Younger gun Sam Konstas has blown an opportunity to push his Take a look at choice claims, additional complicating the decision on who opens for Australia.
Star NSW teammate Steve Smith additionally went cheaply within the morning session on day two of the Sheffield Defend match on the MCG because the Victorian assault hit again onerous on Monday.
After the house facet was dismissed for 272, NSW have been teetering after lunch on 5-83.
Opener Konstas has been seen as a possible bolter for the primary Take a look at in opposition to India after his twin Defend centuries in opposition to SA.
He was additionally named within the Australia A staff to play India A.
However looking in his favorite MCG habitat, Scott Boland trapped Konstas lbw for 4.
Whereas Konstas gestured that the ball was shaping down the leg facet, the umpire disagreed.
He’s the most recent top-order candidate who’s did not push his case during the last couple of days to exchange injured all-rounder Cameron Inexperienced within the Australian Take a look at line-up.
Victorian Marcus Harris, Tasmanian Beau Webster and South Australian captain Nathan McSweeney all did not publish first rate scores on Sunday.
Boland, who will push for Take a look at choice once more this summer time, was unfortunate to not entice the opposite opener Nic Maddinson lbw.
However Maddinson solely made 19 earlier than he was the second wicket to fall, caught by Peter Handscomb at second slip off Will Sutherland.
Smith has been opening the batting for Australia, however he’s set to drop again down the order within the upcoming Take a look at sequence.
Coming in at No.3 on Monday, he crept to a few from 29 balls earlier than going within the subsequent over after Maddinson, caught behind off opening bowler Fergus O’Neill.
Moises Henriques then fell in the identical method, off the identical bowler, for a similar rating to go away NSW in large bother at lunch on 4-43.
Oliver Davies and Josh Philippe tried to mount a rescue mission within the center session.
However Davies mistimed a pull shot and was caught at deep backward sq. leg by Campbell Kellaway for 37.
Philippe had made 17, Sean Abbott was the brand new batsman and NSW have been gazing a first-innings deficit on 5-83.
Victoria had resumed at 9-259 and Abbott, like Boland a Take a look at assault hopeful, claimed the final wicket to complete with 5-62.
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