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Josh Hazlewood returned from a three-month break to take two for five and David Warner hit a half century as Australia thrashed Namibia by seven wickets in a Twenty20 World Cup warm-up in Trinidad.
The big-hitting Jake Fraser McGurk and Matthew Short are likely to be Australia's travelling reserves for the T20 World Cup which begins on June 1 in the Americas. The 22-year-old McGurk has been in blazing form for Delhi Capitals in the IPL. But the top-order batter, who is yet to make his T20I debut, missed out on the 15-member provisional squad because Australia already have an established top three in David Warner, Travis Head and captain Mitchell Marsh. Batting all-rounder Short, on the other hand, played nine of Australia's last 14 T20Is, opening in five of them and he was also the Big Bash League player of the tournament in back-to-back seasons. ]"Australia's chair of selectors George Bailey had suggested that Australia would carry just one reserve to the Caribbean when the provisional squad was announced, but they are likely to add a second with the in-form Fraser-McGurk set to be named alongside Short," ESPNCricinfo reported.
Australia speedster Josh Hazlewood is not sure whether the "Impact Substitute" rule, which was introduced in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 is a "great rule" or not and believes the rule might need a bit of tinkering. The Impact Player rule allows the IPL teams to name five substitutes, one of whom could come on as a sub for a player who has been named in the playing XI. With the rule, teams have been able to deepen their batting line-up which has led to high-scoring games throughout the season.
Most players in Australia's test squad are "closer to the end than the start" of their careers but they should be able to play on for another three to five years after working hard on their fitness and looking after their bodies, bowler Nathan Lyon said.
A nine-wicket haul in his 100th Test match helped Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin re-claim the top spot in the bowlers' list, while his captain Rohit Sharma was back in the top-10 at sixth in the batting charts of the latest ICC rankings on Wednesday. Ashwin was at his best throughout the Dharamsala contest against England as the experienced right-armer picked up four wickets in the first innings and then a 36th five-wicket haul in the second innings as India cruised to a dominant triumph in the fifth and final Test of their series.
Former Australian spinner Brad Hogg said that Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal will have to change his game when he comes Down Under for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy later this year and come up with a new range of shots because of pace and bounce. Jaiswal was a standout player for India during the home series against England which concluded recently. In five matches and across nine innings, Jaiswal made 712 runs at an average of 89.00, with two double centuries and three fifties. His best score was 214*. With India going to Australia for the Test series at year-end, Jaiswal will be one of the batters to watch out for. It will be interesting how he will take on the pace trio of skipper Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc.
New Zealand vs Australia 2nd Test Day 2 Live Updates: Overnight batters Marnus Labuschagne and Nathan Lyon will aim to take Australian innings forward when they resume at 124 for 4 on Saturday. A five-wicket haul by paceman Josh Hazlewood ensured Australia had the upper hand on a wicket-laden opening day of the second Test. Fourteen wickets fell on Day 1 at Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Manus Labuschagne was unbeaten on 45, including eight fours, with night-watchman Nathan Lyon on one. (Live Scorecard)
New Zealand will honour two of their great servants when Kane Williamson and captain Tim Southee play their 100th test in Christchurch but Australia stand poised to torpedo the celebrations by completing a series sweep.