All signs are pointing to Nathan McSweeney being chosen as Australia’s next Test opener.
Nathan McSweeney is likely to open the batting for Australia A at the MCG on Thursday, in a further sign he’s firming to be included in the squad for the first Test against India in Perth later this month.
“I think Nathan McSweeney is a talent. I think they can run the gauntlet there with him opening the batting, though he bats three for South Australia. I think there is a leadership quality there as well, so there is a potential to throw him in there,” Warner said in commentary for Fox Cricket on Monday night.
Warner had stated that Bancroft worried Australian team thinkers because of a tendency to have his front foot moving in the direction of point on the off side, making him vulnerable to lbw or an edge into the slips cordon against bowlers of higher pace than most in the Sheffield Shield. Boland did not disagree.Getty Images
As for fellow Victorian Marcus Harris, who Warner pointed to as the most likely reserve batter to accompany McSweeney to Perth, Boland said the 32-year-old was doing his best to shrug off the “stressful” nature of a public duel for selection. “I was lucky to bowl to him in a Test over in India a couple of years ago, but it’ll be nice to play against him in our backyard,” Boland said. “He’s a world-class player but someone I think we can get on top of pretty early and hopefully stay on top of him for the majority of the summer.
“A bit of a shaky start but we’ve got a license to go out there with freedom, myself and Jake Fraser-McGurk,” Short told reporters on Tuesday. “I’m not going to go into my shell or anything like that. I’ll keep going out there and playing aggressive cricket. It should pay off at some point.
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