Steve Smith’s match winning 102 not out secured a win by three wickets for Australia, secured his side a place in the tri-series final and wrote him into the record books.
Dougie Brown, Warwickshire’s Director of Cricket, has warned his batsmen to “step up” as they prepare to lose Ian Bell on England duty, their most prolific run-scorer so far this season.
Moeen Ali was named the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Player of the Year for 2013 last night. The Worcestershire all-rounder was the leading scorer in the LV County Championship and has been selected on England’s Performance Programme squad to tour Australia this winter.
