Usman Khawaja Backs Nathan McSweeney As Opening Partner In Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Australia batter Usman Khawaja has laughed off the subject of Nathan McSweeney's strike rate of 41.92 being lower than his in Tests 48.3 and expressed belief that the young all-rounder is ready to take up the job left for grabs after David Warner's retirement. The 25-year-old South Australian skipper will make his Test debut against India in Perth's first Test starting next Friday and set to be slotted in as the opener alongside Khawaja for the five-Test series against India.


