Harmer has kept Carey quiet, finally went for the reverse there. Something feels like it's about to give here...
It might be on the table. He has already been fairly vocal about how the Olympics are his priority and recently cast doubt on whether he'll play next year's Ashes. Has had the vertigo flare-ups and the neck issue, he might decide enough is enough at a certain point.
Not moved. They are only playing on the same, bland, heartless pitches we think are good for T20 cricket.
Need to see them dominate on top of Everest, in the Atacama, in some active volcanoes first before being convinced.
Aus won a series in NZ in early 2016. They went back to NZ in early 2024 and won that series.
In between, they played 9 series away from home and won 1 of them (vs Pak in 2022).
Australia's overseas scorecard since 2017:
India: Played 2 & lost 2 series.
RSA: Played 2 & lost 2 series (Subject to Australia *NOT* turning the Newlands Test around)
England: Played 2 & Drew 2 series.
This is poor.
To be fair, the batting has been poor mostly.
#AusvSA
The great spin basher walks in after the platform of dreams at 180/2 in 10 overs and gets 5 off 10 balls and is dismissed by a spinner bowling a full toss. Time to call it.
Harsh retweeted
Looks like 170+ will be a tough chase today. #NZvInd
Without knowing all the specifics, it seems like it would be irresponsible of them to play him? This isn't a pure pain tolerance thing, there are clearly functional issues based on how he was struggling and even him being dropped down the order.
The sight of a frustrated Steve Smith abruptly leaving his match-eve fitness test has deepened Australia's top-order selection concerns for the #SAvAUS series decider in Cape Town: cricketa.us/47Jalst
True across formats as well. The Lords heartbreak into the Manchester draw and thrilling Oval win last year could well have been for this gen of fans what several memorable matches of the past were for many of us. In some sense, that's the beauty of sports in general.
