SYDNEY: Batting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell's "bizarre" failure to make the Australia Test squad for their tour against Pakistan left former captain Ricky Ponting and ex-coach Darren Lehmann baffled Wednesday. If I was Maxi and I hadn't been given the chance to play for Australia A, I'd be ropeable." In contrast, uncapped batsmen Marnus Labuschagne and Travis Head were taken to India and rewarded with a spot in the 15-man Test squad. While Head is Australia's leading run-scorer on that tour, Labuschagne hasn't faired so well with an average of barely 24. "They see (Travis) Head and young Marnus (Labuschagne) from Queensland as real long-term prospects," he said.

Source: Bangkok Post September 12, 2018 04:41 UTC