Mitchell Starc reveals the only Aussie cricket star who DIDN’T like the wild Test batting from Sam Konstas against India – as teen sensation is hit by shocking call from selectors

Aussie -Paceman Mitchell Starc has unveiled one teammate who did not embrace the fearless Batting approach of Sam Konstas in the Boxing Day test on the MCG against India.

The answer: Steve Smith.

It comes as Konstas, 19, will be overlooked by Selectors prior to the first test in Galle versus Sri Lanka, who starts on Wednesday afternoon.

Travis Head is tipped to open the batting with Usman Khawaja, with the empty place in the middle order that probably goes to Josh Inglis.

Starc, 34, sat down with a backstage podcast chat with rugby League Identities Cooper and Matty Johns – and he confirmed how the changera reacted to Konstas who made the tourists upset – in particular Jasprit Bumrah and Virat Kohli – with his unorthodox approach at the Crease .

“It was quite something,” the 94-test veteran remembered.

“Because when he [Konstas] began to do it [ramp shots] We all had something like ‘what’s going on here? “What does this child do”?

‘In principle everyone was quickly on board ….. Bar One Player.

Aussie -Paceman Mitchell Starc has unveiled one teammate who did not embrace Sam Konstas’s fearless batting in the Boxing Day test on the MCG against India

Mitchell Starc told Rugby League Identities Cooper and Matty Johns that Steve Smith was surprised by the Batting approach of Sam Konstas

Mitchell Starc told Rugby League Identities Cooper and Matty Johns that Steve Smith was surprised by the Batting approach of Sam Konstas

“Steve Smith … he emphasized. He thought it was bizarre and later said, “I’m ready, Cricket has passed me by, I’m too old for this.”

Starc saw the funny side of the situation and admitted that he was ‘probably there’.

In the meantime, The highest efforts of Head for the new ball on the previous subcontinent tour in 2023 seem to have been enough to have won him the place next to Usman Khawaja for the first of two games in Sri Lanka – at the expense of Konstas.

Head on average 55.75 points on two and a half tests that David Warner replaced two years ago on that India tour.

‘He really did it nicely in India against the new ball. He immediately put spinners under pressure and we know how good he also touches the seam when they get, said stand-in captain Steve Smith.

“It’s going to be fun to see him.”

Smith would not rule out that Konstas will remain in the middle order, but to keep his place in the XI, the young NSW star will have to compete with the more experienced duo of Josh Inglis and Nathan McSweeney.

It comes as Konstas, 19, will be overlooked by Selectors prior to the first test in Galle versus Sri Lanka, who starts on Wednesday afternoon

It comes as Konstas, 19, will be overlooked by Selectors prior to the first test in Galle versus Sri Lanka, who starts on Wednesday afternoon

The inexperience of Sam Konstas seems to have worked against him in the selectology, where the teenager starts his first subcontinent tour

The inexperience of Sam Konstas seems to have worked against him in the selectology, where the teenager starts his first subcontinent tour

The English INGLIS has not been withdrawn at test-level but is the Wicketkeeper of Australia and has long been on display in National Red Ball-Squadrons such as the Understudy of Gloveman Alex Carey.

There have been suggestions he could play as a specialist batter, because this summer he had an average of 72.6 in three games of West -Australia.

Inglis would probably bring a similar aggression of middle order and is experienced in Asian conditions; He replaced Carey as a wicketkeeper in the triumphant 2023 ODI World Cup campaign of Australia in India.

“Josh is quite comfortable where his game is, he has been for a while, played a lot of cricket,” said Smith.

‘He offers really good skills against spider, he scores over the ground.

“If he gets the chance, he will really do well.”

McSweeney on average only 14.4 on a tough assignment in its first three test matches, compared to Indian Pace Ace Japrit Bumrah from position as a opener next to Khawaja.

But the South Australian captain has put in the middle order in his 30 Sheffield Shield appearances and destroyed an undefeated 127 earlier in the summer.

The inexperience of Konstas seems to have worked against him in the Selectiegangang, with the 19-year-old who starts his first subcontinent tour.

Smith said that Australia had to keep foreign circumstances in mind.

“Just playing for us, it’s very different from at home on the surfaces where we played where the very pace is dominant,” he said.

“You would imagine that this will be pretty dominant.”