Travis Head To Open The Test Series Against India

• By Thetripurapost Desk, Canberra
• Sep 10, 2024
• 388

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 path will be important on this.' A day earlier, a report claimed that Smith could move himself down in the batting order. Team India has to tour Australia in the month of November. The 5 Test series will start from November 22.

After Warner's retirement, the Australian team made Steve Smith open the innings, but this pair failed. Smith-Khwaja 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 included only one fifty.

The Australian team is looking for an opener. Because, David Warner retired in January this year. He played the last test against Pakistan in Sydney from January 3.

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 2021-15. Then Australia had a clean sweep of 2-0. Since then the Indian team has won 4 consecutive series