Australia opener Usman Khawaja believes there isn’t any have to shift Marnus Labuschagne or anybody else to open as soon as David Warner concludes his Test profession, stating that given the difficulties of the duty, a specialist ought to carry out the job. With Labuschagne taking part in on the No.3 place within the batting order, the left-handed batter believes it might be hazardous to maneuver him forward of the Pakistan collection. Khawaja was requested about the potential for Labuschagne being moved as much as open the batting when Warner’s Test profession expires later this summer season, almost certainly following the third Test towards Pakistan in Sydney within the new yr. “Have you asked Marnus this? I think he would give you a really clear, ‘hell no’. Marnus has got opening-it is…I think that is a long shot,” Khawaja was quoted by ESPNcricinfo.

“Opening is not easy. It’s tough work. I can tell you that because I’ve batted at [No.]1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 for Australia. I’m telling you by far opening is the hardest and it’s very hard to bring someone who hasn’t opened,” he added.

“I’m positive if you put Marnus up there at opening he would do very well. But would he do as well opening as he does at No.3? I’m not sure. I wouldn’t want to take the risk [given he’s] averaging 55 [56.81] at three and Steve Smith averages 60 [58.61] in general. So you wouldn’t want to mess around with it too much,” mentioned the Australia Test opener.

“Opening can be a very, very tough thing to do mentally more than physically so I’m always a bit shy of not letting people who haven’t opened much in the past open the batting,” he additional said.

Khawaja additionally dismissed the concept of Travis Head completely going as much as open after serving as a short lived opener within the Test collection in India earlier this yr whereas Warner was injured.

“He’s done so well at No.5. There’s no point in shifting around people. We have so many openers to pick from. I don’t see any point shifting around players for the sake of it. I think people are talking about that because of Mitch Marsh and Cameron Green. But I think they’re both going for the same spot. So decide who the better player is for that game at that time and then you worry about the rest of the team,” Khawaja mentioned.

Australia will face Pakistan in a three-match Test collection, with the primary recreation beginning on December 14.

Australia’s First Test squad:Pat Cummins (c), Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitch Marsh, Lance Morris, Steve Smith, Mitch Starc, and David Warner.