DTVHINDISteve Smith’s opening slot in Australia team in danger due to poor performance, know what coach Andrew McDonald said?
Smith has not been able to impress as an opener in the last four Test matches Steve Smith (Photo Source: X/Twitter) Cricket fans are eagerly waiting for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy to start between India and Australia. It is worth noting that this time this series is going to start in Australia from 22 November. Along with this, fans are curious to know whether Steve Smith will be seen opening in this series or not? So, recently the team’s head coach Andrew McDonald has made a big statement regarding Smith’s opening batting position in the Australian Test team. McDonald says that he has not yet reached any final decision, but discussions are going on around it. Andrew McDonald gave a big statement Let us tell you that recently while talking to SEN about Steve Smith’s opening slot in the Australia Test team, Andrew McDonald said – This is the question on everyone’s lips. Although we are keeping an eye on it, we have not taken any concrete decision about it. There is a lot of speculation about it. But it is in discussions, I would be lying if I said there are no talks going on. There is a lot of conversation going on about what will happen in Test cricket in terms of the coming summer. McDonald further said- Obviously, if we make a change with Steve Smith, then someone else will have to go for opening batting. We have seen Cameron Green succeed at number four. There are some layers added to taking such decisions, but at the moment nothing is confirmed and decided. On the other hand, if we talk about Smith’s performance as an opener, in the last four matches he has played, he has scored a total of 171 runs at a modest average of 28.50, which is much less than his career average (56.97). He has been handling this role in the Australian team since David Warner retired.
T20 World Cup 2024: Mitchell Marsh will not bowl against Oman, coach Andrew McDonald made a big statement
The match between Australia and Oman will be played on 5 June Mitchell Marsh (Pic Source-X) The Australian cricket team is eagerly waiting for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. It is worth noting that Mitchell Marsh will be seen leading the Kangaroo team in this tournament starting on June 1. So in this multi-nation tournament, Australia will start its campaign with a match against Oman on June 5. On the other hand, before the start of this match, a big news is coming that Australia’s captain and all-rounder Mitchell will not be seen bowling in this match. Along with this, Australian head coach Andrew McDonald has also given a big statement regarding this. Mitchell Marsh will not bowl against Oman Let us tell you that before the T20 World Cup, Andrew McDonald, as quoted by cricket.com.au, said – For Mitchell (Marsh), he just had to tick over from where his body is. He fielded a few overs tonight. He is ready to move forward, he just needs to gain some confidence. It seems that he is ready to bowl in the first match, but this may not be the first match against Oman. It remains to be seen whether Marsh starts bowling before the second half of the tournament or not? It is worth noting that Mitchell Marsh has been recovering from his hamstring injury for some time now. Due to this injury, he was also out of IPL 2024. However, now it will be worth seeing how Marsh is going to perform with the bat in the upcoming tournament? Australia Cricket Team for T20 World Cup 2024 Mitchell Marsh (captain), Ashton Agar, Pat Cummins, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Matthew Wade, David Warner, Adam Zampa reserve: Jake Fraser-McGurk, Matthew Short
