Nathan McSweeney touch and go for opening Championship fixture
31.03.26, 00:22 Updated 31.03.26, 00:27
Jeremy Blackmore
Northamptonshire’s Australian Test opener Nathan McSweeney faces a tight race across the world to be available for the opening Championship fixture against Lancashire on Friday.
McSweeney captained South Australia to historic back-to-back Sheffield Shield titles on Monday, but he had to keep celebrations short, ahead of an 11,000 mile flight to the U.K.
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Jeremy Blackmore is the founder and editor of The Steeler. Jeremy is a freelance cricket writer and Wantage Road regular. He has written extensively for a host of publications including The Cricketer, The Cricket Paper, Wisden Cricket Monthly and ESPNcricinfo. He also covers Northamptonshire for the ECB Reporters Network.