Sam Konstas Replaces Nathan McSweeney For Boxing Day Test

Prachi Kapruwan

The Australian opening player Nathan McSweeney has been dropped from the Australian squad for the upcoming Boxing Day Test

Nathan McSweeney | Image Source - Social Media

McSweeney failed to perform during his debut series, scoring 10 runs only once in all the innings he played to now

Nathan McSweeney | Image Source - Social Media

The fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will kick off on December 26 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG)

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The opening pair of Usman Khawaja and McSweeney won’t be seen in the upcoming Test

Usman Khawaja and McSweeney | Image Source - Social Media

The 25-year-old player performance has been under examination after he scored nine, four, 39, 10, 10, and a duck in the first Test.

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Sam Konstas, a young and promising player, has earned his maiden Test call-up, impressed a lot with his performances in the domestic matches, having an average of 55.83

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In October he grabbed the attention of everyone by becoming the youngest player to score twin centuries in a Sheffield Shield match after Ricky Ponting

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It is a bit easy for him to play against India as he played against them in the warm-up match for the Prime Minister XI, smashing a century

Sam Konstas against Team India | Image Source - Social Media

Konstas on playing for Australia said,

“It would be a dream come true. Maybe I’d get a little nervous before the game, but I’ve worked really hard for that. Hopefully, it happens one day, but we’ll see.”
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AUSTRALIA SQUAD FOR THE FOURTH TEST AT MCG

Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head (vc), Steve Smith (vc), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster

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