Travis Head may very well be a future Australia captain however as of now he needs to be dropped from the aspect till he works on a “technique deficiency”, says spin legend Shane Warne.
Head’s scores of seven, 38 and 17 within the ongoing Test sequence towards India have left Warne “frustrated”.
“We know what a talent he (Head) is, he’s probably a future captain. He still could be, but he’s got to get in the side first and at the moment I wouldn’t have him in the side. He’s got a little technique deficiency he needs to sort out first,” Warne advised ‘Fox Cricket’.
Former Australia all-rounder Andrew Symonds echoed Warne’s ideas, saying Head has been getting out taking part in “nothing shots” and must work on his batting.
“With Travis, he’s probably just got to go back (to domestic cricket) and really work on how he commits (to strokes). They’re just tentative shots, you can see the disappointment as he turns and walks off and thinks ‘it was just a nothing shot’,” Symonds stated.
“When you’re playing for your position, this is when you really get tested mentally. Can you clear your mind and really play in a positive (mindset), every shot you play it’s got to be positive even when you’re defending � and he just looks a little bit tentative at the moment.”
Symonds opined the 27-year-old is struggling for confidence in the meanwhile.
“He seems to be struggling confidence-wise just to how hard he’s going to commit and build his innings in his first 20 to 30 runs.”
Warne picked David Warner, who has missed out on a significant chunk of the India project resulting from a groin damage, alongside Marcus Harris to open for the house staff.
On the opposite hand, Symonds went with younger Will Pucovski and Warner. However, each former stars named Matthew Wade down within the center of their taking part in XIs.
“With the Indian attack and given Australia has only made 300 once in at least six Test matches against India, I want two proper openers and I’ve gone for two left-handers,” Warne stated
“With (Jasprit) Bumrah and the way in which the Indians bowl, I feel it’s actually necessary to have left-handers.
“Then it came down to Wade or Head and I’m a bit frustrated with Travis Head because he’s getting out the same way all the time. Wade doesn’t deserve to be dropped,” he added.
The sequence is locked 1-1 with the third Test scheduled to start out on the Sydney Cricket Ground from Thursday.
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