{"id":147331,"date":"2025-01-09T18:40:53","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=147331"},"modified":"2025-01-09T18:41:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T18:41:19","slug":"aussie-cricket-squad-for-tour-of-sri-lanka-by-tony-harper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/aussie-cricket-squad-for-tour-of-sri-lanka-by-tony-harper\/","title":{"rendered":"Aussie Cricket Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka-by Tony Harper"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Aussie Cricket Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka-by Tony Harper<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/01\/09\/aussie-cricket-squad-for-tour-of-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<header class=\"po-nav-top\">\n<div class=\"po-nav-top__holder js-nav-top\">\n<div class=\"po-nav-top__container js-nav-top\">\n<div class=\"po-nav-top__list \">\n<ul class=\"po-nav-top__menu js-nav-top-megamenu-root\">\n<li class=\"po-nav-top__menu-item po-nav-top__menu-item--megamenu js-nav-top-megamenu-mouseover \">\n<div class=\"pm-megamenu po-nav-top__megamenu\">\n<ul class=\"pm-megamenu__list\">\n<li class=\"pm-megamenu__list-item\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Steve Smith will lead the Australian cricket squad for the two Test tour of Sri Lanka while Pat Cummins is on paternity leave and focusing on an ankle issue which he endured through the series win over India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"pm-megamenu__list-item\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Josh Hazlewood misses out with his calf injury while Mitchell Marsh was omitted, with both focussing on the Champion\u2019s Trophy which immediately follows the Sri Lanka tour.\u00a0<strong>There was also no room for Peter Handscomb, Glenn Maxwell or Adam Zampa who had all harboured outside hopes of a call-up.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"o-container u-mt-3 u-mt-md-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"o-row\">\n<div class=\"o-col-12 o-col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"o-wysiwyg-content u-pl-lg-2 u-pr-lg-4 u-mt-3 js-font-size-switcher-target\">\n<div class=\"u-my-3\">\n<div class=\"pm-share-horizontal\">\n<div class=\"pm-share-horizontal__label\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There is a first Test squad call up for all-rounder\u00a0<strong>Cooper Connolly<\/strong>\u00a0who bowls left-arm spin and can potentially slot into the No.6 position as the Australian team starts planning for Nathan Lyon\u2019s eventual retirement.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/01\/09\/aussie-cricket-squad-for-tour-of-sri-lanka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn4.theroar.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Cooper-Connolly-hits-a-six-for-the-Perth-Scorchers.jpg\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"600\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Cooper Connolly of Perth Scorchers hits a boundary. (Photo by Philip Brown\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"o-container u-mt-3 u-mt-md-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"o-row\">\n<div class=\"o-col-12 o-col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"o-wysiwyg-content u-pl-lg-2 u-pr-lg-4 u-mt-3 js-font-size-switcher-target\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The 21-year-old played four white-ball matches for Australia in the second half of last year but had limited opportunities to shine in those games. Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott are the others without Test experience in the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-container u-mt-3 u-mt-md-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"o-row\">\n<div class=\"o-col-12 o-col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"o-wysiwyg-content u-pl-lg-2 u-pr-lg-4 u-mt-3 js-font-size-switcher-target\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The 21-year-old played four white-ball matches for Australia in the second half of last year but had limited opportunities to shine in those games. Josh Inglis and Sean Abbott are the others without Test experience in the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Nathan McSweeney, who earned his Test debut at the start of the summer as an opener but was omitted after averaging just 14.4 across three matches, returns to the squad.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-container u-mt-3 u-mt-md-4\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"o-row\">\n<div class=\"o-col-12 o-col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"o-wysiwyg-content u-pl-lg-2 u-pr-lg-4 u-mt-3 js-font-size-switcher-target\">\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cSri Lanka is a challenging and exciting place to tour given the different conditions players may be presented with. This squad provides several ways to structure the XI depending on what type of wickets we may encounter in each match,\u201d said selection chief George Bailey. \u201cWe are excited about the opportunity ahead for the squad members who are at the start of their Test careers to continue to grow their games in subcontinent conditions where we have a number of important tours in coming years.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-container u-mt-3 u-mt-md-4\">\n<div class=\"o-row\">\n<div class=\"o-col-12 o-col-lg-8\">\n<div class=\"o-wysiwyg-content u-pl-lg-2 u-pr-lg-4 u-mt-3 js-font-size-switcher-target\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia\u2019s squad means there are several ways which selectors can go for the first Test in Galle on January 29. There is every possibility they will stick with the same top seven that played in Sydney last week, with Usman Khawaja and Sam Konstas opening the batting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">But Travis Head has had previous success at the top, including on Australia\u2019s most recent tour of India in 2023. If Head does move up it would open up a spot for, Inglis, McSweeney or Connolly to come into the team.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His future will likely be in the middle order, given he had never previously opened in the Sheffield Shield before his Test selection this summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The 25-year-old has found a home batting at No.3 for South Australia this summer \u2013 averaging 97 \u2013 but has previously batted further down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Connolly\u2019s selection is also notable, given the 21-year-old can act as spin-bowling allrounder and is seen as one of the brightest young players in the country.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">With Cummins absent and also battling ankle soreness, Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland and Sean Abbott are the only three quicks named in the squad for Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">There is a possibility only one of those will play in the XI, if Australia opt to play three frontline spinners in Lyon, Kuhnemann and Murphy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Australia\u2019s 3-1 victory in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy means they have already qualified for the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord\u2019s in June.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">But the Warne-Muralitharan Trophy is still on the line in the two Tests, with Australia aiming to retain their status of holding every bilateral Test trophy available to them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Australia:<\/strong>\u00a0Steve Smith (capt), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Matthew Kuhnemann, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Nathan McSweeney, Todd Murphy, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aussie Cricket Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka-by Tony Harper Source:Thuppahis Steve Smith will lead the Australian cricket squad for the two Test tour of Sri Lanka while Pat Cummins is on paternity leave and focusing on an ankle issue which he endured through the series win over India. 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