Will, the son of former Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, was seen interacting with the Pakistan players during a practice session ahead of the PAK vs AUS third test match in Sydney. This is David Warner’s last Test match as he will retire from Test and ODI cricket after the match.
Australia has already won the series and is looking to sweep. Pakistan has so far lost 16 consecutive Test matches in Australia, a record of its kind. They have been among the worst teams to travel to Pakistan in the last 20 years.
Meanwhile, Will Symonds, son of later Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds, attended the practice session of Pakistan cricketers. He was welcomed by Pakistan cricketers. Will was seen batting and bowling, showing off his all-round skills just like his father. The Pakistan team also played cricket with Andrew’s son as he batted and bowled for the players.
Andrew Symonds’ son watches Pakistan cricket team at practice
A special guest joined our training today 🙌
Pakistan team spends time with Will Symonds, son of the late Andrew Symonds.#AUSvPAK pic.twitter.com/Ip0QxiurMZ
– Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 2, 2024
Symonfs, the former Australian all-rounder, died at the age of 46 in a tragic car accident. He played 26 Test matches, 198 ODIs and 14 T20Is for Australia and was part of the 2003 and 2007 World Cup winning teams for Australia. He collected 6887 runs for the national cricket team, including 8 international hundreds and 40 fifties.
Pakistan batting coach Adam Hollioke also chatted to Will, who was delighted to be part of the team’s practice session. Will named his favorite cricketers from the Pakistan cricket team who were Shaheen Afridi, Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. He also said that he is willing for Pakistan to win the third Test in Sydney.
In another heartwarming incident, Pakistan cricket team players gave Christmas gifts to Australian players and their families. This gesture from the team also won the hearts of fans around the world.
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“That was just great. Just Merry Christmas gifts and lollipops for the kids. That was great. We have a good relationship with the Pakistani side. That tour a couple of years ago was also very special. “It is very kind and thoughtful of your group to think of us,” Cummins said.
While Pakistan have been a great team off the field with their kind gestures, their performance on the field has not been up to the mark. They have now lost 16 consecutive Test matches on Australian soil. They have not recorded a Test victory in Australia since 1995.
Australia won the first Test by 360 runs and the second by 79 runs. The third and final test in Sydney begins on January 3. After losing the second Test, Pakistan team manager Mohammad Hafeez said that Pakistan was the better team in the second Test despite losing the second Test and the series.
“We played better cricket as a team. I’m proud of that. The way the team had the courage to attack this match in the best way possible. Our batting intent was better and as we bowled, we hit the right areas. “We made some mistakes which cost us the match, but as a team I think there were a lot of positives, enough to win the match, but unfortunately in the end we didn’t win,” Hafeez said after the loss to the MCG. .
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