Cricket Australia has been working on player contracts of late which are reflected in the groundbreaking announcements they made for domestic structure first, along with the women’s team and finally the National men’s team. In what seems to be a big plan for the future, CA handed contracts to its men’s team with some surprising calls. In the same vein, Marcus Harris bagged the national contract through the head selector George Bailey indicating him being the frontrunner for being the Test opener for the long term.
“Matt and Pete had opportunities in India in the subcontinent where we think both of them have good skillsets for those conditions. And I agree with what (WA coach) Adam Voges said post the (Sheffield Shield) final that he thinks Cam Bancroft is batting as well as he’s ever seen. We’d agree with that as a panel as well. So really excited by the form that he’s in, and really glad that he’s over in England playing, that’s fantastic,” Bailey was quoted as saying by the ICC.
“I think Matt Renshaw was putting a really compelling case at the top of the order early on in the year for Queensland, and then by virtue of being away in India, didn’t get much of an opportunity in the back-half of the year,” Bailey continued.
“Not being rude towards Usman or Davey, but there’s no doubt those two are closer to the end than the start of their careers, so we’re going to need some depth. We’re going to need all three of those guys (Bancroft, Handscomb, Renshaw) performing really, really well for us. And hopefully, they make our decisions incredibly challenging over the next little while,” George Bailey further added.
