Steve Smith will lead the Australia side in its Sri Lanka tour in the absence of regular captain Pat Cummins as Nathan McSweeney made a return to set-up, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Thursday. CA released the squad on the heels of a 3-1 win over India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 trophy, which … Read more
Former England captain Michael Vaughan backed Nathan McSweeney make a strong comeback into the Australia side despite getting dropped from the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. “I look at McSweeney and think I don’t think there’s a player who has had a harder start to their career. I feel for the kid, because of all … Read more
Former England captain Michael Vaughan backed Nathan McSweeney make a strong comeback into the Australia side despite getting dropped from the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India. “I look at McSweeney and think I don’t think there’s a player who has had a harder start to their career. I feel for the kid, because of all … Read more
Australian opener Nathan McSweeney admitted that he felt “devastated” after being dropped for the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India, after making his debut in the opening match of the series. On Friday, McSweeney was dropped by the national selectors, who handed a maiden call-up to teenage sensation Sam Kontas. “Yeah, I … Read more
Cricket Australia, on Friday, announced its squad for the remaining two Tests of the Border Gavaskar series against India. Both nations are tied on 1-1 in the series, heading into the fourth and fifth Test at Melbourne and Sydney respectively. With veteran pacer Josh Hazlewood out of the series with a calf injury, Sean Abbott … Read more
Stepping into David Warner’s shoes can be a daunting task and Nathan McSweeney is dealing with that onerous challenge in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series. Warner’s buddy Usman Khawaja is his partner and matters get even more delicate as the former opener is now keeping a close eye as a commentator. McSweeney, though, has Gabba, … Read more
Opener Nathan McSweeney has vowed to show everyone what he can do when the second Test between Australia and India begins on familiar territory in Adelaide on Friday. The 25-year-old made his international debut in the first Test against India in Perth last month, but was left dealing with mixed emotions after a poor outing. … Read more
Former Australia opener David Warner has backed Nathan McSweeney to score the most runs in the test series against India despite the uncapped batsman’s lack of experience as an opener. South Australia captain McSweeney will march out to the middle with Usman Khawaja in the first test at Perth Stadium starting on Friday, having claimed … Read more
Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25: Nathan McSweeney and Josh Inglis have been included in Australia’s Test squad ahead of the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 against India, Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Sunday. Moreover, the country’s cricketing body added that McSweeney is set to make his Test debut and open in the first match scheduled to … Read more