Overview
- Allan Border told SEN that Sam Konstas should shelve the ramp shot and prove his conventional stroke play before the Ashes opener.
- Konstas’ recent first-class returns of 4, 14, 0 and 53 for NSW were cited as evidence his spot as opener is under pressure.
- Border argued Cameron Green is not suited to bat at No.3 and said Beau Webster should be locked in at No.6 in Perth.
- Ricky Ponting said Webster deserves selection regardless of Cameron Green’s status, noting Green has not bowled for a long period.
- Ponting highlighted Marnus Labuschagne’s strong domestic run as a case to open, with final decisions pending before the November 21 Perth Test.