COLOMBO (Reuters) – Opener Travis Head must bide his time earlier than he can cement his place in Australia’s one-day squad, coach Andrew McDonald mentioned forward of their five-match collection towards Sri Lanka starting on Tuesday.
With David Warner skipping the one-day collection in Pakistan earlier this yr, Head partnered skipper Aaron Finch on the high order and was their second highest run-scorer with a century and a fifty in three innings.
The left-hander smashed a breezy hundred for Australia A in Sri Lanka however McDonald mentioned Warner’s return meant Head must wait for his flip which can come within the later stage of the ODI collection.
“He simply has to bide his time for the time being,” McDonald advised reporters on Sunday.
“We see it as a possibility for him to get some actually good match alternatives inside that A Game constructing into the check collection. That’s equally vital as properly, his publicity to the sub-continent circumstances.”
Head was adjudged man-of-the-series in Australia’s Ashes triumph towards England earlier this yr and will likely be anticipated to hold his wealthy kind within the two-test collection towards Sri Lanka later this month.
“We’re not saying that he will not play any half within the ODI collection,” McDonald mentioned.
“He obtained a possibility in Pakistan and took that with some sensible ball-striking, which was seen by all.
“Davey (Warner) comes again into that spot, clearly Steve Smith comes again in as properly, so there’s two huge inclusions.
“He is pushing laborious for choice.”
All-rounder Cameron Green wouldn’t bowl within the first two ODIs having pulled up sore for Australia A and would possibly play purely as a batter, the coach mentioned.
“He’s only a fraction behind the place we might like him to be so we’ll most likely go on the conservative facet there.
“But the three video games again in Colombo, we really feel as if he’ll be properly positioned to fill his full capabilities as an all-rounder.”
Australia received the T20 collection towards Sri Lanka 2-1.
(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
