Former England captain Michael Vaughan says Australia should wait until after the first Ashes match before players’ wives and girlfriends arrive in the United Kingdom.
Australia is set to head to the Ashes series, which starts on August 1 at Edgbaston, coming off the back of the gruelling World Cup campaign where suspended stars Steve Smith and David Warner are set to return.
Fox Cricket expert Michael Vaughan was quoted by The Daily Telegraph explaining the arrival of the team’s wives and girlfriends can distract the players in the lead up to the first match, especially with the lack of clarity around the side’s best XI.
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“It can be a distraction,” he said.
“I think you’ve got to be respectful that these players play so much away from home that if they want their families there they should have that, and they’ve got so much money they can bring them with them anyway.
“The one thing I will say is that preparation time for the first Test match, I personally used to like the families out of the way.
“I just felt it was team time. It was time where you’re trying to find out roles within the side.
“You’re trying to find that bonding as a team unit and just for that initial preparation and first Test match week I always felt it helped teams I was involved in.
“Players are different these days and obviously every individual is different, but I like the build-up to any away series in particular to be just the team.”
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However, Vaughan believed families can be very important on long tours and would add to the Ashes series following the intense build up to the first Test.
“It’s actually good to get the families then because you don’t want to be hanging around with your team all the time, they get on your nerves.” Vaughan said.
Cricket Australia CEO Kevin Roberts suggested there would be discussions between all parties in the lead-up to the series, with Australia set to be in the UK for four months during the English summer.
“We’ll have some players who are competing in the World Cup and then the Ashes, they’ll be over there for over four months,” Roberts told SEN Test Cricket.
“We’re actually having discussions now about what can we do to establish a bit of a sense of a home base in the UK for those players who are there, and our support staff who are there for such a long time.
“How can we get their families in perhaps more than we might have in previous times because that’s going to be a really exciting period having a World Cup and an Ashes back to back in England. It’s a once in a lifetime experience for a player or a member of our support team, but at the same time we’ve got to help manage through that process.”
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Former Test quick Brendon Julian has left embattled Mitchell Starc and Usman Khawaja out of his ideal Australian XI to play the first Ashes match in August.
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The Aussies will kick off their Ashes defence at Edgbaston, starting August 1, and the make-up of their side is as clear as mud.
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The positions of left-arm quick Starc and batsman Khawaja have been hot topics, given their lean run of form this summer.
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Khawaja’s woes were compounded by a bad dropped catch, off the bowling of Starc, in the first session on day three in Canberra against Sri Lanka.
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Julian was asked while blogging for foxsports.com.au during the lunch break whether Khawaja needed time away from the game.
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“I don’t know but I haven’t got him in my Ashes squad,” Julian replied.
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Julian also prefers right-arm rookie Jhye Richardson over Starc for the Edgbaston Test, given the conditions.
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BJ’S FIRST ASHES XI
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David Warner
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Joe Burns
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Marnus Labuschagne
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Steve Smith
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Travis Head
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Kurtis Patterson
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Tim Paine
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Pat Cummins
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Jhye Richardson
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Nathan Lyon
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Josh Hazlewood
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Australia vs Sri Lanka — day three Manuka Oval
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Mitchell Starc has claimed his first five-wicket haul for the summer as Sri Lanka were rolled for 215 shortly after lunch on day three.
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Captain Tim Paine has elected not to enforce the follow-on, allowing Australia to build on its first innings lead of 319 runs.
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Starc had three wickets at the big break and needed just three balls afterwards to complete his five-wicket haul.
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Moments earlier, Kerry O’Keeffe said: “He’s back, Mitchell Starc. The beast has risen.
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“Energy, short-pitched bowling, niggle, in your face aggression. Blew them away. He was terrific Mitchell Starc.”
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Marcus Harris (9*) and Joe Burns (1*) are at the crease, with Australia 0-11 after 2.3 overs.
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Australia: Marcus Harris, Joe Burns, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head, Kurtis Patterson, Tim Paine (c, wk), Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Jhye Richardson, Nathan Lyon
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Sri Lanka: Dimuth Karunaratne, Lahiru Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal (c), Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella (wk), Dilruwan Perera, Chamika Karunaratne, Vishwa Fernando, Kasun Rajitha
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BAFFLING DRS CALL
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Australian great Michael Hussey has been surprised by a decision made in the final over before lunch, that saw Niroshan Dickwella given out LBW off the bowling of Marnus Labuschagne.
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After Dickwella reviewed, third umpire Marais Erasmus was unable to overrule the original out decision, as it was “inconclusive if it hit the glove”.
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But Hussey suggested he thought he may have seen a “little deflection” off the glove.
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“I thought there was a little deflection there. Not much was showing up on snicko or hot spot, but I think we could debate that long and hard because I definitely thought I saw a little deflection,” he told Fox Cricket.
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“There’s a mark there on the glove, isn’t there?”
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Former England captain Michael Vaughan explained it was hard to overturn the decision, given there wasn’t a huge spike on snicko.
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“I think it was hard for the umpire, once the finger went up in the middle. I think there wasn’t enough in terms of technology to overturn the decision, so I think we got it spot on.”
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STARC TIPPED TO BREATHE FIRE
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After picking up the wicket of Chandimal late on day three, Starc is being tipped to run riot on day three at Canberra.
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The quick averaged just shy of 150km/h on Saturday, with his second spell particularly quick and intimidating. Former greats Mike Hussey and Michael Vaughan both believe Starc’s return to form had something to do with the lack of assistance from the pitch.
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“I think bowling on these flatter pitches actually suits him more.” Hussey said on Fox Cricket. “The tail won’t want to be facing anyone bowling that sort of pace.”
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“He does look a better bowler when he’s on these kind of drier, flatter wickets,” added Vaughan. “Sometimes you get into conditions where you need a little bit of line and length and he’s not that style of bowler but on these kind of wickets as a batsman you don’t want to face 150 clicks.”
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SRI LANKAN OPENER TO BAT ON DAY THREE
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Sri Lankan batsman Dimuth Karunaratne has been declared fit to bat on day three against Australia.
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Karunaratne was forced to retire hurt on Saturday while unbeaten on 46 after ducking into a short ball from Pat Cummins and copping a brutal blow to the neck.
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The Sri Lankan opener maintained consciousness after the bouncer glanced his shoulder and struck his neck, however he immediately reported pain at the impact point and a tingling feeling in his hands.
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Play was stopped for almost 15 minutes as Karunaratne was put on a stretcher and taken from the field in a motorised buggy before being taken to Canberra Hospital by ambulance.
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However he was released later on Saturday night and given the all-clear.
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PATTERSON COMPARED TO COOK
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Australia’s No. 6 Kurtis Patterson has been compared to England great Alastair Cook.
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The left hander made a patient century in just his second Test, with Michael Vaughan drawing a comparison of the NSW batsman to one of England’s greatest ever cricketers.
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Speaking on Cricket AM, Kerry O’Keeffe believed Patterson was locked in to No. 6 for the time being ahead of an Ashes series.
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“Very quality (innings),” O’Keeffe said.
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“He’s locked in at No. 6 at the moment. He’s a good team man. He’s got strengths. He was terrific.”
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DAY TWO SUMMARY
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Sri Lanka’s openers combined for an 82-run stand before Dimuth Karunaratne (46) was forced to retire hurt after ducking into a Pat Cummins bouncer which struck the back of his neck.
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Play was delayed for close to 15 minutes while medical officials from both teams attended to the prone batsman, who left the ground in a neck brace on a motorised stretcher and was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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The 30-year-old remained conscious but was set to receive further assessment after complaining of pain in his neck and tingling in his hands.
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Lahiru Thirimanne (41) followed soon after, edging a Nathan Lyon delivery to Usman Khawaja at first slip, while Kusal Mendis (six) was clean-bowled by Cummins.
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Tim Paine’s first declaration since taking over as Australian captain came midway through the middle session, ensuring Patterson had time to reach triple figures in just his second Test appearance.
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The New South Welshman finished unbeaten on 114 with Paine 45 not out.
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Having reached 74 not out at lunch, Patterson needed only 29 balls to bring up his century with an elegant drive through the covers.
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The left-hander again impressed with his mastery of the short ball, unleashing his favoured pull shot to anything back of a length.
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Australia’s batsmen had managed just one century in the past 12 months before arriving in Canberra, where Joe Burns (180), Travis Head (161) and Patterson ended the drought in emphatic fashion to stake their claims for Ashes selection.
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Burns added only eight runs to his overnight score before chopping onto his stumps off a delivery from Sri Lankan quick Kasun Rajitha.
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The tourists will resume on Sunday with Kusal Perera 11 not out and Dhananjaya de Silva unbeaten on one.
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