Short targets openers slot for Australia

Australia batsman D’Arcy Short has told coach Justin Langer that he wants to open the batting in all three formats.
Short spoke to the coach well ahead of the first training sessions at the national performance centre in Brisbane as the team prepare for the winter’s white ball assignments in England and Zimbabwe.
Australia will need to settle on an opening partner for Aaron Finch in the shorter formats while David Warner’s suspension may yet open the door for short to break into the Test fold.
Langer told cricket.com.au last month: “(Short) said to me, ‘Mate, I just want you to know, I want to be an opening batsman’.
“I said, ‘Really?’.
“He said, ‘Yep, that’s what I want to do. I want to commit to that. I want to be an opening batsman in red-ball cricket as well’.
“For me, that’s a great sign. He’s starting to grow, starting to blossom.”
ALSO READ: Langer targets being number one in professionalism, honesty and humility
Langer himself is keen to weigh up the options available to him putting Travis Head and Marcus Stoinis in the frame while Glenn Maxwell has done the job in T20I cricket.
The coach said after training in Brisbane on Saturday: “Travis Head has done very well up the top, Marcus Stoinis has done well – so there’s plenty of options there.
“The truth is, in one-day and Twenty20 cricket, the best place to bat is opening, and there’s plenty of blokes who can do that.
“What we need to find is guys who can bat four, five, six, seven, who can have an impact as well. “There’s plenty of options and we’ll work through that in the next little bit.”
Latest
-
News
Heather Knight excited by freedom on offer after New Zealand quarantine
England Women will be able to break out of the coronavirus ‘bubble’ lifestyle in a country which has effectively contained the disease.
-
News
Sri Lanka v England day one: Tourists carve out dominant performance in Galle
The tourists skittled Sri Lanka for 135 then replied with 127 for two.
-
News
Stuart Broad and England in ‘dream world’ after superb first day in Sri Lanka
Broad took three wickets and Dom Bess five before Joe Root and Jonny Bairstow took England within eight runs of their hosts’ total.
-
News
England dominate day one of Sri Lanka Test after brilliant Stuart Broad start
Broad’s early scalps set the tone for a day England ended just eight runs behind their opponents with eight first-innings wickets intact.
-
News
Boucher says its time for Proteas to get back to Pakistan
Mark Boucher will direct the Proteas on their first tour of Pakistan since 2007 which gets underway later this month.
-
News
Stuart Broad and Dom Bess run through lacklustre Sri Lanka on day one
The hosts made just 135 after winning the toss and electing to bat.
-
News
England make early inroads as Stuart Broad strikes
Sri Lanka slipped to 65 for three on the first morning after opting to bat in Galle.
-
News
Jos Buttler: I felt anxious and out of place at start of international career
Buttler admits to feeling daunted at being in close proximity to established stars.
-
News
Jacques Kallis admits to warming to the idea of helping arch enemy England
The South African is the third-highest run-scorer in the history of Test cricket.
-
News
Graham Onions admits coaching chance is a huge relief after premature retirement
A back issue sustained on the eve of the Bob Willis Trophy led to the 38-year-old announcing his retirement.