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
I don’t like the word defending – Jos Buttler wants England to attack
Buttler was part of the side that won the 2019 World Cup.
-
News
Majid Haq shocked by ‘paltry’ fine handed to official who racially abused him
Ronald McGregor has been fined £400 and ordered to pay a £20 victim surcharge.
-
News
Ben Stokes doubtful for England World Cup opener with hip injury
Stokes has not played since smashing 182 against the Black Caps on September 13
-
England
Reece Topley ‘undercooked’ as England prepare for World Cup opener
The seamer and his team-mates have seen limited action since arriving in India ahead of their first clash against New Zealand on Thursday.
-
England
A look at changing nature of international calendar ahead of Cricket World Cup
England have played fewer ODIs heading into this tournament than for any World Cup in almost 30 years.
-
England
England complete World Cup preparations with rain-affected win over Bangladesh
England start the defence of their World Cup trophy against New Zealand on Thursday.
-
England
Jos Buttler will let England’s white-ball legacy be decided by others
Eight members from the class of 2019 are in England’s 15-strong squad for the defence of their 50-over crown in India, which starts this week.
-
News
5 players to watch at the Cricket World Cup in India
England take on New Zealand in Thursday’s tournament opener.
-
England
Can England defend their crown? – World Cup talking points
The tournament takes place in India.
-
County Cricket
Middlesex relegated from Division One as Kent survive on dramatic final day
Middlesex fell just short of the victory they needed at Nottinghamshire to stay up instead of Kent.