COLOMBO Glenn Maxwell has earned an Australian recall, brought back into the fold for the upcoming two-match Twenty20 series against Sri Lanka.
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Smith will miss three ODIs and two Twenty20 games to return home and prepare for next month’s one-day series in South Africa. This news story is related to Print/145332-Dilscoop-Dilshan-to-retire-after-Australia-series/ – breaking news, latest news, pakistan ne.
When Dilshan – who captained his team in all formats – enters the dressing room on Sunday against Australia, he’d definitely savour the moment as would the Sri Lankan fans at Dambulla.
Australia’s tour of South Africa begins September 27 with a one-day match against Ireland in Benoni after which it plays five ODIs against the Proteas.
While Smith and Clarke have their views shaped by their own experiences as leaders of their respective nations, Steyn jumped on a teammate’s tweet to make a joke.
West Indies faces India in two Twenty20 Internationals in Florida at the weekend in a litmus test for both cricket’s future in the United States and Carlos Brathwaite’s credentials as Caribbean skipper.
Hayden criticised Australia’s reliance on the high performance input and hinted that the coach (Darren Lehmann) was having too much influence at the expense of the captain (Steven Smith).
That Australia (108 points) narrowly sit behind India (110) and the freshly crowned Pakistan (111 points) means they have a chance to quickly vault up the Test rankings but Pakistan and South Africa shape as significant challenges this summer, even though the Proteas have slipped to seventh.
“It’s obviously a burden but a great burden captaining your country”, Lehmann was quoted as saying in Australian newspapers Friday.
“But as a coach and a selection panel we’re making sure he’s fresh and ready to go each and every time he plays for Australia”.
“It took a bit of convincing to get me over the line because I hate missing cricket but in the long run a little bit of a break will do me the world of good”.
“It was well planned and well thought out, and that’s what we’re doing”.
“I have made a decision to retire from the ODIs after the third match in Dambulla (Sunday) and will play the two Twenty20s and then retire completely”, Dilshan told local media.
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Matthew Wade then staged a gritty fightback with support from Travis Head as the duo managed 64 runs between them to keep Australias hopes alive.
