Former England captain Michael Vaughan says he regrets Nathan McSweeney being left out of Australia’s squad for the remaining two Tests against India, but says he understands the logic behind the visiting team’s decision. I acknowledged the basis. McSweeney played openers in the first three Tests against India, but could only score 72 runs at an average of 14.40, despite having never played an opener in first-class cricket. . On Friday, Australian selectors left McSweeney out and drafted teenage opener Sam Constas. “I feel for Nathan and I think he will come back, but I completely understand why Australia made this move. My thoughts are with this kid who has played Test cricket in the last 10 years. I owe a lot of credit to everyone who watched me do it.”I don’t think anyone has ever been given a more difficult challenge.
“To play against Bumrah in the situation he has to face now, the pink ball under the lights in the second game, everything was going on in Perth and the ball was moving around in Brisbane. I thought they would use McSweeney in Melbourne and if he fails again they will bring Sam (Constace) in for a home test at the SCG.
“Long term, I don’t think it will be a bad thing for McSweeney. I think he will eventually become an Australian Test cricketer, but I don’t think he will be at the top of the order. So the next time he gets to put on the baggy green, I hope he’s in the position he’s played his whole life,” Vaughn said. Sunday on Fox Sports.
Meanwhile, Constas came into the limelight by scoring a twin century in the opening Sheffield Shield match against South Australia. This double century also earned him the honor of being the first teenager to achieve this feat in the Sheffield Shield since the legendary Ricky Ponting did it in 1993.
Constas was a member of the Australian squad that won this year’s Under-19 World Cup in South Africa, scoring 100 points in the Premier’s eleven against India in the preparatory pink-ball match at Canberra’s Manuka Oval. Ta.
On how Constas will stand up to Jasprit Bumrah, who never let McSweeney decide at the crease, Bourne said: He will be a future star. ”
“I don’t really believe in, ‘What kind of damage can you do to a 19-year-old kid?'” there is no. It’s very exciting when you have young kids who can obviously play. So what’s the worst that can happen – that he doesn’t score many RBIs. ? Well, it’s happening anyway!?
“If he goes out there and gets an innings against Bumrah’s quality, then you start talking about a really first-class player. From a very young age, he has scored hundreds and scored hundreds of runs. He knows how to score a hundred points.”
Vaughn concluded by saying Usman Khawaja is also under considerable pressure to perform and the specialist opener should be his partner for the Boxing Day Test in Melbourne, which begins on Thursday.
“I think Usman needs runs in the next two matches. If he doesn’t score runs in this series, I don’t think he has any chance of going to Sri Lanka and West Indies. We have to look to the future. They You can’t just trot from middle to top, you have to go with the leadoff hitter,” Vaughn said.
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