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Andrew McDonald Evaluates Steve Smith's Performance As An Opener In Test

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald opened up on Steven Smith's new batting position in Test cricket and said that it's more about the connection between the two openers. McDonald said that Smith can perform well as an opener once he and Usman Khawaja make the connection. "I suppose it's more just the connection of Usman and Smudge over time," McDonald said when asked about how they are evaluating Smith as an opener as quoted by cricket.com.au. The head coach also praised Smith and said that he is "one of the best problem solvers in the game" for the Aussies.

'Selectors Didn't Take Me Seriously': Steve Smith On His Idea To Replace David Warner As Opener

Star Australia batter Steve Smith opined that his team did not take him seriously when he told them that he wanted to move to the top of the batting order after David Warner's retirement. Smith said today that looking at himself as an opener for the first time in a 13-year Test career first came to his mind while playing against England during last year's Ashes series when Warner first gave signs of his potential retirement from the longest format of the game.

David Warner "Probably Our Greatest Ever All Three Format Player": Australia Head Coach Andrew Mcdonald

Australia head coach Andrew McDonald on Saturday showered praise on David Warner and said that he is probably the greatest all-format Aussie player. Speaking to cricket.com.au ahead of the third Test match against Pakistan, McDonald said that Warner's retirement from the Test format would be a great loss for the Aussie squad. The Aussie head coach added that it would be hard to find the left-handed batter's replacement. "In time, he will probably go down...but probably at the moment as it sits, he is probably our greatest ever all-three format player. He is going to drop out of one of those formats in terms of Test match cricket. He will be a loss. I know that people have been gunning for him for a period of time, but for us internally, we have seen the great value in what he brings to the table, hence why we have kept picking him. He repaid a bit of that faith in the first Test match. He's going to be hard to replace. Someone who strikes at 70 averaging 45, and most ever runs as an Australian opener," McDonald said.

David Warner Not Selector, We Will Consider Cameron Green For Opening Slot In Tests: Australia Head Coach Andrew McDonald

David Warner might have endorsed Marcus Harris as his successor for opening slot in Tests, but Australia head coach Andrew McDonald said they are considering a lot more options and Cameron Green is also in contention. Warner will retire from Test cricket after the third match against Pakistan at Sydney beginning on January 3. There have been a lot of debates as to who should replace Warner at pole position with the names of Harris, Green, Matt Renshaw and Cameron Bancroft doing the rounds.

Australia's David Warner In Spotlight, Under Pressure Ahead Of Test Farewell

David Warner will take centre stage when the three-match series against Pakistan begins on Thursday ahead of what is expected to be the Australian opener's farewell to Test cricket. The 37-year-old has indicated that he plans to quit the five-day game after the third Test at his home Sydney Cricket Ground early next year. Warner has been a mainstay of the Australian team for more than a decade but his Test form is under intense scrutiny, scoring just one century since early 2020.

Australia eye victory lap against Pakistan at end of stellar year

MELBOURNE : Australia will look to cap a brilliant year with a golden home summer by beating Pakistan in a three-test series starting in Perth on Thursday as David Warner looks to bow out of the longest format on a triumphant note.

"Pat Cummins' Best Day With Ball": Australia Star On World Cup Final

Australia batter Marnus Labuschagne said he had "never seen" someone bowl like the way Pat Cummins did during the World Cup final against India, which they won by six wickets for a record-extending sixth title. Cummins had the best economy rate in the 10 overs he had bowled and also grabbed two wickets to restrict Rohit Sharma's side to 240. With an economy rate of 3.40 to go with the wickets of Virat Kohli and Shreyas Iyer, Cummins put the skids on India.

Australia's Warner withdrawn from T20 series against India

MELBOURNE : Australia opener David Warner has been withdrawn from the Twenty20 series against India after starring at the 50-over World Cup.

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Andrew McDonald Evaluates Steve Smith's Performance As An Opener In Test

'Selectors Didn't Take Me Seriously': Steve Smith On His Idea To Replace David Warner As Opener

David Warner "Probably Our Greatest Ever All Three Format Player": Australia Head Coach Andrew Mcdonald

David Warner Not Selector, We Will Consider Cameron Green For Opening Slot In Tests: Australia Head Coach Andrew McDonald

Australia's David Warner In Spotlight, Under Pressure Ahead Of Test Farewell

Australia eye victory lap against Pakistan at end of stellar year

"Pat Cummins' Best Day With Ball": Australia Star On World Cup Final

Australia's Warner withdrawn from T20 series against India