet it looks tailor-made for English circumstances.

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Australia bowler James Pattinson has Big Ben tattoo and says it’s time to strike against England 

Australia's fast bowler James Pattinson is a Grimsby fan with a Big Ben tattoo but is ready to strike against England in the Ashes

James Pattinson from Australia is wearing his heritage on his sleeve on the Ashes

Pattinson's father is English and the bowler has a Big Ben tattoo on his arm

His brother Darren also played for England in a test game in Headingley in 2008

James fought through injury problems to return to international battle

His performance in Southampton can give him a start at Edgbaston on Thursday

By Richard Gibson for the Daily Mail

Published : 22:30 BST, July 28, 2019 | Updated: 22:38 BST, July 28, 2019

James Pattinson is the fast-paced bowler with his heart in Australia's quest for the ashes but with its origin on its sleeve.

Thursday he is expected to play against England, the land of his father John and for whom older brother Darren made a test appearance. His last Ashes test was six years ago and in the meantime he has added a picture of Big Ben to the tattoo montage that adorns his left arm.

"When I was young, I just loved it. Dad and I got the bus tour around London and it was always one of my favorite things to do & said the 29-year-old.

Australia Fast Bowler James Pattinson is determined to win the Ashes in England

& # 39; My favorite David Beckham because Dad let me watch the English soccer team all the time. When Beckham had that painted mohawk, I also got one. & # 39;

Pattinson refuses to forget the roots of his family and has returned to Lincolnshire since childhood to visit aunts and uncles. He still follows Grimsby Town and took on their League Two game against Notts County in April during his most recent stint as overseas player of Nottinghamshire. I went alone. It was ice cold and we lost. & # 39;

For him, despite England as a footballer with England, there are still none of the split loyalty with which Darren is still confronted when the biggest rivals of international cricket meet.

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James Pattinson celebrates after taking the Marnus Labuschagne wicket in Southampton

& # 39; When I started playing for Australia still went to England and I thought, "You can't do that." He may now be Australia's 51-49, but he still has a weakness for England. Hopefully he supports me while playing. & # 39;

Darren & # 39; s 15 minutes on the international scene was defeated in 2008 against South Africa in Headingley and James said: & # 39; I'm not sure if he enjoyed it too. a lot of. It is a strange situation and quite special. Not many brothers have played for different countries. & # 39;

For Pattinson to summarize a test career after a break of more than three years, a major triumph will represent. He had a radical operation on a part of his back in November 2017. He was broken four times.

The odds that Pattinson is wearing the baggy green at Edgbaston have been improved weekly

& # 39; There is a bit of titanium in it, although I don't squeak when I go through the airport scanners, & # 39; he said. "They put in a few screws and a few wires just to try and get a little bit of reinforcement.

"I was at the end of my chain and thought:" I have to try something else ". We went down the road to undergo surgery and it was a long process that came back. The first few months I was painful and stiff. I just had to restart my body with basic things like stretching, and it was almost eight months before I played a game.

"It is great to be back in the Australia team. I made my debut eight years ago so it's been a while. I haven't played too many tests, although it looks like I did when you see my baggy green. It was tucked away for a while, so just to put it back, even just for photo shoots, it's pretty exciting. & # 39;

James Darren (right) represented England against South Africa in Headingley in 2008

The chances that he pulled that cap on Edgbaston on Thursday have improved every week and those who saw his performance in the internal test competition in Southampton last week have listed him as one of the first names on the team magazine.

He certainly peaks at the right time with Jofra Archer-like speed and Glenn McGrath-like accuracy just a few days in the back, taking seven for 77 in a crushing tour victory over Sussex.

For this he credits more English friends – those at Trent Bridge who have re-signed him two years after collecting 32 scalps in five championship games.

Pattinson poses with the ashes in Southampton after the Australia team is announced

I have had three and a half months here and I have ironed a few things. When I first came, there were one or two bad balls and more, & says a man who would break apart the pace-triumvirate of the Aussies 2017-18 of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins.

& # 39; My consistency is really good, but the big thing was to get through a 40-overs game because it was the first time I had done it since my surgery. It is good to know that I could do that, because when you play Test cricket you are asked to do so much bowling. I now have great confidence that my body can. County cricket has exposed me to the bowling of a number of overs that I had not completed before.

"There is talk of a bowler-friendly Ash, but we certainly do not expect that. We expect heavy work and think we have to throw a lot of overs and hit good areas time and time again to take 20 wickets. & # 39;

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