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On Sunday, David Warner had to face the Australian test quicks during an intense net session. Today, it was Steve Smith's turn at the Sydney Cricket Stadium.
While Warner was dealing with Josh Hazlewood and Pat Cummins, Smith had to endure the pace pair as well as spearhead Mitchell Starc.
Although he did not play a first-clbad match since the infamous Cape Test, in March, Smith was more than a match for the trio while he was preparing for the first Domain Test against India in Adelaide from December 6th.
Just as it was two days ago, Hazlewood was the choice of bowlers, drawing accurate and delicate deliveries. to Smith, who was most animated in his defense of his right arm and his attack on the very rare delivery man
It was Hazlewood who put Smith on the back after the drummer had failed to maintain his foot and was trying to catch up with a well targeted bouncer.
As was the case on Sunday, the net session was fierce and competitive but s & # 39 is finished with a lot of smiles between the players.
There was no gun, drunk It seems that Australian fans are preparing before the summer against Virat Kohli and his accusations.
Kohli and the tourists train in the afternoon at the SCG for their latest success. -All before playing Cricket Australia XI in a first-clbad match of four days starting tomorrow.
CA XI sided with Smith and the Rapids and Captain Sam Whiteman was impressed by the confrontation.
"It was pretty good to watch," Whiteman said.
"This is not a big trick to cope with.
" It looked like they were actually playing games bowling and to be honest, Steve Smith gave the impression that he had had some time
"It's good to see him (Smith) around the traps, especially his attitude all along
"He still can not play for five or six months. So, seeing him frustrated with workouts while training, is pretty cool to see and it's really a good lesson for all these young guys. "
Field Test Series v India
From 6th to 10th December: First Test, Adelaide Oval
From 14th to Dec 18: Second test at the Perth stadium
Dec. 26 to 30: Third test, MCG
January 3 to 7: Fourth test, SCG
Australian team: Tim Paine (c, week), Josh Hazlewood (vc), Mitch Marsh (vc), Pat Cumm Aaron Finch, Peter Handscomb, Marcus Harris, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Shaun Marsh, Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, Chris Tremain
The Team of India: Virat Kohli (c), Murali Vijay, KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw, Cheteshwar Pujara , Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rohit Sharma, Panther Rishabh (week), Parthiv Patel (week), Ravi Ashwin, Ravi Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Sharmi Shami, Ishant Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvne Shwar Kumar
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