Fresh off a commanding win in Brisbane, Australia is out to make an Ashes statement in the day-night Test at Adelaide Oval. Follow all the action live.
We'll start with the bad news. Because he sat too close to a COVID-infected person at a resturant last night,good news is Pat Cummins has tested negative for coronaviru
s. AND it could have been worse, because Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Starc were out to dinner with him too, but weren't classified as close contacts. AND it means, which is really exciting and I expect he will absolutely tear it up with a pink ball under lights. The middle news - depending on how you feel about redemption and forgiveness and arcs and whatnot - is that. For some, that will be a sore point. For others, a cleansing moment for both Smith and Australian cricket in general.
It's a big day, either way. A lot happening. Moving parts and shifting gears. And somewhere along the way, there will be a game of cricket too.
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