Travis Head can open against India:
Coach said- Team management will take a decision soon, Smith failed as an opener
Travis Head may open the Test series against India. At the same time, Steve Smith can be brought back to his old role. Australia coach Andrew McDonald has confirmed this discussion among the team leaders.
43-year-old McDonald said, “Yes, there is a discussion on this, but we have not taken any concrete decision. Right now only talks are going on. The captain’s decision will be important on this.”
A day earlier, a report claimed that Smith could move down in the batting order. Team India is scheduled to tour Australia in the month of November. The 5-Test series will begin on November 22.
The opening pair of Smith-Khwaja is failing. After Warner’s retirement, the Australian team made Steve Smith open the innings, but this pair failed. Smith-Khwaja have scored 174 runs in the last 4 Tests at an average of 24.85. Smith is also not able to score. While opening this year, he scored 171 runs in 4 matches at an average of 28.50. This includes one fifty.
Warner retired in January, the team is looking for a regular opener The Australian team is looking for a regular opener. Because, David Warner retired in January this year. He played his last test against Pakistan in Sydney on 3 January.
Australia has not been able to defeat India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the last 9 years. The Kangaroos won the last series in 2024-25. Then Australia clean swept 2-0. Since then the Indian team has won 4 consecutive series.
