Connolly

SL vs Aus, 2nd Test – Cooper Connolly exceeds high expectations in rapid rise to Test cricket

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SL vs Aus, 2nd Test - Cooper Connolly exceeds high expectations in rapid rise to Test cricket

But even his legion of admirers out west could not have foreshadowed his rise to Test cricket would be so swift. After just four first-class matches, the 21-year-old Connolly became Australia’s 471st men’s cricketer after he replaced offspinner Todd Murphy in Australia’s XI for the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. He became Australia’s … Read more

Nathan McSweeney, Cooper Connolly selections an indication Australia are looking into the future

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Nathan McSweeney, Cooper Connolly selections an indication Australia are looking into the future

Nathan McSweeney’s second call in three weeks from chair of selectors George Bailey was much better than the first one. After being ruthlessly cut from the Test side against India following the Brisbane match, paving for the way for Sam Konstas’ momentum-shifting debut, McSweeney is back in the fold for the Sri Lanka series having … Read more