Nathan McSweeney is set to be dropped from Australia's Test squad for the Boxing Day Test against India.
Nathan McSweeney is set to be dropped from Australia ’s Test squad for the Boxing Day Test . Selectors will announce a squad for the fourth Test against India on Friday afternoon but one name who won’t be on the list is McSweeney. McSweeney’s spot in Australia ’s XI was being heavily debated by selectors following two single digit scores during a drawn third Test at the Gabba.
Sources with knowledge of selection, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they do not have permission to discuss selections, have indicated that McSweeney won’t feature for Australia in the fourth Test. Although there has been no formal announcement, Sam Konstas, 19, could make his debut in front of more than 90,000 fans at the MCG after an impressive year with the bat. The NSW opener made back-to-back hundreds in a Sheffield Shield match against South Australia earlier this year, followed by a century for the Prime Minister’s XI against India and another score of 88 against Western Australia at the SCG. Credit: Australia took a gamble by picking McSweeney, who is not a specialist opener, to bat at the top of the order against the likes of Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. From three Tests, McSweeney has made 72 runs at 14.4. Josh Inglis has also been in the Australia’s squad as a spare batsman and could come into calculations for the MCG Test. Scott Boland is expected to replace the injured Josh Hazlewood in the XI, while Queensland paceman Xavier Bartlett is being touted as a potential bolter in the squad
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