FILE PHOTO: Cricket - South Africa vs Australia - First Test Match - Kingsmead Stadium, Durban, South Africa - March 5, 2018. Australia's David Warner and Steve Smith leave the pitch after beating South Africa. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The sight of Steve Smith and David Warner facing a pace barrage in a nets session last week may have been bittersweet for fans of Australian cricket nursing grave concerns about the nation's batting ahead of the upcoming India test series.
Taking guard against the team's frontline quicks, Smith and Warner's easy reunion with their old cohort will have eased some fears that the duo might struggle to reintegrate after their long bans for ball-tampering expire at the end of March.
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