Sports Desk. Australian opening batsman David Warner will retire from red ball cricket after the upcoming test series against Pakistan (AUS vs PAK test series). He has announced this earlier. After his departure, it will be difficult for Australia to find an opening batsman in Tests. However, Marcus Harris is leading in this race. Harris took full advantage of an extra red ball innings with a quick century on the second day of the practice match for Victoria XI against Pakistan (Victoria XI vs PAK warm-up match). He scored 126 runs in 131 balls at the Junction Oval, which included 22 fours and a six. It remains to be seen whether this innings has any impact on the selection or not.
Let us tell you that, this is not a first class match. This century reflects Harris’ impressive record on the ground where he averages 79.85 in four-day cricket. However it is widely considered to be one of the flattest pitches in Australia. Harris had an up-and-down first half of the season for Victoria, where he averaged 31.33 in five Sheffield Shield matches. He scored 49 runs for Prime Minister’s XI against Pakistan in Canberra. This left-handed batsman said that ever since I came to Victoria. I feel like I’ve probably proven myself enough. Especially in domestic cricket. Whether in international cricket or not. Now this is a matter of debate and other people’s opinion.
Harris, 31, is one of three specialist opening batsmen to replace Warner along with Cameron Bancroft and Matt Renshaw. However, there is a chance that the selectors may opt to reshuffle the batting order to accommodate Cameron Green. Wicketkeeper batsman Alex Carey said on Saturday that I think Green is skilled enough to play in any situation for his country. He said that the replacement of Green and Mitchell Marsh is a big headache for Australian cricket. There are a lot of amazing players in the country who are scoring runs. We have a lot of great players in this group who can easily make it to the top-6 anywhere. Harris has represented Australia in 14 Test matches and last played against England in 2022.
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