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Kevin Smith Announces Australian Tour Dates

By Emmy Mack

Celebrated actor, writer, and director  Kevin Smith is coming to Australia, accompanied by his Jay and Silent Bob sidekick  Jason Mewes ,  for a comedy tour. Snoochie Boochies!

This September, Aussie fans will get the opportunity to see their favourite stoner duo on stage doing what they do best – telling stories and ragging on each other in Act I, dubbed Jay And Silent Bob Get Old , before getting up close and personal with Smith for a Q&A session in Act II.

The tour will take in six shows across the nation, including Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, with double the fun in Brisbane.

Since their inception in the cult comedy,  Clerks , the dynamic slacker duo of Jay and Silent Bob have popped up in Mallrats , Chasing Amy , Dogma , Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and  Clerks 2 , all of which were written and directed by K-Smith.

The funnyman is currently hard at work on the sequel to Mallrats , dubbed  Mallbrats , which due for release in 2017. 

Well known for his long and hilarious Q&A’s, the oft bearded, backward-cap wearing Smith is also a celebrated writer for both the DC & Marvel Comics empires, penning zines on legendary characters including Batman, Daredevil, Spider-Man and Green Arrow.

Tickets to An Evening With Kevin Smith go on sale from 10am this Friday 29th May. Check out the full list of dates below. Snoogins!

An Evening With Kevin Smith – Tour Dates

Friday, 18 th September State Theatre, Sydney (All Ages) Tickets:  www.ticketmaster.com.au  

Saturday, 19th September Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane – EARLY SHOW (18+) Tickets:  www.ticketmaster.com.au  

Saturday, 19th September Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane – LATE SHOW (18+) Tickets:  www.ticketmaster.com.au  

Monday, 21 st September Palais Theatre, Melbourne (All Ages) Tickets:  www.ticketmaster.com.au  

Wednesday, 23 rd September Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (All Ages) Tickets:  www.ticketmaster.com.au     Saturday, 26 th September Riverside Theatre, PCEC, Perth (All Ages) Tickets:  www.ticketek.com.au

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RATHER than have you stumble on it by chance, let’s get Kevin Smith’s big spoiler out of the way upfront.

The cult filmmaker who brought us Clerks , Chasing Amy and Dogma is currently scripting the third film in a strange trilogy that began last year with Tusk and will be followed by next year’s Yoga Hosers . (This isn’t the spoiler).

Moose Jaws , the writer-director explains, is “like Jaws , only with a moose”. (Still not the spoiler).

Smith will appear in the film with his constant screen companion, Jason Mewes — the pair better known as Jay and Silent Bob. And this is where the spoiler comes in. So if you really mustn’t know, now is the time to jump three paragraphs ahead.

“I just finished writing the scene where — spoilers — Silent Bob gets eaten by the moose. That’s how he f---ing goes out!” Smith marvels, like he’s just cracked the code to the greatest ever self-killing-off.

“Isn’t that fun? I was talking to Jay about Moose Jaws and I’m like, ‘I’m thinking about bringing us in as the Captain Quint character’. And he goes, ‘Yeah, but Quint gets killed!’ I was like, ‘One of us has to get eaten’. And he was like, ‘You. Not me’. I was like, ‘Why?’ And he was like, ‘Because I wanna be in other movies!’ Fair enough, dude.

“So, rather than let him go out with dignity,” Smith laughs, “he’ll be eaten by a f---ing moose.”

There is little chance this aforementioned spoiler will be the last we see or hear of Kevin Smith. Turns out, 11 released feature films into his career, making movies isn’t even what the New Jersey native does best.

“I’ve gotten better over the years ... But me doing a podcast? Me standing on stage chit-chatting? That’s where I excel. That’s where I’m sexy, man. I can really rock a story. I can capture your imagination and make you walk out of a place thinking you could try something, too.

“Sometimes I think I made Clerks just so I can be like, ‘Hi, my name’s Kevin Smith and I just wanna talk to you for the rest of my life ...’ ”

Smith was lured into the talking game when movie industry kingpin Harvey Weinstein told him there was no money to promote Clerks , so Smith would have to get out there and tell his story. “Once you get that first taste of a packed house laughing at something you said,” he recalls, “you want more”.

Hence he’ll be back in Australia this week with a stage show titled An Evening With Kevin Smith. The first half is he and Mewes translating their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast schtick on to the stage. The second half is Smith doing a Q&A with the audience.

Upon his return to the US, Smith will dive into shooting his long-awaited Mallrats sequel. Last week, he announced he’d found his mall. Now he just needs to find all the actors he worked with 20 years ago.

“So far, so good. I’ve talked to 17 of the 18 returning cast members that I need and they’ve all said yes. The only person I haven’t approached is Mr Affleck — Batfleck himself. If Gotham doesn’t need him, hopefully he’ll jump on.”

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Jay and Silent Bob take Sydney! Kevin Smith kicks off Australian tour by greeting fans outside Opera House with long-term collaborator Jason Mewes

By Jennifer Smith For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 02:11 EDT, 20 September 2015 | Updated: 06:44 EDT, 20 September 2015

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Comedian Kevin Smith kicked off his Australian tour by greeting fans outside the Sydney Opera House this weekend. 

The 45-year-old was in high spirits as he posed outside the landmark, dressed casually in a basketball jersey and shorts.

Smith was joined at the event by his long-term collaborator and close friend Jason Mewes, who will accompany him throughout the sold-out countrywide tour.

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Comedy: Kevin Smith greeted fans at the Sydney Opera House on Friday as he kicked off his Australian tour

The pair jetted to Brisbane shortly after the meeting on Friday to attend Oz Comic Con where Smith will host a panel on Sunday. 

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Smith and Mewes shot to stardom as Jay and Silent Bob in a string of films written by Smith in the late 1990s and early 2000s. 

Their characters will appear in Moose Jaws, a forthcoming film by Smith in which his beloved character meets his comedic end when he is eaten by a rogue moose. 

High spirits: The 45-year-old put on a typically playful display, pulling faces for the waiting photographers 

Co-stars: Smith was joined by his Jay and Silent Bob sidekick Jason Mewes who wore his long hair tied in a knot on top of his head

Speaking of his plans for the film, Smith told news.com.au: 'Isn't that fun? I was talking to Jay about Moose Jaws and... I was like, "One of us has to get eaten"

'And he was like, "You. Not me". I was like, "Why?" And he was like, "Because I wanna be in other movies!" 

'So, rather than let him go out with dignity, he’ll be eaten by a f***ing moose.' 

Happy: The pair were eager to meet fans as they commenced their tour before travelling to Brisbane to attend Oz Comic Con

Spoiler: Smith revealed plans for one of the characters to meet a tragic end in his forthcoming film Moose Jaws

Yesterday the comedian told fans at Oz Comic Con in Brisbane to never give up on their dreams, citing his pursuit of comedy as the reason for his youthful spirit. 

'If you give up your dreams you kind of die – the kid in you dies,' the Courier Mail reports him as saying. 

'As an adult you’ve got to have some make pretend time and that make pretend time is your dream.

'I’m a parent so I have to act like an adult in some situations but I get paid to play pretend for a living. I work like a dog but it’s not really work because it’s what I want to do.”

Beloved: Smith and Mewes shot to fame in their portrayal of characters Jay and Silent Bob (above in the film Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back) 

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How to Get Tickets to Kevin Smith’s “Clerks III: The Convenience Tour”

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The post How to Get Tickets to Kevin Smith ’s “Clerks III: The Convenience Tour” appeared first on Consequence .

Kevin Smith is taking his latest entry into the View Askewniverse on the road for “ Clerks III : The Convenience Tour,” and you can snag your tickets now .

The roadshow will feature a screening of the movie and a Q&A with Smith himself, with VIP offerings providing perks like a signed screenplay and photo-op with the filmmaker. What’s more, many of the attendees will get the chance to preview the film before its official two-day wide release on September 13th and 15th.

Get tickets here , and read on for more details including pre-sale dates and code.

What Is Kevin Smith’s Clerks III : The Convenience Tour?

16 years after  Clerks II , Kevin Smith has brought Randal ( Jeff Anderson ), Dante ( Brian O’Halloran ), Jay ( Jason Mewes ), and Silent Bob (himself) back to the Quick Stop for Clerks III . The film was inspired by Smith’s recovery from a heart attack in 2018, and features Randal suffering a similar event that sparks him to make a movie of his own.

The movie is getting an extremely limited two-day theatrical release, with 700 theaters across the US screening it on September 13th and 15th at 7:00 p.m. local time. To make sure diehards get a chance to check out Clerks III on the big screen, Smith is touring the movie with his “ Clerks III : The Convenience Tour” roadshow.

The trailer for the movie was released in early July, and you can watch it below.

When Is Kevin Smith’s Clerks III : The Convenience Tour?

“ Clerks III : The Convenience Tour” will kick off in Smith’s hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey on September 4th, followed by stops in Portland, Maine, Glenside, Pennsylvania, and Providence, Rhode Island. Smith takes the show to New York’s Beacon Theatre on September 9th, DC’s Warner Theatre on September 10th, and The National in Richmond, Virginia on September 11th. He hosts two shows in Vancouver on September 18th, then hits Boulder and Denver in Colorado before heading to the West Coast. The tour checks in to Seattle on September 25th, Salem, Oregon on September 27th, and San Francisco on September 30th. It concludes in October with stops in San Diego, Los Angeles, and the final date in Anaheim on October 5th.

More dates are expected to be announced during San Diego Comic-Con between July 21st-24th.

How Can I Get Tickets for Kevin Smith’s Clerks III : The Convenience Tour?

Pre-sale tickets are available now via Ticketmaster  (using the code “ Electric” ) . Tickets for the general public go on-sale starting Friday, July 8th at 10:00 a.m. local time.

What Are Kevin Smith’s Clerks III : The Convenience Tour Dates?

See the full list of dates to Kevin Smith’s “ Clerks III : The Convenience Tour” below, and check for an up-to-date itinerary here .

“ Clerks III : The Convenience Tour” 2022 Dates: 09/04 – Red Bank, NJ @ Count Basie 09/06 – Portland, ME @ State Theater 09/07 – Glenside, PA @ Keswick Theatre 09/08 – Providence, RI @ Columbus Theatre 09/09 – New York, NY @ Beacon Theatre 09/10 – Washington, DC @ Warner Theatre 09/11 – Richmond, VA @ The National 09/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre (12:30 p.m.) 09/18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rio Theatre (4:45 p.m.) 09/20 – Boulder, CO @ Paramount Theatre 09/22 – Denver, CO @ Paramount Theatre 09/25 – Seattle, WA @ Neptune Theatre 09/27 – Salem, OR @ Elsinore Theatre 09/30 – San Francisco, CA @ Castro Theatre 10/02 – San Diego, CA @ Balboa Theatre 10/04 – Los Angeles, CA @ Theatre at Ace Hotel 10/05 – Anaheim, CA @ City National Grove of Anaheim

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AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH – THE JERSEY BOYS TOUR – ANNOUNCED FOR SEPTEMBER 2015

ACT 1 – JAY & SILENT BOB GET OLD ACT 2 – Q&A WITH KEVIN SMITH

Kevin Smith, the actor, writer and director of the cult trilogy of New Jersey films that began with 1994’s Clerks, has announced an Australian tour in September, accompanied by co-star Jason Mewes.

Australian fans will have the opportunity to see their slacker heroes on stage doing what they love best: telling stories and making fun of each other, followed by a Q&A session with Smith. The tour starts at Sydney’s State Theatre on Friday 18th September, then on to Brisbane for two shows; an early and a late performance on Saturday 19th September, both at The Tivoli Theatre, then Melbourne’s Palais Theatre on Monday 21st September, the Thebarton Theatre in Adelaide on Wednesday 23rd September and finishing up in Perth on Saturday 26th September at the Riverside Theatre, PCEC.

Jay and Silent Bob, Mewes and Smith’s cult alter-egos, quickly became much-loved icons after the release of Clerks, winner of the Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival and the Prix de la Jeunesse Award at Cannes Film Festival the same year. Their characters have gone on to pop up in Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back and Clerks 2, all of which were written and directed by Smith.

Well known for his long and often hilarious talks and Q&A sessions, Smith is also a celebrated writer for both the DC & Marvel Comics empires, penning comics on legendary characters including Batman, Daredevil, Spider-Man and Green Arrow.

He can also be heard daily at Smodcast.com, his vast network of podcasts.

Smith’s other films include Jersey Girl (2004) starring Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler, Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), and more recently the horror movies Red State (2011) and Tusk (2014), which had its premiere at last year’s Toronto Film Festival (“Smith has delivered a left-field surprise that ranks among his best work.” – Variety).

He is currently working on Mallbrats, a sequel to Mallrats, due for release in 2017.

An Evening with Kevin Smith is a chance to get up close and personal with one of the most distinctive voices in US independent filmmaking and comedy.

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AN EVENING WITH KEVIN SMITH: TOUR DATES

Friday 18th September – State Theatre, Sydney (All Ages) Saturday 19th September – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane – EARLY SHOW (18+) Saturday 19th September – Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane – LATE SHOW (18+) Monday 21st September – Palais Theatre, Melbourne (All Ages) Wednesday 23rd September – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide (All Ages) Saturday 26th September – Riverside Theatre, PCEC, Perth (All Ages)

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Smith shines in Vic PGA first round

Unheralded Kevin Smith has taken the first round lead in the Victorian PGA Championship at Moonah Links after an opening 67 in windy conditions on the Mornington Peninsula.

Teaching PGA Professional Smith put his stellar opening round down to “dumb luck”, but he made six birdies and just the one bogey at the par-three third hole where he missed a putt of less than a metre.

The 38-year-old secured his place for this week by finishing in the top three of the PGA Professionals Championship of Victoria at Commonwealth last month. He leads by a shot from Brad Kivimets, Peter Lonard, Josh Clarke, Dimitrios Papadatos, James Grierson, Michael Sim, and Andrew Martin.

“Just luck. I’ll put it down to luck,” Smith said after his five-under par round on the Legends course in the morning.

“I know it sounds ridiculous, but it was just luck. It was windy. But the course is awesome. You see it pretty early on and as long as you get the ball rolling on line it’s not going to miss. The greens are so good.

“So it was just dumb luck. It could be the absolute opposite tomorrow. I finished fourth to last or something here last year, so if I improve on that, I’m happy. I know that sounds ridiculous.”

Smith, who hails from Waverley Golf Club in Melbourne, turned professional in 2012 but lost his playing card after a year and turned to teaching. He completed a greenkeeping apprenticeship at his home club, and more recently worked as the manager at Warburton Golf Club outside Melbourne and he is now teaching and in the shop at Drummond Golf in Dandenong.

“I’m just happy to play,” he said. “Someone will go lower, someone will shoot nine under today, one of these guys who’s a decent player. You can tell. Someone will go crazy.”

No one did “go crazy” as the 50km/h morning winds proved the best time of the day to play.

Portsea club pro Kivimets, who also graduated to the field via last month’s event in Melbourne, and two-time Australian Open champion Lonard, took advantage of the early conditions to card 68s.

“On the sixth hole the wind really started to pick up, but I was somewhat comfortable with these conditions. It forces you to hit one shot and you can’t overthink it,” Kivimets said.

In the afternoon, the New South Wales trio of Clarke, Papadatos and Grierson, plus Queenslander Sim, slogged it out to put themselves in a good position in the tournament’s initial stages.

For Papadatos, things looked far more bleak when he was two-over through three holes and thinking “maybe 78. I was packing my bags”.

“I got off to a terrible start. I missed a really easy birdie on one and bogeyed two and three, so it wasn’t looking good. I just hung in there and hit a couple of good shots coming in.”

Meanwhile, 28-year-old Grierson relished the challenges the weather and the course presented today.

“I had a fair bit of control over my ball, which was nice,” he said.

“I tried to hold myself to my high standards, and if I signed for 73 or 68 or whatever it is, treat myself to how I can do it and go from there.”

“I love hard golf. It means you have to hit the fat of the green, pars are gold, and for some reason I love that type of golf.”

Defending champion Christopher Wood is two shots from the lead alongside Victorians Ben A Campbell and Edward Donoghue, New South Welshmen Andrew Dodt and Justin Warren, and Queenslander Shae Wools-Cobb.

Only 26 professional players in the field of 90 broke par for the day and they’ll tackle the Legends Course again tomorrow to try to secure their place for the weekend which will be staged on the Open Course.

In the teams event – the Victorian Celebrity Amateur Challenge – the pairing of Andrew Dodt and Matt Hogg sit atop of the leaderboard at ten-under par, while Mitch Davis and Luke Delany are T2 one shot back in a share of second place with Brock Gillard and Charlotte Thomas.

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Kevin Smith is taking new 'Clerks III' on the road: How to get tickets

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Kevin Smith is supposed to be in a lot of places these days.

The Red Bank-born, Highlands-raised filmmaker and podcast impresario will be hitting the road this fall in support of his latest movie, the hotly-anticipated sequel "Clerks III."

Smith will screen the film, followed by a post-show question-and-answer session, for a hometown audience on Sunday, Sept. 4 at the Hackensack Meridian Health Theatre at the Count Basie Center for the Arts, 99 Monmouth St., Red Bank.

Tickets, $30 to $79, go on sale 10 a.m. Friday. For tickets and more information, visit thebasie.org.

"Clerks III: The Convenience Tour" then plays outside of Philadelphia for a Wednesday, Sept. 7 engagement at the Keswick Theatre, 291 North Keswick Ave. in Glenside, Pennsylvania. Tickets, $39 to $59, go on sale 10 a.m. Friday. For tickets and more information visit keswicktheatre.com.

Smith will then bring the film to the Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway in Manhattan, on Friday, Sept. 9 with tickets also going on sale to the general public 10 a.m. Friday.

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The film, largely shot in Monmouth County , is Smith's return to the View Askew cinematic universe that he launched in 1994 with the original "Clerks."

Smith has previously utilized the touring roadshow format to roll out new films including 2011's "Red State" and 2019's "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot," the previous entry in the View Askew series.

Alex Biese has been writing about art, entertainment, culture and news on a local and national level for more than 15 years.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Kevin Smith takes Clerks III on tour in NJ, NYC and Pa. this fall

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For the first time since 2014, New York singer songwriter Kevin Devine will make his long awaited return to Australia for a special and intimate acoustic headline tour in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide proudly presented by Destroy All Lines Devine’s 20-year career includes nine full-length records, 11 EPs, 12 Devinyl Splits, three albums with his band Bad Books, and now a wildly-successful Patreon called “Social Club,” which delivers fans new original music, cover songs, livestream concerts, archival recordings, and more, every month. “It’s like on my headstone it could say, ‘Not famous, but beloved by those who knew,’” he laughs. “I authentically feel like I won the lottery that that’s the truth.” But that feeling doesn’t halt what Devine describes as “the Russian nesting dolls of distorted, warping influence” that encourage insecurity and competition in working musicians. “That’s late-stage casino capitalism,” he says. Devine cites Kurt Cobain and Elliott Smith as formative aesthetic and ideological influences, but mourns how capitalist music industries chewed up both artists. “I kinda wish neither of those people were any more famous than playing 500-capacity clubs, cause I think it was bad for them,” he says. He cites Smith’s tattoo of Ferdinand the Bull, the titular character of the childhood story of a bull who refuses his role in bullfighting and instead longs to sit among the flowers. Devine reads the story now to his daughter. Neither Cobain nor Smith could change the bullfight, despite their best efforts to disorder and unsettle it. Ferdinand’s greatest and most instructional success, says Devine, was to simply leave the arena. “I wanna figure out a way to just get as far away from the bullfight as possible,” says Devine. Joining Kevin Devine on all dates is indigenous singer songwriter Jimmy Kyle from the band Chasing Ghosts playing songs from latest EP ‘Homelands Unplugged’ and fan favorites from his career discography.  

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Kevin Smith has been saying silly cinematic shit since 1994’s Clerks. He almost dropped dead of a massive heart attack in 2018, but then lived to make more useless media that only he loves. 2024 marks the 30th year since the last time he had a real job. He also convinces someone to marry him and make him a Dad.

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Burning questions: Intrigue hangs over Steve Smith's bullish reply to short-ball tactics

Australia will look to continue their stellar Test form in the coming weeks, with the world's top-ranked side set to take on the West Indies in a two-game series.

After securing a series clean-sweep against Pakistan earlier in the summer, the side will now regroup to take on an under-strength Windies outfit, with a number of the struggling nation's key players unavailable due to T20 commitments.

For the hosts, the recent retirement of David Warner has seen two massive changes to the batting lineup - Steve Smith moving to opener and Cameron Green returning to the side in the No.4 role - ending plenty of selection speculation and ushering in a new era for the Test team.

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With so many question marks heading into the opening Test, let's take a look at the five burning issues for the Australia-West Indies series below.

Steve Smith will take on a fresh challenge against the West Indies.   Getty

How will Steve Smith fare in new role?

He's been the talk of the town in between the two home Test series this summer, with Smith's well-documented switch from long-time No.4 batter to a new-found role as opener creating plenty of intrigue for the series.

The 34-year-old has made the selfless decision to replace Warner in a bid to allow Green to return to the side, as well as hopefully recreating the form that saw him become the world's best red-ball player.

Smith averaged 38.80 against a solid Pakistani bowling attack, reaching a half-century on just one occasion, with his slow scoring rate and uncharacteristic dismissals creating some slight concerns about his future.

He will now achieve a rare feat when he steps out to bat for the first Test, going from batting at No.9 in his debut match in the baggy green over a decade ago and filling in at every other spot, marking an incredible transformation within the Australian setup.

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From No.9 to opener: Smith's astonishing transition

His average at No.3 - which is the closest he has ever been to opening - is the highest of any spot Smith has batted, while a unique stat surrounding him entering the crease within the first two overs was also uncovered on social media recently.

Smith was quizzed on the potential of facing an early short-ball barrage from the Windies attack in Adelaide, brushing the tactics aside and revealing his confidence in the role, comparing it to batting in the middle-order.

"It's pretty game, I suppose, with a brand new ball; bowling short stuff and wasting it ... I think it helps the scoring rate for sure when you're facing the new ball and there's a bit more attacking going on," he said.

"That's probably kept me quieter and made me face a lot more balls to score runs (at No.4). Perhaps that changes a bit with the new ball, you have a bit more attacking fields and more gaps out there to score runs.

"You'd obviously have a feel for the wicket, what the ball's doing, the pace of the wicket and all those kinds of things. It certainly helps spending that time out there before those things happen."

Steve Smith has found a home at the top of the order in T20 cricket.   Getty

While the decision from the selectors has certainly divided opinion, there is reason to believe Smith can excel while opening the batting, given his record higher up the order and his previous white-ball performances in the role.

Smith will partner Usman Khawaja, with the Aussies going with a left-hand, right-hand combination for the first time since Joe Burns opened alongside Warner in late-2020.

Cameron Green will return to the Australian lineup on Wednesday.  Getty

Will the return of Cameron Green at No.4 pay off?

One of the brightest young talents in Australian cricket will be back in the Test arena against the Windies, with the 24-year-old slated to move up the order and look to cement himself in the baggy green.

With an impressive Sheffield Shield record in the No.4 position, Green will now get the opportunity to showcase his ability at international level, with Smith backing the Perth product to shine in the role he has left behind.

"He's a good player and I think he's suited to number four," he said.

"He plays there in Shield cricket, he does well there, and I think he's a bit like me in terms of I don't think he likes to wait too much.

"It is a good opportunity for him, and that was part of my reason for wanting to go up the order. It wasn't selfishly just because I wanted to, it was to get Greeny in to bat at four and give him that opportunity."

Green's average for WA in first-class cricket sits at 46.77 from 56 innings, scoring nine centuries in the process, but his numbers drop significantly at Test level, averaging 33.59 and reaching triple-figures just once from 36 innings.

He's been touted as the golden boy of the Aussie system and selectors were keen to move arguably their best player to accommodate him, so now it's time for Green to repay that faith and live up to his enormous potential on a consistent basis.

Jason Holder will be missing in action for the under-strength West Indies.  Getty

Can the West Indies provide any resistance?

They were out here last summer and struggled to stop the Aussies - so how on earth are the Windies going to cope without Jason Holder and Kyle Mayers?

Two of the side's best players have opted to play domestic T20 cricket as opposed to being selected at Test level, with seven debutants named among the extended squad for the two-game series Down Under.

Justin Greaves is likely the pick of the bunch, averaging 26.97 with the bat and 22.76 with the ball, while fellow all-rounder Kevin Sinclair has a similar record and has been touted as a future star for the Windies in the international arena.

Last summer, the Windies were defeated by a total of 583 runs across the two matches and their performance at Adelaide saw them rolled for just 77 in the second innings.

West Indies chief selector Desmond Haynes is remaining optimistic - perhaps blindly - of the side's chances against a red-hot Aussie outfit.

"The squad has been affected by the unavailability of some key players," he said.

"Australia away is always a challenge, but we are confident in our team."

The only players in the squad with notable Test success are captain Kraigg Braithwaite and vice-captain Alzarri Joseph, as well as veteran paceman Kemar Roach.

Young talents such as Tagenarine Chanderpaul - the son of the legendary Shivnarine - and wicket-keeper Josh Da Silva will provide a glimpse into some potential shining lights for the Windies in their long-term future.

Josh Hazlewood could be due for a rest soon.   Getty

Should the Aussies rest any of their bowlers?

It's been a hectic schedule for the star trio of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc, with the experienced quicks starring in the ODI World Cup in India before featuring in all three Test matches against Pakistan on home soil.

All three seamers performed well in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney, with the skipper earning Player of the Series honours with two five-wicket hauls and bowling 89 overs across the three fixtures, finishing with 19 wickets.

Hazlewood also had a high workload, bowling 84 overs against Pakistan, while the big left-armer Starc steamed in for 83 overs in the series whitewash.

From a spin-bowling perspective, Nathan Lyon missed the second-half of the 2023 Ashes series due to a calf injury but returned without issue and should be on deck for both matches against the Windies.

Nathan Lyon is back to full fitness for Australia.   Getty

None of the fast-bowlers reported any major injury concerns and got through unscathed, but could benefit from a quick freshen-up prior to a much tougher series away from home next month against New Zealand.

Scott Boland has been named among the extended squad for the Aussies and could easily slot into the XI at any stage, while tearaway speedster Lance Morris has been in line for a Test debut for the past 12 months and is knocking on the door, despite being omitted from the touring squad this time around.

Usman Khawaja has more Test cricket behind him than in front of him.  Getty

Will this be the last home series for Usman Khawaja?

The recent retirement of his close mate and opening partner has prompted some speculation regarding Khawaja's own Test future, with the veteran left-hander celebrating his 37th birthday last month.

Khawaja has been a revelation at the top of the order since locking down the spot two years ago, dominating in red-ball cricket across the globe and scoring over 1200 runs las year, placing him at the top of the run-scoring list of all Test-playing nations.

In an interview with Nova 96.9 prior to the Pakistan series, Khawaja remained non-committal when quizzed on his playing future and explained why there is no clear end date for his time in the baggy green.

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"I could have retired five years ago, I could retire now," he said.

"There are some things that are out of your control, like how the body's going. It's also how the mind is. I'm still really enjoying the games, I don't really have a finishing line.

"It's not about what age I'm at, it's more about the factors - if one of them drops off, then I'll think maybe it's time. It just hasn't dropped off yet."

Khawaja will have time to wind down throughout the winter months after the tour of New Zealand, but the opener will turn 38 in the midst of the five-game series against India on home soil next summer, which appears more likely to be his last Test series in Australia.

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