Revealed: The shocking problem with the Australian cricket team that should have fans VERY worried
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Revealed: The shocking problem with the Australian cricket team that should have fans VERY worried

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Pat Cummins and his side in tense series against India A quick look at the ages of the Australian cricket team for the SCG Test against India reveals there isn't a single player in their 20s - leaving the side facing a savage drop-off as the likes of Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon all approach the twilight of their careers. At 19, Sam Konstas offers youthful exuberance at the top of the order, as evidenced by his series of audacious ramp shots on debut during the Boxing Day Test. Not a single member of the Aussie side to take on India at the SCG is aged in his 20s, as the likes of Steve Smith, Usman Khawaja and Nathan Lyon all rapidly approach the twilight of their international careers At 19, Sam Konstas offers youthful exuberance, unlike his opening batting partner Usman Khawaja who is almost double his age at 37 Steve Smith is an automatic selection for Australia at Test level - but at 35, his time in the baggy green could be coming to an end Sydney debutant Beau Webster is 31 - and while he has been rewarded with a baggy green following impressive Shield numbers with the bat and ball for Tasmania, he is a late bloomer rather than an raw, emerging talent. It isn't all doom and gloom though - batter Nathan McSweeney - who was replaced by Konstas ahead of the Boxing Day Test - is 25 and should return to the squad at some stage, while injured all-rounder Cameron Green is the same age.

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