Stunning demise of Test contender laid bare as horror run destroys recall hopes
Cameron Bancroft has only managed 167 runs in 14 innings to begin the domestic season with WA and Australia A. Picture : William West / AFPWhen he was picked for Australia A to play two games against India A, Cameron Bancroft was seriously being considered for a Test recall with an opener’s spot available.
He wasn’t the only WA batter to struggle, however, as Victorian spinner Todd Murphy – Test star Nathan Lyon’s understudy – took 4-37 from 15 overs to help roll the visitors for just 167. That’s a time-frame which could coincide with the international retirement of Test opener Usman Khawaja, who turns 37 in December but has signalled his intent to bat on to the 2025-26 Ashes in Australia.
It was the left-hander’s 10th first-class century and his first for the Tigers after he struggled on the fringes of the side last season following his move from South Australia.
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