steve smith
Australia cricket team has to play a 2-match test series against West Indies from January 17. Its first match will be played on the ground of Adelaide Oval. In this series, Steve Smith, who has played from number 9 to 3 positions in Test cricket till now, will be seen playing the responsibility of starting the innings. Smith is counted among the best batsmen of current times and his record in the Test format is also excellent. 34-year-old Smith now seems very eager to fulfill a new responsibility in Test cricket.
i don’t like waiting to bat
In the current season of the Big Bash League, Steve Smith was also playing in the match played between Sydney Thunders and Sydney Sixers on 12 January. During this time, when he was asked a question about opening in the Test, while talking on Fox Sports, he said that you should watch the Ashes series held in the year 2019, in that I used to come to the field to bat very early and had to face the new ball only. Had to. I have batted at number 3 position for a few years and during that time most of the times I used to come in to bat early. In such a situation, playing in the opening is not a new challenge for me.
Steve Smith further said in his statement that when Marnus Labuschagne came into the team and started playing at number 3, many times I had to wait for a long time for my batting and I do not like to wait for batting at all. When you play in the opening you don’t need to wait for anyone, you just have to go out and do your thing.
Trying to perform better in this series
During his conversation, Smith also admitted that in the Test series played against Pakistan, he could not perform at the level he expected, but he will try his best to do well in the upcoming Test series. . While the first match of this series will be played on January 17, the second match will be played on the Brisbane ground from January 25.
Here’s the Australian team for the Test series against West Indies.
Pat Cummins (captain), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head (vice-captain), Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Matt Renshaw, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc.
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