July 12: Australia have made significant progress in the last one year but ended up producing one of their worst performances of the World Cup in the semi-final against England, captain Aaron Finch said on Thursday.
Australia stumbled through a dreadful 2018 following the Cape Town ball-tampering scandal which earned former skipper Steve Smith and his deputy David Warner lengthy bans. They ended a six-series losing streak with back-to-back series victories over India and Pakistan and, bolstered by the return of Smith and Warner, finished second in the group stage of the World Cup.
A merciless England, however, wrecked their title defence, crushing them by eight wickets with nearly 18 overs to spare.
“In terms of where we were 12 months ago, obviously I think we have made a huge amount of progress,” Finch said after Australia’s first defeat in a World Cup semi-final.
(Indian Express)
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