Pakistan a defining Test tour: Travis Head
Travis Head believes the looming Pakistan tour will define him as Test cricketer more than his home-track bullying of England.
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Cricket-Australia's Cummins, Warner to miss Pakistan limited-overs matches
(Reuters) - Australia test captain Pat Cummins and opening batsman David Warner will not feature in limited-overs meetings with Pakistan next month after they were left out of the squad for a trio of one-day internationals and a Twenty20 clash.
Australia's Pat Cummins, David Warner to miss Pakistan limited-overs matches
Pat Cummins and opening batsman David Warner will not feature in limited-overs meetings with Pakistan next month after they were left out of the squad for a trio of one-day internationals and a Twenty20 clash. Cummins and Warner, along with bowlers Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, have been included in the squad for Australia's three-Test tour of Pakistan, but will not be involved following the conclusion of that series. Australia will be embarking on their first trip to Pakistan since 1998, playing Test matches in Rawalpindi, Karachi and Lahore before returning to Rawalpindi for limited-overs matches from March 29 to April 5. Aaron Finch will lead a 16-man limited-overs squad that includes Test players Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.
Australia's Cummins, Warner to miss Pakistan limited-overs matches
Australia test captain Pat Cummins and opening batsman David Warner will not feature in limited-overs meetings with Pakistan next month after they were left out of the squad for a trio of one-day internationals and a Twenty20 clash.
David Warner among key omissions from Australia's white-ball squad for Pakistan tour
David Warner has been left out of Australia's white-ball squad for the tour of Pakistan.
Watch: How Marnus Labuschagne Is Preparing To Bat On Spin-friendly Pitches
Australia's Marnus Labuschagne shared a video on Twitter where he is seen playing in his home backyard where he recreated a surface akin to spin-driendly pitches in the sub-continent. Labuschange will soon be on the flight to Pakistan, where Australia will be playing a Test series after more than two decades. The video shows a rubber mat with aluminum and metal sheets taped to it that is cut into pieces in order to replicate the cracks that appear on the subcontinent pitches as the game proceeds. "Originally I had bigger sheets on there," Labuschagne told reporters in Brisbane on Monday. Labuschagne also revealed his chat with Steve Smith and the latter's inputs that proved valuable for recreating such a pitch.
Time up for struggling Markram? 'Maybe he needs to stop trying so hard'
Aiden Markram's horrible run of form for the Proteas continued in the first Test against New Zealand, and skipper Dean Elgar conceded on Sunday that a conversation with the national selectors could now take place.
Batting depth could see Smith on the outer
Australia's scorching-hot form has created exactly the kind of problems the selectors want heading towards the T20 World Cup defence.