Khawja doesn't open. Trescothick >>>>> Di Venuto Piranha >>>>>> yours That said my middle order beyond Laxman kind of shits out a bit. Bravo jr. will come good but meeeh.
Comparative advantage. NSW has lots of openers and he, unlike others, showed he could bat down the order a bit so that's where he batted. He was also in line for an Australian middle order spot so it was in his best interests to bat there. He is an opening batsman though.
Would this work the same for Asad Shafiq then, who was an opener at Karachi Whites before being put into the #3 spot when he traded up to the Karachi Blues?
Panthers CC are set for a major press conference later today with news that will most certainly hinder their premiership hopes.