Former Take a look at fast Brett Lee has declared Australia “might not respect” till after the following two summers simply how priceless David Warner was, earlier than backing NSW teen phenom Sam Konstas as his alternative on the high of the order for the sequence towards India.
The duty to seek out Warner’s successor and Usman Khawaja‘s opening associate grew harder as each man thought-about a contender — Konstas, Marcus Harris, Matthew Renshaw, Cameron Bancroft and Henry Hunt — failed within the Sheffield Protect on Monday.
Konstas had carved out twin centuries within the opening spherical of the Sheffield Protect, however the 19-year-old was on Monday dismissed lbw for two on the MCG, in what seemed a harsh determination from the umpire.
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Australia is looking for Warner’s alternative after it was confirmed that Steve Smith would shift again all the way down to quantity 4 following a short experiment on the high of the order.
“Firstly, Australia, not simply the group however I feel the general public, might not respect it now, however I feel in 12-18 months, simply how good David Warner was,” Lee instructed The Observe On podcast a month out from the primary Take a look at of the summer time, going down in Perth.
“I feel in the event that they had been to return to Cameron Bancroft, it will have been a yr and a half or two years in the past when he had most runs in Protect cricket.
Former Australian Take a look at opener David Warner. Mark Kolbe/Getty Photographs
“They nonetheless might decide him they usually might decide Harris. However do you make investments your vitality and property into guys who’re ageing cricketers, with all due respect? Albeit fantastic cricketers, do not get me flawed.
“But when we’re trying to the long run, why not give a man a chance like a Sam Konstas who is simply 19 years of age, solely performed a number of first-class matches?”
Monday’s Protect motion noticed Harris comply with up his first-innings 26 with a second-innings 16, whereas Bancroft was dismissed for 8.
Renshaw misplaced his wicket for two and South Australia’s Hunt fell for a duck, though Hunt had compiled 136 within the first innings of his aspect’s conflict with Queensland.
NSW teen ace Sam Konstas. Getty
Konstas is simply taking part in his second season of Protect cricket, however Lee would not consider his inexperience ought to depend towards him.
“There are some gamers, like David Warner, the best way he got here by the ranks — he began off in T20 cricket after which turned out to be one in all Australia’s greatest-ever Take a look at match cricketers,” Lee stated.
“Glenn McGrath performed just a few first-class matches earlier than he debuted for Australia.
“There are gamers that the upper the extent they go, the higher the cricketers they’re.
“I see Sam Konstas’ approach, I feel he has a very good approach. I do not suppose it will be a nasty name in the event that they went down that street.”
