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Boxing Day Test: Former Australia cricketer and South Australia coach Ryan Harris has voiced his frustration over how Nathan McSweeney was handled by selectors during the recent home Test summer, believing the young batter was unfairly judged after being thrown into the deep end against India’s world-class attack.

The 25-year-old was handed a shock Test debut as a makeshift opener, partnering Usman Khawaja against Jasprit Bumrah and India’s fiery pace battery on difficult Australian pitches. Typically a No.3 batter for South Australia, McSweeney struggled to adapt to the unfamiliar role, managing just 72 runs at an average of 14.40 across six innings before being dropped in favor of Sam Konstas for the Boxing Day Test.

Harris, who has worked closely with McSweeney at the state level, believes the young batter was put in an impossible position and deserved a longer run in the Test side.