Prior to the Ashes series, Australia test team captain Tim Paine resigned from his position. Penn announced his decision to resign from the captaincy at a press conference on Friday. Since then, the search for his successor has continued. According to the information, Cricket Australia may announce the new captain later this week.
According to the Australian newspaper The Age report, Steve Smith and Pat Cummins are very close to becoming the captains of the Australian test team. The Cricket Australia committee has interviewed them both.
Let us tell you that Smith has commanded the Australian team for a long time in the past, but in 2018 he was removed from the captaincy due to the Cape Town Test ball handling controversy against South Africa.
After removing Smith from the captaincy, Cricket Australia appointed Tim Paine as captain and he was the captain of the test team for a long time. Since then, whenever there is talk of the new Australian test captain, Pat Cummins is the first to be mentioned. If Cummins is named captain, after 65 years, a fast pitcher will be the captain of Australia.
At the same time, according to a report, Australia’s head coach Justin Langer suggested Steve Smith as vice captain and Pat Cummins as captain. However, the committee sent their decision to Cricket Australia after interviewing them both. The new captain will likely be announced later this week.
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