Ricky Lady has questioned why the Australia selectors chose to omit the rising young star Sam Konstas of the team's opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Australia had a great start in the first tickets on Wednesday, with Steve Smith and Usman Khawaja, climbing a couple of centuries to get a score of 330-2 at the end of the first day game.
Konstas, who had starred in the debut in the boxing day test last month, had been completely removed from one side, with the baggy bosses of vegetables who choose to move through Travis to the order to open next to Khawaja.
The head would finally be fired by Prabath Jayasuriya after Dianeh Chandimal caught him in Long on 57 races.
Australia chose to make several changes in her alignment after her final match of the Border Gavaskar series, with Josh Inglis remarkably reaching her debut in the test.
But Ponting believes it was a mistake to leave Konstas, 19, out of the team.
Ricky Ponting has questioned the decision to leave Sam Konstas of Australia's opening test against Sri Lanka in Galle on Wednesday
The Great Cricket said he did not like the decision and had expected the 19 -year -old to open the batting
Konstas enjoyed an excellent debut in the MCG during the Border Gavaskar series, reaching 60 races in their first tickets
“I don't like it, to be honest,” said the former Captain of the Boarded Greens to Channel 7 during the game.
“I just expected Konstas to play and open the batting.”
During the summer series against India, Konstas came out to reach 60 in the MCG in the first entries of the boxing day test, before scoring 25 races in Australia's victory in the SCG a week later.
His personality and his brave batting style caught the attention of many experts and fans of the Cricket worldwide, with the 19 -year -old also colliding markedly with the great Kohli virat of India during the series.
However, Ponting believes that this would have been a great opportunity for Australia to learn more about the batter of Nueva Wales del Sur, who made his way to half a century in the recent victory of Big Bash by Sydney Thunder against the Perth Scorchers.
“We have seen Travis open the batting in the subcontinent before and did very well … it will undoubtedly take Australia to a steering wheel,” Ponting said.
'But I think there is a real lost opportunity for Australians to learn a little more about Sam Konstas.
“If he is the player we all believe he is, I would have loved having seen him make a way of playing in difficult conditions in Sri Lanka during the next two weeks.”
Konstas has been in Sri Lanka's networks this week with selectors who choose to let him acclimatize in the conditions in the subcontinent instead of choosing him to play in the first test
Konstas also delivered a brilliant response not to be chosen this week, with Tony Dodemaid saying: “He was like:” Oh, yes, friend, without stress. I understand “.
Konstas, a fans' favorite, offered a brilliant reaction to his omission and perhaps he was very revealing the character of the young star.
By explaining the decision to leave the 19 -year -old, the Australia selector, Tony Dodemaide, revealed the eight -words response given by the batter born in Kagarah.
“There is much to like and be impressed with Sam,” Dodemaid said Wednesday.
'One of things is his ability to bring things calmly. It is really remarkable, whether you are playing in front of 90,000 and Jasprit Bumrah in the MCG or tell you that you are left out of the test.
“He was like:” Oh, yes, friend, there is no stress. I understand “.
On why he had retired to Konstas for the opening test against Sri Lanka, the selector explained that Australia had been waiting to finish his 14 -year wait for a victory in Sri Lanka.
'We have not won here in 14 years and that is a pride point for everyone and we also have all the bilateral series at this time and this group is very proud of that. Then, the starting point was that we are here to win the series, “Dodemaid said.
'The way we structured in India was very effective with Travis at the top and that is where its value is. That created a further opportunity and Josh that we felt that he had a very proactive game, a very skilled batter in his own right.
Dodemaid said that Konstas had little experience in the subcontinent and that Australia was anxious to make this series a good start.
“He is also very busy, a disruptive player, has options on both sides of the Wickt, particularly against Spin, has also played a lot in the subcontinent, and we feel that he deserved that opportunity.”
But since this is the first tour of Konstas to the subcontinent, the selectors said that it made more sense to open against Khawaja.
'He has not played much in this part of the world, but he will learn quickly and the opportunity to have it here … It is an investment in the future to spend time with Smith, Khawaja, Labuschagne and see how they are going on here.
He added that Australian fans can expect to see more from him in the coming years.
“We are looking for those successive players to come, there will be a turnover naturally in the coming years or so and a claim is very rethink.”