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Plenty Of New Faces In Australia’s Central Contract List As Marcus Stoinis Misses Out | Cricket News
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Plenty Of New Faces In Australia’s Central Contract List As Marcus Stoinis Misses Out | Cricket News

[ad_1] Cricket Australia (CA) announced the names of the 23 players who earned the new central contracts on Thursday, with veteran all-rounder Marcus Stoinis being the biggest name missing from the list. Stoinis has battled back injuries in recent times, but he was also part of Australia's winning ICC Men's Cricket World Cup winning squad last year and is an integral part of the short format team ahead of June's ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA.Stoinis is joined by fellow all-rounder Ashton Agar, opener Marcus Harris, pacer Michael Neser and recently retired star David Warner as players to miss out on fresh contracts, with CA instead opting to provide deals to a handful of new faces, as per the ICC.All-rounders Matt Short and Aaron Hardie win new deals after they were u...
Steve Smith, Cameron Green Guide Australia To Crushing Win In 1st West Indies ODI | Cricket News
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Steve Smith, Cameron Green Guide Australia To Crushing Win In 1st West Indies ODI | Cricket News

[ad_1] Skipper Steve Smith and Cameron Green eased Australia to a crushing eight-wicket victory over the West Indies with a dominant 149-run stand in the first one-day international in Melbourne on Friday. Smith finished unbeaten on 79 off 79 balls and Green, batting at number three, was 77 not out from 104 balls as Australia cruised to the winning target of 232 with 11.3 overs to spare. Opener Josh Inglis set up the platform with a pulsating 65 off 43 balls, including 10 fours and a six. It was Australia's 10th consecutive ODI win, including their World Cup victory in India last year, a...