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Test captain Pat Cummins will miss Australia's upcoming one-day series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand, team bosses announced Monday as they named a strong squad led by Aaron Finch. The pace spearhead has been rested for all six games in August-September at Townsville and Cairns, while batsman Travis Head will be absent for birth of his first child.
SYDNEY : Test skipper Pat Cummins has been rested for Australia's one-day series against Zimbabwe and New Zealand in August and September, Cricket Australia said on Monday.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam continued his rich vein of form in the ongoing first match against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium as he completed his seventh Test ton. No Pakistan batter was able to stay at the crease for long, and it was Babar who kept Sri Lanka at bay, leading Pakistan's fightback. The right-handed batter completed his century in the 85th over of the innings and he brought up the three-figure mark in 216 balls.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam has been in fine form this year, scoring runs across all formats. On the second day of the ongoing 1st Test against Sri Lanka, Babar completed 10,000 international runs and, in the process, he became the fastest Pakistan batter to achieve this particular milestone. Babar took just 228 innings to bring up 10,000 international runs, 20 fewer innings than the second-placed Javed Miandad.
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam's current forms are in sharp contrast to each other. While the former Indian cricket team captain is going through the leanest phase of his career, the current Pakistan cricket team skipper is having a great run. There have often been comparisons between the two. However, the camaraderie between the two has not been lost. After Virat Kohli fell for 16 in the second ODI against England, Azam had some words of motivation for the India great.
England have been in fine form this summer, winning all four Test matches they have played. Coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes have made a formidable partnership in the longest format of the game and under them, the Three Lions have played an attacking brand of cricket, which the English press has labelled as 'Bazball'. England defeated India in the rescheduled fifth Test at Edgbaston and now Test coach Brendon McCullum has termed 'Bazball' a "silly term".
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to Test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling. England have won all four Tests under new coach Brendon McCullum and captain Ben Stokes, crushing world Test champions New Zealand 3-0 in June before chasing down a record 378 against India this week. Smith said England's batters may not fare so well against the Australian bowling attack of Josh Hazlewood, Pat Cummins and Mitchell Starc. "It's been exciting. I'm just intrigued to see how long it lasts, if it's sustainable," Smith told reporters before Australia's second Test against Sri Lanka begins on Friday in Galle. "If you come in on a wicket that's got some grass on it and Josh Hazlewood, Cummins and Starc are rolling in at you, is it going to be the same? I'm intrigued by it all ... Is it going to work every time? I don't know."
Steve Smith said England's new attacking approach to test cricket was exciting but expressed doubts over whether it could stand up to the heat of Australian bowling.