ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Steve Smith’s captaincy, fatigue and pay dispute behind Australia’s early exit

Australia’s fortunes at Champions Trophy 2017 resembled their 2013 campaign. Only this time around, Joe Root survived the night after England’s victory without a nasty black eye. On a damp, downcast day in Birmingham, Australia suffered yet another early exit at ICC’s secondary tournament at the hands of the old enemy. They were completely overwhelmed […]

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