Fast bowlers were the winners as Australia’s post ball-tampering era began Wednesday with a heavily revamped list of nationally contracted players, minus the suspended Steve Smith and David Warner. The list of 20 men’s players offered deals by Cricket Australia for the 2018-19 season on the basis of their performances over the past 12 months included five first-timers. Speedsters Jhye Richardson, Kane Richardson and Andrew Tye made the cut, along with all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and wicketkeeper Alex Carey. READ | Nonsense only three in Australia cricket team knew about ball tampering: Andrew FlintoffChadd Sayers, who has played Test cricket in the past six months, missed out. “This period is set to include a significant amount of limited-overs cricket, including the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales,” said national selector Trevor Hohns.

Source: Hindustan Times April 11, 2018 05:26 UTC