Australia coach Andrew McDonald has backed his under-fire batters after the team’s historic Test defeat to Bangladesh, resisting calls for an immediate shake-up. He said selection decisions would remain measured while acknowledging Marnus Labuschagne needs big runs.
“I think both teams (South Africa and Australia for the WTC final from June 11 at Lord’s in England) are very similarly matched with their bowling attacks. You look at Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Jos Hazlewood, Scott Boland, they're probably the four front runners at this stage, along with Nathan Lyon,” Finch said.
Melbourne: Former New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori is the frontrunner to be appointed senior assistant to Australian head coach Andrew McDonald. The 43-year-old ex-Kiwi all-rounder, who has more than 4,500 Test runs and 362 wickets in the longest format, was in Pakistan during Australia’s white-ball leg in the sub-continent, and the reports said that, “it […]
