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Agar should play ahead of Swepson in Australia s nine Tests in Asia next year A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Indian Test spinner Axar Patel doesn’t have befuddling varieties or turn the ball square yet ran amok against England, underlining why Australia should value accuracy over aggression when picking spinners in Asia.
Patel took an incredible 27 wickets at 10 against England as a reminder that precise finger spinners who exploit the natural variation of Asian pitches are more effective than hard-ripping wrist spinners.
James Pattinson will take an Ashes spot next summer A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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Another day, another top performance from James Pattinson with the new ball.
It might be a Sheffield Shield season like no other as we stretch into March and eventually April, but Pattinson – a man who has struggled with injuries – is finally getting to his best.
Constant cricket, lots of overs, his body is holding up and the accuracy and consistency he is bowling with is taking him straight to the top of the pile.
An attacking Josh Inglis could be Australia s Test answer to Rishabh Pant and Ben Stokes A Set the default text size A Set large text size
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The series-defining input of Rishabh Pant and Ben Stokes in recent Tests against Australia have underlined how badly the Aussies lack a dynamic middle-order batsman capable of changing the tempo of an innings.
Australia’s most painful Test losses of the past two years both were driven by counterattacking knocks from aggressive middle-order players – Pant at Brisbane last month and Stokes at Headingley in 2019.
England could play 12 Tests while Australia are inactive this year, putting the Aussies at a massive disadvantage for the Ashes next summer. Cricket Australia’s decision to abandon next month’s three-Test tour of South Africa due to fears about the coronavirus means Australia have no confirmed Tests between now and the Ashes. England, meanwhile, will […]