Travis Head the only Australian named in Crash’s Test team of the year
An all-time great, and matchwinning spinner, and a man lucky to be alive … and only one Australian. See who’s made ROBERT CRADDOCK’s Test team of the year for 2024.
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An all-time great and a man who is lucky to be alive are in, but just one Australian has made my Test team of the year
It is not as if Australia has had a bad year. With just two losses – to the West Indies in Brisbane and India in Perth – from eight matches entering the final game of the year in Melbourne, Australia has had a sound year.
But, with Australia’s light diet of Tests and generally modest batting fare, only Travis Head has made our Test XI with Josh Hazlewood a narrow omission and posted 12th man.
A drumroll please for …
Originally published as Travis Head the only Australian named in Crash’s Test team of the year
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