Cricket: Andrew McDonald says it would be premature to judge Steve Smith's effectiveness as a Test opener after just four matches.
NSW Blues willing to give Steve Smith opener role with Australian Test stars poised to end three-year Sheffield Shield hiatusNew South Wales would be willing to allow Steve Smith to open the batting in next summer’s Sheffield Shield to aid preparations for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy campaign against India.following David Warner’s Test retirement, passing 12 just twice in eight knocks up the order. The right-hander compiled 51 runs at 12.
However, there is a window between September’s white-ball tour of England and November’s ODI series against Pakistan where Australia’s Test stars could be available to play Sheffield Shield cricket. It means the Blues, who finished third in the Sheffield Shield standings this summer, could be bolstered by the return of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Lyon and Smith for a handful of red-ball matches in October, a prospect that excites NSW coach Greg Shipperd.
“There will be an opportunity for our Australian reps to play some games for their state, which would be great.”Smith has not played a Sheffield Shield match since 2021, but the first-class competition could give him some valuable match experience against the swinging Kookaburra before the five-Test campaign against India.“We’ll need to speak to Steve obviously, and co-operate with the Australian cricket team.“We’ll flex into that.
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