“I think we’re picking the best team for here and now, and if that includes a younger player, then we’ll go in that direction,” McDonald told ABC. Outsiders. “And clearly Sam Konstas, after his first Shield match, and the way he went about his business in the second innings at the MCG against Scott Boland, has definitely made some noise.
“I have heard the society comment ‘do they offer protection to the participant?’ “If they’re capable, in our minds they’re capable, and if Sam is capable and we feel like he’s still capable of filling that spot, I don’t think the opponent should come into the equation.”
“I think it’s simply because this player is good enough to play cricket,” McDonald said. “You have been allowed to start against anyone, and you should not defend yourself or protect any person from a potential opponent, and the Republic of India is a strong opponent, but also the advantage of a player participating in Australia for his first summer proof is that the situations are common. What better place to start than your own backyard.
However, despite the decision to move Steven Smith back to No. 4, McDonald continued to believe that a middle-order batsman could become a Test opener if that was considered the best solution. Previously, McDonald had been notable for picking the best six hitters available.
McDonald cited the examples of Watson and Simon Katich, who have successfully transitioned from middle to top roles, while also drawing on the last visit to India when Matthew Wade stepped into the role amid injury problems as first-choice options.
“The best way our hitters talk about their [Shami’s] His relentless nature, his shape and length, the way he goes about his craft, excellent praise skill set up for Bumrah, so let’s assume that one-two combination they will be a little behind, and they will generally overlook that.”
“I think he has a good chance of raising his hand for a change at some point in the date, whether it’s a heart shape… or if his strategy can push for a gap,” McDonald said. “I think he is technically competent and certainly he was given the mentality so that you can achieve excellent results in the supremacy of the form, but if that is the date and the playing field for him at the moment, that is for us to decide.” “. ‘
“Mohammed Shami is a great loss,” he said. “The way our batsmen talk about his ruthless nature, his line and lengths, the way he goes about his business, it’s a very good skill to complement Bumrah, so think they will be a bit lacking in the one-two combination. two, and We’ll miss him. But needless to say we saw what happened last time, they had reserves that came in and did the job too, so they can’t be underestimated at all.”
