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Australia finally decide on Test debutant to open the batting

South Australia’s Sheffield Shield captain Nathan McSweeney will open the batting for Australia in the first Test against India later this month.The 25-year-o

Selectors reveal the numbers behind McSweeney opening gamble

Inglis’ selection alongside McSweeney maintains Australia’s recent tendency to choose the best batters in the view of the national panel and then find roles

McSweeney, Inglis named in Border-Gavaskar Test squad | cricket.com.au

McSweeney on his promotion and history as an opener Nathan McSweeney is set

BREAKING: Opener race settled as Australia set to name squad for India blockbuster

Nathan McSweeney has won the race to open the batting for Australia in the first Test of the Border Gavaskar Trophy against India in Perth starting November 22,

Uncapped duo called up as Australia confirm new opener

Nathan McSweeney will open the batting for Australia in the first Test while Josh Inglis has been named as the spare batter.South Australian captain McSweeney h

Forgotten opener loses form at the wrong time; teenage prodigy a star of the future: Talking Pts

The auditions are over and the Australian team for the summer ahead will be announced on Sunday, with Nathan McSweeney a chance to make his Test debut against I

Harshly dropped: How Australia’s selectors ended up with a battle of the openers

In November 2016, amid the uproar created by five consecutive Test match losses for Australia against Sri Lanka and South Africa, Renshaw was one of the new fac

The rise and rise of Josh Inglis, the new Aussie skipper

When Perth Scorchers and Western Australia went hunting a gloveman to replace the injured Sam Whiteman and banned Cam Bancroft in late 2017, coach Justin Langer

We’re not reckless: McDonald hits back at claims Australian batters aren’t valuing their wicket

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Australia A bat-off leaves more questions than answers

It was billed as the bat-off to end Australia’s opener debate, but while Nathan McSweeney looks likely to become Australia’s newest Test batter, it’s real

‘Welcome to the world’: Aussie cricket star Travis Head and wife Jess make exciting baby announcement

Australian cricketer Travis Head and wife Jess have welcomed their second child this week, baby boy Harrison George Head.The 30-year-old Head, a star in all thr

Teenage Test hopeful Sam Konstas’s starring role helps Australia A navigate tricky chase as Harris and Bancroft fail

Australia A won the day — and the match — but more failures in the top order against India A on Saturday added to the intrigue over Test squad selections.Ma