Quick singles: Australia v Australia A T20 clash proposed to raise money for fire victims
Former Australian star Brad Hodge has proposed a Barbarians-Australia charity Twenty20 game to raise money for bushfire victims. PLUS, Labuschagne’s honour and Tim Paine’s humour.
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Cricket Australia chief executive Kevin Roberts has said he’s open to the prospect of staging a special bushfire appeal match.
CA has already dedicated the three one-dayers against New Zealand in March to raising funds but is open to a one-off bushfire event.
Melbourne Stars assistant coach Trent Woodhill proposed these two teams to go head-to-head for charity after the BBL final.
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Meanwhile, former Australian star Brad Hodge says it might be a good opportunity to bring back Australia v Australia A for a 25th year anniversary of the old concept.
Foxtel donated $100,000 for victims of the bushfires, with Australian legends Shane Warne and Adam Gilchrist presenting the cheque.
BARBARIANS XI: Short, Stoinis, Lynn, Renshaw, Maddinson, Gotch, Coulter-Nile, Sams, Ahmed, Bird, Laughlin.
AUSTRALIAN XI: Warner, Finch, Smith, Maxwell, Carey, Turner, Agar, Zampa, Cummins, Starc, Richardson.
SCG HEAVYWEIGHTS
Some of the biggest athletes in Sydney attended Day Three of the Pink Test at the SCG on Sunday.
Premiership-winning Sydney Roosters stars Cooper Cronk and Luke Keary lapped up the action from the Trust suite.
Wallabies and Waratahs fly-half Kurtley Beale was also in attendance alongside a host of other Australian players.
A familiar face in former Australian Test captain Michael Clarke was also spotted.
Clarke hasn’t been a regular at Tests in recent times since Channel 9 lost the broadcast rights, ending his commentary stint.
LABUSCHAGNE’S HONOUR
The acknowledgments keep rolling in for Marnus Labuschagne with the star Australian batsman being awarded the Young Cricketer of the Year.
Labuschagne and 20-year-old leg spinner Georgia Wareham were recognised by Australia’s cricket writers and broadcasters at the SCG in Sydney.
The South African-born sensation is a fan favourite with the Sydney faithful following his maiden double-century on Saturday.
PAINE’S HUMOUR
The sober nature of the Test match never gets in the way of Australian captain Tim Paine’s sense of humour.
When New Zealand’s Colin de Grandhomme was run out by centimetres, several Australian outfielders didn’t initially bother joining the celebration huddle as the third umpire reviewed the decision because they didn’t think it was out.
When the big screen proved otherwise and players swept in from everywhere, Paine playfully shooed them away with his gloves as if to say: “Why are you blokes here to celebrate, you didn’t think it was out”.
Originally published as Quick singles: Australia v Australia A T20 clash proposed to raise money for fire victims
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