Nathan McSweeney wasn’t even a teenager when most of the Test team started with Australia, but he might be their next captain.
When a new Australian Test cricketer is unveiled, there are often plenty of heartwarming, homespun tales about dreams come true and backyard battles in childhood that helped to prepare the debutant for their first game.
Steve Smith, Josh Hazlewood, Usman Khawaja, captain Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Marsh began their international careers in 2010 and 2011, all before McSweeney had even turned 12. “I had Josh Hazlewood, Starc and Cummins all in a net session and walked out of that feeling like I was about 4′11 and felt like the ball was like a golf ball coming down,” McSweeney recalled on Sunday. “I remember calling Dad and saying ‘I’m not sure how anyone faces these guys’. So hopefully it’s a little bit different now and I can hold my own.
He has also taken plenty from Labuschagne’s method, and looks remarkably similar to the Test team’s No.3 when he gets into his batting stance.
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