Teen sensation Sam Konstas has been dismissed for a duck in the first over of Australia’s highly-touted bat-off, opening the door for West Australian Cam Bancroft.
Konstas edged a ball from Mukesh Kumar to wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan and was dismissed in the opening over having been backed into open in the crucial audition for the Test team.
Australia A won the toss and bowled first, but rolled India A for 107 in just over three hours of cricket.
In a surprise move, Bancroft was listed to bat at No.3, with Marcus Harris opening with Konstas.
The West Aussie survived a massive appeal for lbw in the second over of the innings.
It comes after the New South Wales 19-year-old scored dual centuries in the Blues’ first match of the season to rocket into Test calculations.
Nathan McSweeney, who Andrew McDonald confirmed on Thursday is also in the mix, is captaining the side and will bat at No.4.
More to come
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