Final frontier: Smith and ageing Test team vow to complete unfinished business away from home
Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and company were similarly motivated.Advertisement“I can’t foresee that changing in the short-term,” Bailey said of Smith’s deputy role. It probably comes as no surprise as to how excited and focused they are.Editor's pickAustralian cricketWhy Australia’s next Test opponents are in crisis mode“So, yeah, I’ve actually been really quite excited by how pumped Steve is, how much thought and time he’s putting into to what’s coming up. I fully expect him to be a major part of it and looking forward to seeing how those really big, key series [provide] a chance to really lay down a marker across a number of different conditions as well.
- ▪Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and company were similarly motivated.Advertisement“I can’t foresee that changing in the short-term,” Bailey said of Smith’s deputy role.
- ▪It probably comes as no surprise as to how excited and focused they are.Editor's pickAustralian cricketWhy Australia’s next Test opponents are in crisis mode“So, yeah, I’ve actually been really quite excited by how pumped Steve is, how much
- ▪I fully expect him to be a major part of it and looking forward to seeing how those really big, key series [provide] a chance to really lay down a marker across a number of different conditions as well.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","dateModified":"2026-07-21T05:54:30Z","datePublished":"2026-07-21T05:54:30Z","description":"Steve Smith and his teammates have committed to making collective amends for fumbled trips to India and England in 2023.","headline":"Final frontier: Smith and ageing Test team vow to complete unfinished business away from home","keywords":"Australian cricket, Cricket Australia, Bangladesh, Analysis, Test cricket, The Ashes, India, Just in","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel Brettig","jobTitle":"The Age chief cricket…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at The Sydney Morning Herald.