Steve Smith captained Australia to a much-needed win by 9 wickets within the third Test of the 4-match sequence. He is standing in for Pat Cummins, who flew again to Australia to be along with his ailing mom. Right now, there isn’t a indication that Pat will return to captain the facet within the 4th Test match in Ahmedabad, and we might as properly see Smith persevering with as the skipper of the pack.
Andrew McDonald, in dialog with reporters on Saturday, mentioned that Pat remains to be concerned with the group and they’re in fixed communication with him. He additionally talked about that the final Test is only a few days away, and since Cummins is not right here, they are going to focus on the state of affairs with him.
Recently, Smith mentioned that his time as captain is over and iterated that Cummins is the undisputed chief. “My time is done. It’s Pat’s team now. I’ve obviously been able to stand in this week, obviously in tough circumstances with Patty going home. Our thoughts are still with him back home,” Smith mentioned.
The Pitch Talk Continues
Former Australian captain Mark Taylor, in dialog with Sydney Morning Herald got here out all weapons blazing over the pitches used within the India-Australia sequence and termed them as poor. “I definitely think the pitches have been poor for the series, to be totally honest, and obviously the Indore one was the worst of the three. I don’t believe a pitch should be going through the top on day one.”
Rohit Sharma, on the opposite hand, mentioned that each one the discuss across the pitch is getting an excessive amount of. He requested the reporters within the post-match press convention to ask him questions like Khawaja’s knock, Lyon’s bowling and so on.
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The third Test is ready to start on March 9 at 9:30 AM IST.Â
