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“Steve Smith, meanwhile, took four fine catches, including a couple of classics to move ahead of Joe Root (220) for the most catches from an outfielder.”

“…, the under-pressure 32-year-old chose the most timely moment to score his first century in any form of cricket for just under a year in Potchefstroom, just five days before Australia play their first Test in South Africa since the 2018 ball-tampering…”

“…n for “promoting the greatest pile of mediocrity that we’ve seen in a generation of cricket” by selecting Maddinson – who is without a first-class match to his name in 579 days – you suspect Bailey may have been feeling a little uneasy sitting in the…”

“No one did so more grandly than the captain, bowling his quickest spells in several years, and deputy Steve Smith, who pouched a trio of catches with escalating levels of anticipatory brilliance.”

“Renshaw’s return to Test cricket has been an orderly one over several years, spliced with plenty of white ball opportunities, and interspersed with strong and consistent domestic performance.”

“You could argue only one player has improved, midfielder Tyanna Smith.”

“Durban: For all the changes to the Australian team and international cricket since the fateful 2018 South Africa tour, one theme runs consistently from that episode to the one about to begin at Kingsmead.”

“Eight years ago, Head was 24 years old and about to start playing a lot more often for Australia, having seen Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft cop heavy punishment for their parts in the Newlands scandal.”

“In some ways, the motivation to return in glory is not dissimilar to what drove Smith to otherworldly levels of performance in England in 2019, with 774 runs in four matches.”

“Danny Russell (Geelong) and Sam McClure (Carlton) rate every Carlton player’s performance from the blockbuster elimination final.”