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Australian batsman Travis Head is not certain to play in the Melbourne Test. He is suffering from quad strain (thigh muscle strain). At the same time, 19 year old Sam Konstans is ready for his debut.
Australian team coach Andrew McDonald said on Tuesday that Head felt a strain in his thigh muscle during the Gaba Test. He told that Constas is going to debut in the Boxing-Day Test. He has been included in the team in place of Nathan McSweeney. The fourth match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at the MCG ground in Melbourne from 26 December.
Australian coach Andrew McDonald spoke to the media before the Boxing Day Test.
Australian coach said-
I was confident that Head would be fit, but the star batsman still has some difficulties to overcome.
Constas is the second youngest to debut from Australia 19 year old Sam Constas is going to become Australia’s 468th Test player. He is going to become the second young player after Pat Cummins to make his Test debut from Australia. Before Constas, Pat Cummins made his debut in 2011 at the age of 18.
Constas had played a century in the pink ball practice match against Australian PM XI. For this he was chosen Player of the Match.
Constas had scored a century in the pink ball practice match.
Boland will replace Hazlewood The coach said that fast bowler Scott Boland will replace Josh Hazlewood in the Boxing Day Test. Hazlewood is out of this series due to injury. Boland was included in the team in his place.
BGT tied at one each, Gaba test drawn The Indian team is currently in Melbourne. Team India has to play the fourth match of Border-Gavaskar Trophy with Australia from 26th December. The 5-match series is tied at 1-1. India had drawn the Gaba Test on 18 December. India won the first match in Perth by 295 runs, while in the Pink Ball Test played in Adelaide, the host team won by 10 wickets.
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