Every new series in international cricket is a break or make for a certain individual. The latest one to experience it is Marcus Harris from Australia, who is all set to take the field against India in upcoming Test series. Chris Tremain is the other youngster, who made it into the squad. Meanwhile, Trevor Hohns is hopeful of them delivering it for Australia.
Cricket Australia announced squad for the first Two Test matches against India. As usual, they have made some surprising inclusions and exclusions for the side that toured the UAE to play Pakistan.
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Marcus Harris has forced his way – Trevor Hohns
The chief official quoted Marcus Harris has been prime run-scorer in the domestic cricket and also got the mindset that can deal the things in international cricket.
Further, he also spoke on the inclusion of Usman Khawaja, Chris Tremain and Peter Handscomb back in the side. Hohns has got his reasons for excluding the players, who played in the UAE tour.
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“Marcus Harris has forced his way into the squad after an impressive start to the Sheffield Shield campaign for Victoria, and in recent times has performed in high-pressure matches, including Sheffield Shield finals,” said Hohns. “Not only has he made plenty of runs, but he’s also displayed the mental application we believe is required to compete at Test cricket.”
”Chris Tremain has been performing consistently with the ball for Victoria. We’ve been really impressed with the way Usman Khawaja has applied himself through his rehabilitation. Peter is a calm head at the crease and has also played against India at Test level. The missed players have had the opportunity to put their best case forward for selection through the JLT Cup and Sheffield Shield, but unfortunately haven’t done enough to earn selection,” he added.
All in all, it seems like Australia has got all the required bases covered for the first Two Test matches against India. All it requires is the application from the players to deliver the goods.
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