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Usman Khawaja Backs Nathan McSweeney As Opening Partner In BGT
Usman Khawaja: Australia batter Usman Khawaja has laughed off the subject of Nathan McSweeney’s strike rate of 41.92 being lower than his in Tests 48.3 and expressed belief that the young all-rounder is ready to take up the job left for grabs after David Warner’s retirement.
The 25-year-old South Australian skipper will make his Test debut against India in Perth’s first Test starting next Friday and set to be slotted in as the opener alongside Khawaja for the five-Test series against India.
Having featured in 34 first-class games, McSweeney has 2252 runs to his name at an average of 34.16. His promotion to the senior team comes on the back of an impressive couple of outings in the Sheffield Shield, and a match-winning knock against India-A in the first of two Tests.
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- 06 Feb 2021 04:31