Overview
- Konstas travels to India on Thursday for Australia A, with the first of two four-day matches against India A scheduled in Lucknow next week.
- Following the India A series, he plans to press his claims in October Sheffield Shield matches for New South Wales ahead of Ashes selection.
- He has imposed a self‑managed break from social media after rapidly amassing 281,000 Instagram followers to focus on batting and preparation.
- His Test arc features a 60 off 65 on Boxing Day debut against India followed by nine innings without passing 25, leaving the race to partner Usman Khawaja in Perth open.
- Konstas says he is balancing his attacking method with technical work under Andrew McDonald, mentor Shane Watson and coach Tahmid, drawing lessons from a challenging West Indies tour.