With the Border-Gavaskar Series evenly poised at 1-1 heading into the final two Tests, Australia made changes to their squad with Konstas being called up in place of Nathan McSweeney.
The series is level 1-1 as both teams head to Melbourne for the Boxing Day Test starting from December 26 onwards. Despite poor form, experienced players like Marnus Labuschagne (82 runs in three matches at an average of 16.40 with one fifty), Usman Khawaja (63 runs in three matches at an av
Konstas recieved his maiden call-up from the national team as host Australia announced their Test squad for the remaining two matches of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 which are set to be played in Melbourne and Sydney.
Nathan McSweeney has been "devastated" after he was dropped from Australia's squad for the Boxing Day Test against India in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Former Australia captain Michael Clarke took a shot at the national selectors after Nathan McSweeney got axed from the squad for the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) against India.
Uncapped opener Sam Konstas recieved his maiden call-up from the national team as host Australia announced their Test squad for the remaining two matches of the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 which are set to be played in Melbourne and Sydney
During the day two of third Test against Australia at Brisbane, Bumrah was the lone warrior for India, taking wickets as Steve Smith and Travis Head piled on runs. Removing both centurions, he ended the day with figures of 5/72 in 25 overs at an economy rate of 2.90, also getting scalps of U
Australia's Nathan McSweeney is confident about "throwing a few more punches" at his Indian adversary Jasprit Bumrah in front of his home crowd during the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
Australia's young batter Nathan McSweeney is "looking forward" to playing at The Gabba, a ground he "knows well" under seaming conditions against India in the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) series.
The third Test of the BGT will start from December 14 onwards at the Brisbane Cricket Ground. After a humiliating loss to the visitors by 295 runs at Perth's Optus Stadium, which saw Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Yashasvi Jaiswal deliver standout contributions, the hosts bounced