In the face of the Test snub, Pat Cummins consoles Bancroft and Harris, promising continued consideration.

In a move to comfort Cameron Bancroft and Marcus Harris, Australian skipper Pat Cummins reached out to the overlooked openers, stressing their continued consideration for Test selection post David Warner’s retirement. Despite their outstanding efforts, Harris—a contractual player and backup batsman during the Ashes tour—and Bancroft—the top run scorer from the previous Sheffield Shield season—were left out of the impending West Indies assignment.

The competition is still tough, with Steven Smith moving up to the first position and Cameron Green moving back down to No. 4 against the West Indies in Adelaide. Despite their skill at cricket, Matt Renshaw has been chosen as the backup hitter, thus Bancroft and Harris are not playing as much.”Private conversations, of course, but no major shocks. We adore their respective contributions to first-class cricket. We adore the contributions they make to any team they play for. They are acting appropriately at all times.

Regretfully, this is one that they both narrowly missed. ‘Don’t change,’ was the instruction, Pat Cummins stated, as cited by ESPNcricinfo. “There are always injuries in international cricket, or these guys [the incumbents] are not going to be here forever.” Renners (Renshaw) is also pretty young, as are Marcus and Cam. Thus, any one of them we’re certain can step right in and do a really terrific job when that opportunity arises at some time, he continued.

Smith has never seemed happier or more vibrant to me: Pat Cummins

After David Warner’s retirement and the Sydney Test, Cummins first appeared reluctant to rearrange the batting order. He has, however, recently admitted that Cameron Green’s return to a more suitable role was made possible by Steven Smith’s promotion. Smith, who had voiced unease at No. 4, saw this as a long-term commitment as opposed to a temporary solution. Cummins saw a change for the better when studying the effects throughout training.

“I’ve never seen him around the nets the past couple of days as happy and enthusiastic as I have.” He is eager to venture outside. Consider the fresh ball as well; perhaps there will be other opportunities for scoring. It’s an exciting thing for him. That makes sense, he said, and puts Greeny in a position where we believe he will succeed.