Australia’s David Warner is patted on the again by teammate Australia’s Steve Smith. File
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Gearing up to open batting for Australia in Tests, Steve Smith on January 13 asserted that it was not a new role for him since he has the expertise batting at No. 3 and he likes the problem of dealing with the new ball.
Smith can be changing now-retired David Warner because the opener for the upcoming dwelling Tests in opposition to the West Indies.
Warner performed his remaining sequence earlier this month at dwelling in opposition to Pakistan.
Although the likes of Cam Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw have been tipped to take Warner’s spot, the previous two have been surprisingly omitted from the squad, whereas the latter has been named as a reserve in the staff.
With Smith set to open alongside Usman Khawaja, he stated that he had been ready for a very long time to bat up the order, particularly since Marnus Labuschagne has been batting at No. 3 recently.
“Since Marnus has been back playing at No.3, I’ve been waiting to bat for quite a long period of time. I don’t like waiting to bat, so I thought why don’t I put my hand up and have a crack up top? That way, you can get Cameron Green in and you’re playing your best six batters,” he told Fox Sports.
“I am (excited). I like facing the newer ball. If you look back to the 2019 Ashes, I was in pretty early there most of the time where I was facing the new ball.”
“I batted No.3 from a number of years as well and was in early and did pretty well against the new ball. So, it’s nothing new or foreign to me. I enjoy getting in there and getting amongst it, and I’m looking forward to that challenge.”
Smith opened for Sydney Sixers in opposition to Sydney Thunders throughout their latest Big Bash League conflict however failed to produce any fireworks, getting dismissed for a golden duck.
