Adam Zampa, without doubt. Three ODIs begin in Perth on 13 November, and the hosts will do without their rested pace trio of Cummins, Starc and Hazlewood. That hands the senior role to a 34-year-old leg-spinner. England reply with Adil Rashid, who is older, more decorated in career wickets and noticeably more expensive in these […]

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How Will Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson Handle Australia’s Batting in the ODI Series?

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How Will Jofra Archer and Gus Atkinson Handle Australia’s Batting in the ODI Series?

Archer carries the threat, and Atkinson is the question. On 13 November, England start a three-match ODI trip in Perth, with the pair leading a pace attack that has already lost Josh Tongue to a toe injury. Maxwell, Stoinis and Smith have all retired from the format, so the home batting order looks different from […]

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Why Has Mitch Owen’s Big Bash Power Hitting Not Yet Carried Over to Australia’s T20I Side?

Australia & Pacific

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Why Has Mitch Owen’s Big Bash Power Hitting Not Yet Carried Over to Australia’s T20I Side?

Because the national side has used him in a role that starves his strengths. Franchises open with him and let him swing freely, while Australia introduced him at No. 6, where cameos leave little room to find rhythm. The sample is also tiny, with only 11 international innings, so patience still makes sense. That context […]

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How Can Spencer Johnson’s Left-Arm Pace Trouble England’s Top Order in the ODI Series?

Australia & Pacific

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How Can Spencer Johnson’s Left-Arm Pace Trouble England’s Top Order in the ODI Series?

Left-arm pace gives Australia a different angle against an England top order stacked with right-handers, but the evidence behind that plan is thin. With Hazlewood, Cummins and Starc resting, Johnson is the most natural leader of the attack when the three matches begin on 13 November. Ben Duckett and Joe Root are the batters most […]

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Who Should Replace Nathan Lyon as Australia’s Frontline Test Spinner After the South Africa Defeat?

Matt Kuhnemann is the best choice on current evidence, with Nathan Lyon eased down rather than dropped outright. The left-armer has 25 Test wickets at 22.2, the strongest average among the realistic candidates, and he offers a different angle to the veteran’s off-spin. After a 2-1 series defeat in South Africa and a year of […]

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