After Steve Smith’s shift back down the Australian batting order,selectors have one month and a handful of games to work out Usman Khawaja’s opening partner.
Steve Smith won’t be opening the batting against India this summer after telling Australia’s selectors that he no longer wished to continue with last summer’s experiment.
Australia’s Test summer plans have been given a major jolt by Cameron Green flying home immediately from England with a back injury.
Steve Smith and Cameron Green are perfectly placed to take Australia to victory against the West Indies and a summer clean sweep.
Steve Smith says the world’s quickest bowlers will have to risk wasting their new ball if they want to pummel him with short-pitched bowling now that he’s an opening batsman.
What does it say to Cameron Bancroft and aspiring Test players when a gluttony of runs means less than Green’s unrealised potential?
Test great Matt Hayden is convinced Australia won’t give Steve Smith the keys to open the batting against the West Indies next week. Here’s why.
Now that David Warner has officially farewelled Test cricket,selectors have a big call to make on the veteran opener’s successor.
Australian selectors are all but certain to go with one of the two all-rounders at No.6 when they name the squad on Sunday for the first Test against Pakistan. But could they both play in the same team?
Mitch Marsh has been put on standby for the third Test at Headingley after Cameron Green pulled up sore from Australia’s torrid victory at Lord’s.