Suspended superstar Steve Smith expects a hostile reception from English crowds in next year’s World Cup and Ashes. The sacked captain addressed issues ranging from what he termed a failure of his leadership at Newlands to how it’s “too early to say” whether he will ever lead the national side again. The widespread expectation is that Smith, banned from holding a leadership position until 2020, will be part of Australia’s World Cup and Ashes defence in 2019. “It’s too early to say (whether Smith aspires to captain again). That was my leadership failure.”

Source: The Guardian December 21, 2018 04:41 UTC