Sydney, Aug 7 (PTI) Australia openers Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney have been on Thursday named within the ‘A’ squad certain to India to play two four-day matches in Lucknow in September, with an eye fixed on the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2026-27.
Konstas had changed McSweeney over the last India-Australia sequence Down Beneath however has did not nail his spot on the high of the order, having endured a disappointing outing in Caribbean at the same time as his aspect totally dominated the West Indies.
The 19-year-old Konstas is the one present Take a look at participant to be named within the ‘A’ aspect whereas the opposite capped gamers embody McSweeney, Cooper Connolly and spinner Todd Murphy.
Murphy, who has up to now featured in seven Exams, performed every of the 4 matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy throughout their India tour in 2022-23, which Australia misplaced 1-2, claiming 14 wickets.
Australia’s chairman of selectors George Bailey was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au, “The subcontinent gives many distinctive challenges and the chance to utilise completely different abilities with bat and ball.”
“We hope repeated experiences in these situations will help gamers in growing an efficient methodology and understanding of their recreation for future subcontinent excursions.”
“For a lot of of those gamers we stay within the improvement of their short-form cricket as properly, however balancing out priorities meant we wished them again and obtainable for the beginning of the Sheffield Defend season,” he added.
A notable miss within the red-ball squad are Jason Sangha, who scored 202 not out towards Sri Lanka A in Darwin final month, and Matthew Renshaw, who too has the expertise of enjoying Exams in India.
Sangha, nonetheless, has been named within the one-day squad for the three matches to be performed in Kanpur.
The 2 four-day matches will probably be performed in Lucknow from September 16-19 and September 23-26, whereas the three one-day video games will probably be on September 30, October 3 and 5 respectively.
4-Day matches: Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Jack Edwards, Aaron Hardie, Campbell Kellaway, Sam Konstas, Nathan McSweeney, Lance Morris, Todd Murphy, Fergus O’Neill, Oliver Peake, Josh Phillippe, Corey Rocchiccioli, Liam Scott.
One-Day squad: Cooper Connolly, Harry Dixon, Jack Edwards, Sam Elliott, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Mackenzie Harvey, Todd Murphy, Tanveer Sangha, Liam Scott, Lachie Shaw, Tom Straker, Will Sutherland, Callum Vidler.
