Australia’s quality in Test cricket is well known, but South Africa are fighting their own history as well as Pat Cummins’ men.
Captain Pat Cummins confirmed the team at 1pm local time in London, with Cameron Green coming back at number three in the order and Josh Hazlewood beating Scott Boland for the third pace bowling spot.Getty/AP
Lately, Cummins, his deputy Steve Smith and others have hinted they may well keep playing for longer than once thought, an indicator of how much they are enjoying the game at present. There are few surprises about the setup, just a lot of quality and durability in the face of advancing years. They do not look like a fading force.
“So we added the evening before, left it, result worked out okay. We touched on it briefly the other day around, what were the learnings from that and what sort of response we can expect and we’re looking for and that’s pretty much been the long and short of that conversation.” “It’s just another occasion to set the record straight and to to get that first title. And you can only win it if you play in finals, you know, and the more finals you play in, you obviously improve your chances of winning. So we’ve got another chance here.
“I’ve had a good break, I’ve had a couple of months off and had my first hit the other day and everything sort of clicked into place immediately,” Smith said. “So I haven’t had to work as hard as I thought I would have had to do this week, if that makes sense.”Australia squad: Pat Cummins , Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matt Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
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