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‘Probably worse result for England, Travis Head going back down order’: David Warner backs Usman Khawaja to open on return with Head in middle-order role | Cricket News

‘Probably worse result for England, Travis Head going back down order’: David Warner backs Usman Khawaja to open on return with Head in middle-order role | Cricket News

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With opener Usman Khawaja being named in the 15-member Australian squad for the third Test of the Ashes series against England, the 38-year-old opener is expected to play in the third Test after missing the second Test at Brisbane due to back spasms suffered in the opening Test. With Travis Head starring in the opener’s role at Brisbane along with Jake Weatherald and Khawaja playing in the addle order in the opening Test, former Australian opener David Warner believes Khawaja should feature in the opener’s role at Adelaide with Head moving down in the batting order. “I think Uzzy (Usman Khawaja) comes back in, slides to the top, and Trav (Head) goes down. That’s probably a worse result for England, Travis Head going back down the order. At the end of the day, Travis put his hand up to bat in the situation he was in. He came out and batted in the way Travis Head does. You see plenty of interviews from Trav (Travis Head) saying that is Uzzy’s spot, and if when the …

India vs Australia Dream 11 Prediction Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11, Full Squad, Players List Today Match

India vs Australia Dream 11 Prediction Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11, Full Squad, Players List Today Match

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IND vs AUS Predicted Playing 11 Today Match, Semi-Final Champions Trophy 2025: India will lock horns with their ICC knock-outs nemesis Australia in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Dubai on Tuesday. With less than a 36-hour turnaround since their clinical spin strangulation of New Zealand at the venue, India will hope to keep their rich vein of ODI form going, even as Australia have dominated the Men in Blue in semi-final/final meetings. But with a fresh pitch on offer at the ground, will India continue their newfound four-spinner strategy or fall back on another frontline pacer to assist Mohammed Shami or Hardik Pandya? The Varun Chakaravarthy gamble Rohit Sharma’s men will be excited by the prospect of posing Varun Chakaravarthy’s mystery and rely on their current bowling strength – spin – to counter Australia in the vast playing arena in Dubai. India’s four-pronged spin attack made a comparatively below-par total seem a mountain for the in-form New Zealanders to chase on Sunday. While seamer Mohammed Shami has not at been at his …

Cooper Connolly replaces Matt Short in Australia’s Champions Trophy squad | Cricket News

Cooper Connolly replaces Matt Short in Australia’s Champions Trophy squad | Cricket News

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Australia have included spin-bowling allrounder Cooper Connolly in their CHampions Trophy squad to replace injured opener Matt Short, who was ruled out due to quad injury. The 21-year-old Connolly, who made his ODI debut in England last year, was initially named as a travelling reserve for the tournament “The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 has approved Cooper Connolly as a replacement for Matthew Short in the Australia squad,” ICC said in a statement. Story continues below this ad “Twenty-one-year-old Connolly, who has played three ODIs, was named as a replacement after Short was ruled out due to an injury to his left quadriceps.” Australia will have to look for a new opener, when they will lock horns against India in the first semi-final of the Champions Trophy. “I think we saw tonight he wasn’t moving very well. I think it’s probably going to be too quick between games for him to recover,” Smith had told Prime Video. Australia have another spare opener in Jake Fraser-McGurk, but that would leave them …

Does Australia need two left-armers? Spin to win for Afghanistan

Does Australia need two left-armers? Spin to win for Afghanistan

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AUS vs AFG Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11 Today Match: The clash between Australia and Afghanistan will decide who will go to the next stage of the tournament. It is a do-or-die for Afghanistan however, from Australian perspective even if they lose the contest they will be on three points and would be hoping for England to do them a favour in the final game of this group against South Africa. Coming into the game Afghanistan have momentum on their side after the thrilling win they had against England. Australia too had a stunning win in their opening clash against the same opponent however, their last game against South Africa was a wash out at Rawalpindi. Here is the predicted 11 and probable match-ups in the game Two left-armers? Story continues below this ad Both Spencer Johnson and Ben Dwarshuis are left-armers in the Australian attack. While the latter did pick up a couple of early wickets did seem like he lost a bit of gas in the final over of the innings. Australia …

Heinrich Klaasen to miss out again, Australia set to field unchanged XI

Heinrich Klaasen to miss out again, Australia set to field unchanged XI

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AUS vs SA Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11 Today Match: With Group A’s semifinalists decided, all eyes will now turn to Group B where Australia and South Africa will renew their rivalry in ICC events when the two sides lock horns again in Rawalpindi. Both sides have won one each with Australia defeating England and South Africa edging past Afghanistan. A win in this match will virtually guarantee a place in the semifinal for either the Aussies or the Proteas. Before the tournament began, both South Africa and Australia came into it with dismal ODI records with the Steve Smith-led side losing their last 4 matches while Temba Bavuma’s team losing 6 out of 6 ODIs. But both have turned that form around with comprehensive wins in their tournament openers. Heinrich Klaasen to miss out again South Africa’s big hitter Heinrich Klaasen had to miss out their opener against Afghanistan die to an elbow injury. This time around also, the Proteas are expected to line up without him against Australia. But they will not …

Marnus Labuschagne gets recall; Jamie Smith to bat at No 3

Marnus Labuschagne gets recall; Jamie Smith to bat at No 3

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AUS vs ENG Champions Trophy 2025 Predicted Playing 11 Today Match: It’s rare for a team to announce their playing XI for a game two days in advance. But that’s just what England did ahead of their Champions Trophy opener against Australia at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. The playing XI did reveal that wicketkeeper Jamie Smith will be tasked with batting at No. 3 for the first time in his international career. England captain Jos Buttler explained the reasoning behind Smith’s elevation. “We just feel it’s a nice position to give him a free hit to try and really impact the game, make that that top three really dynamic. Jamie’s someone with incredible talent and taken to international cricket so well that we feel he’s got the game there and can place him in that position to try and have a really big impact with a number of guys behind him,” he said. Marnus Labuschagne earns comeback Since he helped Australia break Indian hears in the final of the Cricket World Cup in Ahmedabad, Marnus …

Ponting wants Australia to stick with Konstas during Sri Lanka tour

Ponting wants Australia to stick with Konstas during Sri Lanka tour

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Melbourne [Australia], : Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting warned the Australian selectors that they should play young opener Sam Konstas during the team’s Test series against Sri Lanka at Galle and avoid changing the batting order so that they can invest more in the 19-year-old’s Test career. Ponting wants Australia to stick with Konstas during Sri Lanka tour With the ICC World Test Championship final spot against South Africa already sealed, Australia would be heading to Sri Lanka in the most relaxed state of mind possible, with the first Test of two starting at Galle from January 29 onwards. Australia is reportedly considering shuffling their order keeping Sri Lanka’s spinning conditions in mind, with Travis Head opening the innings with Usman Khawaja, which will keep Konstas out of the playing eleven after an exciting start to his career at Melbourne during the Boxing Day Test which saw him fearlessly tonk Jasprit Bumrah on his way to a half-century. He scored a total of 113 runs in four innings and won acclaim for his positive intent …

Glenn Maxwell’s Test hopes all but over after Sri Lanka series snub: ‘Desperately wanted to be on that tour…’ | Cricket News

Glenn Maxwell’s Test hopes all but over after Sri Lanka series snub: ‘Desperately wanted to be on that tour…’ | Cricket News

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Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell’s hopes of reviving his Test comeback was all but over after he was overlooked for the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka. Despite not having played a First-Class game since July 2023, Maxwell’s name was doing the rounds for the tour to Sri Lanka as one of the spin-bowling all-rounders. With Australia securing their berth in the ICC World Test Championship final already, the selectors have looked in another direction with the future in mind. “It’s just selection,” Maxwell was quoted as saying by AAP. “There’s always going to be people wanting to be there and I made no secret that I desperately wanted to be on that tour, but I can completely understand their reasoning. “The fact that they’re already in the World Test Championship final, they’ve got a couple of Tests in Sri Lanka and there’s going to be some sub-continent tours over the next few years, so they get to look a few new guys in those conditions. Besides Maxwell, pace all-rounder Mitchell Marsh was also not named in …

BGT: Travis Head sent newly picked Aussie opener Nathan McSweeney this hilarious welcoming message | Cricket News

BGT: Travis Head sent newly picked Aussie opener Nathan McSweeney this hilarious welcoming message | Cricket News

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It is not just the daunting prospect of facing Jasprit Bumrah first-up as opener, for the career No 3 Nathan McSweeney, picked in Australia’s 13-member squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy starting November 22. But the 25-year-old was also reminded of the other inevitability of debuting in the Baggy Green by a hilarious Travis Head text message. McSweeney will be expected to – as is the tradition – take on the responsibility of fielding at forward short leg or silly point. Fox News Cricket quoted a chuckling McSweeney as saying, “I just got a text from Travis Head saying: ‘I can give you my bat pad pads’ – so I’ll be straight under there I would’ve thought.” It is a given that the junior most will line up in the line of fire, for the bat-pad pop-ups and edges when both pacers and spinners operate in Australia, starting Perth. McSweeney has been performing pretty consistently over the last couple of years in Shield cricket for South Australia after landing just 4 red ball games for Queensland …

Jake Fraser-McGurk joins Australia’s T20 World Cup 2024 squad as travelling reserve | Cricket News

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Jake Fraser-McGurk was without any doubt the batsman to watch in this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). The 22-year-old McGurk has been in blazing form for Delhi Capitals in the IPL and the youngster has amassed 330 runs in nine innings with a strike rate of 234.04. The big-hitting Jake Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short have been included in Australia’s travelling reserves for the T20 World Cup which starts on June 1. The dup will link up with the squad as potential injury cover, with Cricket Australia saying the team will travel to the West Indies in stages so some players and staff can have some time at home after the IPL. “Matt and Jake made compelling cases for initial selection with their respective performances for Australia last summer and, in Jake’s case, more recently in the IPL,” chair of selectors George Bailey said in a statement. Delhi Capitals batter Jake Fraser-McGurk plays a shot during the Indian Premier League (IPL) T20 cricket match between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians, at Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium …