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Did Tim Bresnan stop Steve Smith from playing for England over Australia?
"I was like, ‘Woah, hold your horses big lad. We’re full up and you’re not that good yet’"
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"I was like, ‘Woah, hold your horses big lad. We’re full up and you’re not that good yet’"
"To play with Steve and Mark Waugh and other Australian greats was a big learning curve"
"No left-handed batsman in my time has possessed greater skill in scoring all round the wicket"
“We loved him. Everyone loved him”
This time, Paine lost his cool.
Starc was stranded on 86*
“He was the epitome of a good Aussie bloke”
“The other states treated us with a grudging respect”
"It's just about getting back into NSW stuff now and moving on from there"
Victoria batsman reminds the Australia selectors of his immense talent.