Cricket: Aussie coach Andrew McDonald has stated the Aussies opener spot is still up for grabs for the upcoming Test series.
Andrew McDonald chats Aussie opener spot | 02:36Matt Short’s meteoric rise through Australia ’s white-ball ranks could extend to the T20 captaincy, as the opener confirmed he was in discussions for the leadership role .
Short was handed the reins of the Adelaide Strikers ahead of the last BBL campaign and delivered a career-best tournament with the bat, crashing 541 runs at an average of 60 and strike rate of 153. Matt Short made a strong start to the home summer with 80 off 58 balls for Victoria against NSW in the One-Day Cup last week. Picture: Robert Cianflone / Getty Images“The communication at the moment is just a bit of a leadership group – they still haven’t made up their mind, but if it was me they wanted, I’d definitely put my hand up for it.”
But he was also keeping his eye on February’s Test tour of Sri Lanka and planned to play a pair of Sheffield Shield games before the BBL began to keep his red-ball selection chances alive.
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