Pakistan cricket crew is about to face Australia within the sequence’ third and closing Test match at Sydney. Ahead of the conflict, Will Symonds, son of late Australia cricketer Andrew Symonds met with the Pakistan cricketers throughout a observe session. A video of Will and Pakistan gamers like Shaheen Afridi and extra went viral on social media. Will additionally had a chat with batting coach Adam Hollioke and was a part of the huddle throughout observe.
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Pakistan crew spend time with Will Symonds, son of the late Andrew Symonds.#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/Ip0QxiurMZ
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Australia captain Pat Cummins acknowledged that he often worries about the way forward for the five-day sport however he believes the game is not as badly declining as individuals suppose.
Over the previous ten years, the red-ball format has suffered a decline in curiosity at stadiums and viewership because of the T20s’ growing international enchantment. Yet, Perth and Melbourne’s packed crowds have witnessed Australia’s present sequence in opposition to Pakistan. (Australia Vs Pakistan 2nd Test: Shaheen Afridi Out, Saim Ayub IN As PAK Announce Playing 11 For Sydney Pink Test)
Sydney will host the third Test from January 3 to 7. Australia are presently ranked third within the ICC World Test Championship rankings and holds an unassailable 2-0 lead within the sequence.
All consideration might be on veteran opener David Warner, who’s about to say goodbye to the longest format of the sport in entrance of his residence followers on the Sydney Cricket Ground on Wednesday. In an try to present the seasoned opener the best send-off, Australia are anticipated to be up for the battle in opposition to Pakistan in Sydney. Warner will depart as Australia’s fifth-highest run-scorer within the format.
“My hopes are that it’s even stronger than it is now, in ten years’ time or 20 years’ time. I think in some regards leading to this Test summer, some of the question marks were against Pakistan and West Indies. We’ve had two fantastic Test matches against Pakistan, really well supported, big crowds,” Cummins advised reporters forward of the third Test in opposition to Pakistan as quoted by ESPNcricinfo.
“So I don’t think it’s in as dramatic a decline as sometimes it gets spoken about. But I think there is an issue just with the amount of other cricket out there, obviously, competition for talent is higher than it’s ever been,” he added. (India Vs South Africa 2nd Test Probable Playing 11s: India Likely To Make 3 Changes For Cape Town Test; Will Shubman Gill Get Dropped?)
Even although fringe Australian all-rounder Cameron Green had a prolonged web session and raised the potential for a comeback, Australia determined in opposition to making modifications to a successful system so as to efficiently defend their World Test Championship title.
Captain Cummins stated Australia’s quick bowlers have sufficient time to play each match due to the Test calendar that features breaks between their two residence sequence in opposition to Pakistan and the West Indies and their tour to New Zealand.
“Normally each summer there’s something that pops up. But all three of us (Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood) are really fresh. Even the way this summer is spread out a bit more, there’s two Tests on, then a bit of a gap; then two Tests, then a bit of a gap; then New Zealand. We’ll give it a chance. It’s all gone pretty smoothly so far,” Cummins was quoted as saying by ICC.
Cummins on Tuesday introduced an unchanged enjoying XI for the third Test and closing match of the sequence in opposition to Pakistan at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), starting on Wednesday.
In an try to present the seasoned opener the best send-off, Australia are anticipated to be up for the battle in opposition to Pakistan in Sydney. Warner will depart as Australia’s fifth-highest run-scorer within the format.
Australia XI to tackle Pakistan on the SCG: Pat Cummins (c) David Warner, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Steve Smith, Travis Head, Mitch Marsh, Alex Carey, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood.
