Former athletes Ian Healy and Ricky Ponting have supported Australia. Nathan McSweeney, a captain, will fill the unfilled position in the national squad for the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy match against India, which begins in Perth on November 22.
Australia needs an opening partner for Usman Khawaja because Steve Smith is expected to return to his regular number four position and David Warner announced his retirement earlier this year. Candidates for the open position include McSweeney, Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, and Marcus Harris.
About a week ago, I was put on the position, and I kind of went straight to Sam Konstas, the young man. Ponting stated on the ‘ICC Review Show’ that he had made consecutive hundreds against South Australia.
After giving it some more thinking, I realized that he is really young and has most likely never even performed at venues like The Gabba or Optus (Perth) Stadium.
He also wouldn’t have participated in a pink-ball game at Adelaide Oval. There are numerous factors that go against the young man, yet there is no denying his talent.” In his last four innings, McSweeney has amassed 291 runs, including a century in the One-Day Cup and the Sheffield Shield.