Stepping into David Warner’s shoes can be a daunting task and Nathan McSweeney is dealing with that onerous challenge in the current Border-Gavaskar Trophy series.
Warner’s buddy Usman Khawaja is his partner and matters get even more delicate as the former opener is now keeping a close eye as a commentator.
McSweeney, though, has Gabba, his home ground, to lean on. Back in a familiar environment here on Wednesday, the opener respectfully dealt with Warner’s shadow: “David was an unbelievable player with massive shoes to fill when he left. If I can be half the player he was, I am going alright.”
And then he added: “A Gabba ground I know really well, so hopefully I can spend some time out there and put Australia in a good position.”
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Drawing strength from the 67-run second-wicket partnership that he shared with Marnus Labuschagne during the second…
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