Discarded Test batsmen diversify to find way back into Australia squad | Sam Perry

The selections confirm Australia has now moved past the ‘generational star’ era and into the ‘bash down the door’ eraJoe Burns, Travis Head and Cameron Bancroft knocked at the door, politely. They brought only a modest offering of runs, but some other gifts too. Variously, they brought some culture fit. Some leadership potential. Some concussion-rule flexibility. Some intensity. Some yoga. Some handy offies. If you can’t bring runs, you’ve got to bring somethi