Boomers flex new muscle as Ben Simmons makes call on future

Australia is witnessing an ‘evolution’ as their young superstars light up the World Cup.

It was Green, Giddey and Xavier Cooks who starred in a must-win World Cup clash with hosts Japan on Tuesday night, 35-year-old pair Patty Mills and Joe Ingles taking back seats in the 109-89 win.

Cooks benefited from Japan’s defensive strategy to guard the three-ball at all costs, powering through the open key to score at the rim and dominate the boards.Getty Images Landale was a late scratching while Simmons has not played for Australia in a major tournament, withdrawing from the squad ahead of the 2019 World Cup and not making himself available for Tokyo.

But when fit and firing he offers another dimension to a new-look Boomers team keen to better that breakthrough bronze in Tokyo two years ago.

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