All posts tagged: Baggy Green

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Injured Mitchell Starc skips nets, Mitch Marsh’s spot for Sydney Test under scanner | Cricket News

Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Injured Mitchell Starc skips nets, Mitch Marsh’s spot for Sydney Test under scanner | Cricket News

Heading into the Border-Gavaskar Trophy finale on Friday, Australia are contemplating changes to the Melbourne Test-winning team with the spots of Mitch Marsh — enduring poor form — and, crucially, Mitchell Starc — nursing an injury — under scrutiny. According to the Sydney Morning Herald, Australia head coach Andrew McDonald conceded that Marsh ‘hasn’t been scoring as many runs as selectors would like against India’ and Beau Webster, who is in the squad, could be given a look-in. The report also added that McDonald was confident that ‘Sean Abbott or Jhye Richardson could step up if Mitchell Starc was to be ruled out of the SCG Test due to injury.’ After beating India in Melbourne to go 2-1 up in the series, Australia reached Sydney on Tuesday and had a training session on Wednesday, where Starc did not bowl in the nets. The pacer, however, said he ‘expected to play on Friday’. The report quoted a team spokesperson saying that the injury ‘is more a case of general soreness that tended to get better the …

‘Won’t watch too much of Bumrah… I might read a bit of our analysts’ feedback on each bowler, maybe’ – Sam Konstas | Cricket News

‘Won’t watch too much of Bumrah… I might read a bit of our analysts’ feedback on each bowler, maybe’ – Sam Konstas | Cricket News

Newly picked Australia opener Sam Konstas isn’t planning to freak himself out by studying the Baggy Green’s Nemesis-in-Chief Jasprit Bumrah too much. Before arriving in Melbourne, the 19-year-old seemed to be doing a good job of putting on a brave face on all matters looming and booming ahead, like Bumrah. “I won’t watch too much (of him),” Konstas was quoted as saying by Fox Cricket. “I have already seen him a lot. But I am excited to challenge myself and face him. Usually, our analysts do a little feedback on each bowler. I might read that, maybe,” he said. Konstas was out for a three-ball duck on Saturday, soon after his 56 off 27 against Adelaide Strikers in his BBL debut. But it was what was awaiting him at Melbourne that all the excitement was about. “I’m very excited. I want to be challenged and I’ve got a few plans against India’s bowlers. I feel like I’m moving really nicely so hopefully I get that opportunity,” he told the media. Fox Cricket recalled from the …