Australia’s search to discover a substitute on the high of the batting order for David Warner is reportedly down to 2 names, with a ultimate determination to be made on Tuesday evening.

That is in keeping with a report fromThe Sydney Morning Herald, which claimed Cameron Green and Steve Smith have emerged as frontrunners to associate Usman Khawaja.

That, in flip, means Cameron Bancroft’s possibilities of a Test recall seem like dwindling whereas the identical goes for Marcus Harris, who Warner mentioned not too long ago on the Boxing Day Test would “fit well” on the high of the beginning XI.

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“I think Harry has been that person who is going to have that chance … he’s always been that person who was next in line,” Warner instructed reporters on the time.

“If the selectors show their faith in him, then I’m sure he’ll come out and play the way he does. He’s not too dissimilar to me. If he sees it in his areas, he goes for it and plays his shots.

“I think he would fit well.”

Harris has not performed Test cricket for Australia since early 2022 whereas Bancroft, who has been the main run-scorer within the Sheffield Shield over the past two seasons, has endured an extended wait.

He has not represented Australia within the Test Arena since an Ashes collection towards England at Lord’s in 2019.

As for Smith and Green, the previous will surely be the extra contentious decide given the talk within the cricket world this week as as to whether it might be value transferring him from the No.4 spot.

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Kerry O’Keeffe, for instance, said he does not see Smith as “legitimately being a factor” within the battle to switch Warner.

It got here after Shane Watson pushed for the move at a cricket occasion on the eve of the SCG Test, pointing in the direction of it being the problem that Smith “needs” at this level of his profession.

As for Green, he has by no means opened at first-class degree however recalling the 24-year-old as an opener for the collection towards West Indies might be the right alternative to see how he fares within the new position.

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That goes for anybody although, with former New Zealand wicketkeeper Ian Smith additionally making that argument in help of probably seeing how Smith goes transferring up within the order.

“To be perfectly honest, playing against the West Indies, it is not a bad time to bring someone new in,” he mentioned final week.

“We are not talking about the fiercest bowling attack in the world to get started on.”

Former Australia Test opener Matthew Hayden instructed The Herald that he believes Matt Renshaw ought to get the nod as Warner’s substitute and whereas that seems unlikely at this level, it looks as if the Queenslander could also be destined for a outstanding position within the Test crew regardless.

The report additionally claimed that sources near the crew consider Renshaw is “being primed” to turn out to be Usman Khawaja’s everlasting substitute when he retires from the Test enviornment.