Cricket: Adam Gilchrist reviews the new Australian Test squad and gives his thoughts regarding Nathan McSweeney opening the batting.
Former Australian wicketkeeper Adam Gilchrist has questioned whether the national selectors backtracked on their policy of picking the country’s six best batters for the Test team, arguing Josh Inglis deserves to make his debut at Perth Stadium against India.alongside Usman Khawaja for this month’s Border-Gavaskar Trophy series opener, becoming the nation’s 467th men’s Test cricketer.
However, Gilchrist argued that fellow West Australian Inglis should be considered among the country’s best six batters, calling for the 29-year-old to be presented his baggy green at Perth Stadium. “I think McSweeney will open … but do they stick with the policy they had last year where we want our six best batters in Australia playing in the top six?
Asked to elaborate, Gilchrist continued: “If they stay with that policy, for me, I would say put at the top of the order. I don’t see it as too much of a challenge for him, he faces a new ball in white-ball cricket. I don’t see it as an issue.
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