Sam Konstas had made quite an impression on his debut in the Melbourne Test, scoring an aggressive half-century and getting shoulder-barged by Indian superstar Virat Kohli. He later got into verbal spats with other Indian players as well, but they could not live up to the early promise
Sam Konstas (Pic: File Pic)
Australia's opening batsmen Sam Konstas and Nathan McSweeney, who made their debuts against Team India during the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, have been named in the side's 'A' squad that will clash against India 'A' for four-day matches in Lucknow.
Earlier, Konstas replaced McSweeney in the series against India, but fell short of making the most out of the opportunity at the top.
Later, he also failed to deliver performances against the West Indies, despite his side having an upper hand.
The 19-year-old Konstas is the only current Test player to be named in the 'A' side, while the other capped players include McSweeney, Cooper Connolly and spinner Todd Murphy.
Sam Konstas had made quite an impression on his debut in the Melbourne Test, scoring an aggressive half-century and getting shoulder-barged by Indian superstar Virat Kohli. He later got into verbal spats with other Indian players as well, but they could not live up to the early promise.
He was sent back from a two-Test series against Sri Lanka to play in the Sheffield Shield after failing to find a place in the playing XI.
Todd Murphy, who has made his appearance in seven longest format matches so far, has played each of the four games of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2022-23. He claimed 14 wickets in the series, where the 'Baggy Greens' suffered a loss by 1-2.
Jason Sangha, who scored an unbeaten 202 runs against Sri Lanka A, missed the cut. Along with him, Matthew Renshaw, who also possesses the experience of playing Test matches in India, is also missing.
The two four-day matches will be played in Lucknow from September 16-19 and September 23-26, while the three one-day games will be on September 30, October 3 and 5 respectively.
Australia's Squads:
Four-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.
(With PTI Inputs)
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