Nathan McSweeney and spin duo to return to Australia Test squad for tour of Sri Lanka Nathan McSweeney is set to be recalled to Australia’s Test squad to tour Sri Lanka, less than three weeks after being dropped from the top order.
Travis Head opened on Australia’s last tour of Asia against India in 2023, and was considered a likely chance to do so again for these matches against Sri Lanka.
Australia’s selectors will name their squad for the two-Test tour on Thursday, with several fresh faces to be added to the side that played India in Sydney last week.
Australia already have a decision to make with its opening slots in Sri Lanka, with Sam Konstas and Usman Khawaja having finished the Border-Gavaskar Trophy together.
McSweeney’s recall to the Test squad shows he is still very much in selectors’ thoughts as the team enters a transition era, and could well return as a middle-order player.
