The developments regarding Travis Head and Sam Konstas were confirmed by Australia National Cricket Team head Andrew McDonald a couple of days before the match against India National Cricket Team at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
The 30-year-old Travis Head has been the biggest headache of the Indian team for over a year now. He was the main man behind Australia defeating India in the finals of the ICC World Test Championship and ICC Cricket World Cup.
Head started off the Test series against India in Perth with a score of 11 but then blasted 89 runs in the second innings. He followed it up with a stunning 140-run knock in Adelaide Test and then in the Brisbane Test, he smashed 152 runs in the first innings.
Talking about Sam Konstas, he is one of the most talented young cricketers in Australia at the moment. He was included in the squad for the last two Test matches after Nathan McSweeney failed to deliver as an opener in the first three matches.
And what he's shown is an array of shots, the ability to put pressure back on opponents - Andrew McDonald on Sam Konstas
Speaking at a pre-match press conference, Andrew McDonald stated that Sam Konstas will be making his debut in the Boxing Day Test, becoming the fourth-youngest Australian to make his Test debut after Ian Craig, Pat Cummins, and Tom Garrett. The head coach also lauded the teenage batsman Sam Konstas for his ability to put pressure back on the opponents. He said:
Talking about Travis Head, who picked up a minor quad strain in the Brisbane Test, Andrew McDonald said that the batsman isn't 100% cleared to participate in the Melbourne Test but was quite confident of him featuring in the playing XI. He elaborated:
"I think he looked good with the bat in hand so obviously skills are in good order. Yeah, it'll just be basically what risk is associated with that. He had a small strain on the quad. But no concerns from my end. He's been able to be running, yeah, so I think he'll be fully functional come the game time."
Andrew McDonald provides an update on Mitchell Marsh
"Just to clear up, Mitch Marsh is fully fit and available to bowl," McDonald said on the fitness of the all-rounder.
"If we didn't pick Scotty here, and I'm not allowed to declare the team, because that's Pat's job tomorrow, but I don't think I'm coming to the ground Boxing Day if Scotty is not the XI. So you can go with that as well," McDonald said.
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