Eng vs Aus 2025: We will miss Cummins, Stark and Hazelwood – Steve Smith

Delhi: Australian cricket team captain and veteran batsman Steve Smith has not expressed concern about the absence of its major players in the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. He is confident that young players will perform well under the pressure of this big tournament. The Australian team will start their campaign against England on Saturday, but fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc will not be part of the team. However, he believes that he will miss his experienced fast bowlers.

In addition, all -rounder Mitchell Marsh is out due to injury, while Marcus Stoinis has suddenly announced retirement. At the press conference before the match against England, Smith said, “Our record in the Champions Trophy was not as good as compared to other ICC competitions, but we always try to give our best under pressure from big tournaments.”

Smith made it clear that being a ODI World Champion, there is no importance in this tournament, as the Champions Trophy is a separate format tournament. He said, “Here you have to show strong games from the beginning. This is not like the World Cup, where you can start slow. Our team is focused on playing every match like a quarter -finals. “

Smith is confident that young players will perform well in the Champions Trophy. He said, “We will miss our experienced fast bowlers, but this is a great opportunity for our youth to prove themselves.”

So far, Australia and England have come face to face 161 times in ODIs, of which Australia won 91 matches, while England won 65 matches. Two matches were tied and three did not get any result.

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