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Thursday, Jun 12, 2025
Steve Smith plundered an unbeaten 91 and Glenn Maxwell hit 70 before bad light stopped play, with Australia winning their final warm-up game before leaving for England to defend their World Cup.
Onmanorama picks the top batsmen who are most likely to feast on opposition bowling attacks in the tournament.
Former captain Smith and Warner were selected in Australia's World Cup squad last month after their ball-tampering bans expired, but they will play under skipper Aaron Finch and a new leadership group.
The selectors have left out trike bowler Josh Hazlewood and in-form batsman Peter Handscomb.
The 29-year-old has shown signs of returning to his best with two fifties in his last four innings for the Royals in the IPL.
Social media went into overdrive after video footage showed spinner Adam Zampa putting his hand into his pocket before rubbing the ball prior to bowling the 24th over.
There were reports that former captain Steve Smith and batsman David Warner's suspensions had been relaxed to allow them to participate in domestic first-class cricket ahead of the 2019 World Cup.
There were reports that their relationship with the former captain has been strained in the aftermath of the trio's bans for ball-tampering.
Former captain Steve Smith and ex vice-captain Warner were both banned for 12 months for the ball-tampering incident during the Cape Town Test against South Africa.
Both Smith and Warner will be competing in the Bangladesh Premier League followed by the Indian Premier League in the coming year and the CEO said CA will keep a close eye on their forms in the T20 events.
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