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
Paine was speaking on SEN as Konstas participated in the two-match unofficial Test series against India A. Konstas first taste of major success was securing the ICC U19 World Cup title win with Australia this year. In the tournament, Konstas scored 191 runs in seven innings at an average of
Fine half-centuries from skipper Nathan McSweeney and Beau Webster helped Australia A chase down a target of 225 runs set by India A and secure a seven-wicket win in the first unofficial Test at Mackay on Sunday.
Ponting had said recently the Aussies may thrust teenage opener Sam Konstas into the fray and hand the Under 19 star a debut against India, but the former Australia skipper has changed his selection.
The move to have Steve Smith slide back to his highly productive number four position after some mixed outings as an opener following David Warner's retirement and all-rounder Cameron Green's injury has once again left a vacancy for the opening spot, with several well-known domestic stars/fr
Sam Konstas has shown strong performance lately, scoring two hundreds in his first Sheffield Shield game and then a tough 43 runs against Victoria on a challenging pitch at MCG.