Updated On: 13 September, 2024 06:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Travis Head has opened in just five Tests and innings, scoring 223 runs at an average of 55.75, with best score of 90 and sole fifty. Since David Warner's retirement, Australia promoted Smith to the opening slot in Test cricket. This will be an important series for Smith to prove himself as an opening batsman

Travis Head (Pic: File Pic)
Australia's opening batsman Usman Khawaja backed Travis Head to open for the country in Test cricket.
Ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Team India, Australia's Usman Khawaja said that Head's success in ODIs makes him a suitable candidate to open in the Test, but it all depends on the selectors.