Australian batsman Travis Head is not quite optimistic about his chances of making the playing XI in the upcoming five-match One Day International series against Sri Lanka, given that David Warner will make a comeback in the team and will be accompanied by skipper Aaron Finch. above.
Following a three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka starting on June 7, Australia will take on the Islanders in five ODIs, with the first match taking place in Kandy on June 14. While Head is not part of the T20 set-up, he is in the squad for ODIs and Tests.
Head, who has mostly batted at No. 5, recently opened the innings with Finch during the three-match ODI series in Pakistan when batting legend Warner was rested. But with the return of the opener in the squad for the ODIs against Sri Lanka and the Australian middle order, Head feels there is little room for him to make it to the No.
“It means I probably won’t start (in the ODI series),” Head was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au on Sunday before leaving for Sri Lanka. “I’m being realistic about that Davy (Warner) and Finchy (Aaron) are back together at the top, and then you have a middle-order that’s so set on that side that it’s hard to get into. ,
Head finished the three-match ODI series against Pakistan as the team’s second-highest run-scorer and indicated that he was expecting more white-ball opportunities before next year’s 50 overs. World Cup in India, though with Warner’s return he feels it could be tough.
Head has a remarkable record as an opener for Australia, with 683 runs in 15 innings (from 45 matches since 2016) at an average of 45.53, including two centuries, five half-centuries and nearly 105 runs per 100 balls. strike rate of . according to the report.
According to the report, the only other Australian batsman with a multiple or better average as an opener is Usman Khawaja, who has scored 53.63 runs in his 20 innings.
“I think the plan is to look at the ground for the first pair of ODIs and if the opportunity isn’t enough and one spot doesn’t open up, then there’s a chance for me to play in another Australia. A (four-day) game and focus my attention on the Test series,” felt Head.
Head is also a member of the Australian Test team. The two Tests will be played after the white-ball component of the month-long series.
“I’m probably unlucky at the moment to be out of that ODI starting XI, but it’s great to be back in the team and I hope I’ve been able to give the selectors a bit of a hand in the last 18 months or so with home form and Then in Pakistan. I’ll try to keep knocking on the door, and that’s really all you can do,” he said.
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