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.“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. However, without at least a half-century, it is difficult to see Konstas playing against India in Perth on November 22.“I hope it will get down to the two young guys … either Konstas or McSweeney,” Taylor said on Nine’sshow. “I would like the selectors bite the bullet and make a tough call and give a young guy a go. You know what you’re going to get with Harris and Bancroft.”
The most frustrating part for the West Australian is that his past two Sheffield Shield seasons were profitable: 945 runs at 59 in 2022-23 to go with 778 runs at 48.62 last season. He’s not out of the race yet but would need a big score – ideally triple figures – to stake his claim for the spot he failed to lock down after he returned from his one-year ban.
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