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Shane Warne believes that those born in South Africa Marnus Labuschagne he could be the next captain of the Australian test.
That’s a role goalkeeper Tim Paine has played since the role of former captain Steve Smith in the infamous ball-handling saga of 2018.
Smith was naturally stripped of the captaincy, banned from all cricket for one year and also banned from the international captaincy for two years by Cricket Australia.
Now, with his time up, Smith is in the shape of his life once again and many argue that he is poised to take over the test captaincy once again from Paine, who is now 36 years old.
That was at least the opinion of the former great Australian Mark Waugh in Fox Sports ‘Heavy Roller’ podcast this week.
“He is one of the best players on the team, so he will always be chosen in the team. Also, he has been captain of Australia for several years. He has a great cricket brain and I think he is a leader so why not ? ” Waugh said.
Warne, however, responded with a suggestion that would have taken many by surprise when he mentioned Labuschagne as a possible candidate.
“He loves the game, he’s a good tactician and he understands the game,” Warne said.
“I think Steve Smith has had his time. I wouldn’t go for Steve Smith. I would go to someone else as captain. Steve Smith, we want to hit and hit.
“His time has been. For me, it has nothing to do with South Africa’s problems. I think it’s time for someone else.”
– Compiled by Sport24 staff
