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Australia took down West Indies in the second Test played last week. The Aussies defeated West Indies by a massive 419 runs to take the two-match series 2-0. Steve Smith captained the team in Pat Cummins’ absence. While the Australian captain did not have the best of outings, scoring 0 and 35 in two innings, Smith garnered significant attention for his ragged Baggy Green he sported in the match.
Fans did not like Smith wearing a tattered cap while calling it a sign of “disrespect for a national icon.” However, the batter defended himself by revealing the reason behind the such dismal condition of his cap. Smith blamed it on the rats in the Galle change room. The Australian stand-in captain also promised to get it fixed at the earliest.
“I left it overnight in the change room in Galle like I do everywhere and turned up next day and rats had got to it I think,” he told The Australian. “I’m going to try and get it fixed this week, it’s falling apart.”
Notably, Smith got his Test cap long ago (in 2010) and it’s 88 Tests old now. While Smith has managed to keep his Test average right on top, he needs to look after his Baggy Green.
Coming to the match against West Indies, it was a dominating performance from the Kangaroos. While Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head piled up runs in the first innings, the pace trio of Mitchell Starc, Scott Boland, and Michael Neser wreak havoc with the ball in the second innings. The three pacers bagged three wickets each to bundle West Indies to a mere 77.
Now, with the West Indies assignment done, Australia are preparing for the three-match Test series against South Africa. Pat Cummins is back at the helm of affairs for the Kangaroos while Josh Hazlewood will be missing the first two Tests with a side strain.
