Sam Konstas, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft and Nathan McSweeney could all be batting on Thursday in Mackay as Australia’s Test selection battle heats up.
Never before has an Australia A match starting in October generated so much selection debate ahead of a summer of Test cricket.Grandstand Cricket Podcast“This is a huge two weeks,” Cowan said. “Make no mistake about it. Go for it fellas. May the best person win.”
By the end of the last Sheffield Shield season, Konstas was 64th on the run-scorers list. His 155 runs from six innings at an average of 25.83 did not reflect the teenager’s talent. Astute judges quietly labelled him the next superstar of Australian cricket. Should Konstas make a big score in Mackay, against an Indian attack without its Test stars, he could mount a compelling case for selectors who know they have a special player on their hands. With McDonald and Test skipper Pat Cummins adamant that Konstas’ age would not be a factor, perhaps he is closer to a Test debut than many think.
Then came scores of 0, 0, 8 and 2, to go with 33 and 14 in one-day matches. It’s the worst possible time to be out of form. “I reached out to him after the first Shield game,” Bailey said on Monday. “He’s been consistent for a really long period of time. That’s got to count for something. Missing out in a couple of Shield games isn’t going to be the be-all and end-all when he has been as consistent as he has been.”“First Test match, you’ve probably got to go with an experienced opener against I think probably the best bowler in the world; Jasprit Bumrah,” Waugh said.
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