Feel for Nathan McSweeney, but completely understand why Australia left him out, says Michael Vaughan

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said he felt sorry for Nathan McSweeney, who was dropped from Australia's squad for the remaining two Test matches against India, while acknowledging the reasoning behind the visiting team's decision. Did. McSweeney opened in the first three Test matches against India but scored only 72 runs at an average of 14.40, despite not opening the batting in first-class cricket. On Friday, Australian selectors dropped McSweeney and included teenage opening batsman Sam Konstas in the squad. “I feel for Nathan, I think he'll come back – but I completely understand why Australia made the move. I feel for that kid, because of all the people I've known over the last 10 years.” Have seen come into Test cricket over the years.” I don't think anyone has been challenged more difficult than this.

“Bumrah had to face the conditions he faced now, the pink ball under lights in his second game, all this happened in Perth and the ball was spinning around in Brisbane. I thought he would have got McSweeney for Melbourne. And if he fails again, they will bring in Sam (Constas) for their home Test at the SCG.

“I don't think it will be a bad thing for McSweeney in the long run. I think he'll become an Australian Test cricketer, but I don't think he'll be in the top order; I think it's four or five off It will happen. If I were McSweeney, the next time I get a chance to wear the baggy green, I'd want him to be in the same position he's played in his entire life,” Vaughn told Fox. Game on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Kontas came into limelight after scoring two centuries against South Australia in the opening round of the Sheffield Shield. Those twin centuries also gave him the distinction of being the first teenager to achieve the feat in the Sheffield Shield since the great Ricky Ponting in 1993.

Konstas was a member of the Australian team that won the U19 World Cup in South Africa this year and also scored a century playing for the Prime Minister's XI against India in the warm-up pink ball match at the Manuka Oval in Canberra.

Talking about how Kontas would face the challenge against Jasprit Bumrah, who never allowed McSweeney to settle down at the crease, Vaughan said, “Bumrah has got a lot of Australian batsmen… but I think Sam “In Konstas, it's very clear that he's going to be a star of the future.”

“I've never been a big believer in: 'What harm could happen to a 19-year-old?' They are all young now, and they only think about the positives, it's quite exciting when you have a young kid who can obviously play, what's the worst that can happen – he doesn't score many runs. Well, it's happening!

“If he goes out and plays an innings against Bumrah's quality, you start talking about a top-class player. From a very young age, he has scored centuries and he knows how to score centuries. are made.”

Vaughan signed off by saying that Usman Khawaja is also under immense pressure to perform and his partner should be a specialist opening batsman in the Boxing Day Test starting on Thursday in Melbourne.

“I think Usman needs runs in the next two games; I don't think he gets a chance to go to Sri Lanka and the West Indies if he doesn't score runs in this series, because ultimately you have to look to the future. They can't go from the middle order to the top three times in a row; they have to go with someone who will open the batting,'' Vaughan said.