For the two-game series against the West Indies starting on January 17 at the Adelaide Oval, Australia will have Steve Smith as the new Test opener after David Warner\u2019s retirement from the format, with Cameron Green to bat at number four.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"I think the thinking of the selectors is pretty clear. They want the best six batters in the country. They feel that they're the best six batters in the country, they've just got to find a way to fit them in.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"Steve Smith seems to be up for the challenge and wants to have a crack at it. I really like seeing Cameron Green in that team. I think he's a fantastic cricketer and deserves an opportunity in the Test side for sure,\" said Gillespie on ABC Radio\u2019s Summer Grandstand show.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Smith was made the Test opener ahead of specialist options like Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matthew Renshaw, who\u2019s in the team for the upcoming West Indies series as a reserve batter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With the Australia Test team playing at full strength, Gillespie, the current head coach of South Australia and Adelaide Strikers in the BBL, believes there are limited opportunities for players in Sheffield Shield to break through to the national set-up and that communication will be important between the selectors and players.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"As long as the communication\u2019s really clear because we fear that selectors -- and I don\u2019t know what the conversations have been from the selectors to players in the Sheffield Shield around the country \u2014 a lot of the communication has been \u2018score runs or take wickets and selection will look after itself', but there are times when you know you can score runs or take wickets, but there\u2019s got to be a spot available.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"With our bowling attack in particular, you could be a Sheffield Shield bowler punching out 50 wickets a season but I\u2019m not sure how you\u2019re getting into that bowling attack with Starc, Cummins and Hazlewood.\"<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"It\u2019s a tricky one because we\u2019ve seen Scotty Boland churning our lots of wickets, Michael Neser over the years, and they\u2019ve had very few opportunities \u2014 not because they\u2019re not good enough \u2014 but because there just isn\u2019t a spot available. The Australian side is so settled, it\u2019s very difficult to force their way in \u2026 all you can do is keep banging the door down,\" he concluded.<\/p>\r\n\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2024\/01\/selectors-want-best-6-best-batters-in-australia-test-team-gillespie.jpg", "alt_img": "Selectors want best 6 best batters in Australia Test team: Gillespie", "alt_title": "Jason Gillespie feels England's Hobart drinking session video has faced unfair public scrutiny", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Selectors Want Best 6 Best Batters In Australia Test Team: Gillespie On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Selectors Want Best 6 Best Batters In Australia Test Team: Gillespie, Former Australia: Former Australia fast-bowler Jason Gillespie thinks the selectors have been very clear in their thinking about the batting.", "seo_keywords": "Former Australia, Jason Gillespie, West Indies, Adelaide Oval, Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Green, ABC Radio, Summer Grandstand, Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris, Matthew Renshaw, Australia Test, South Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Sheffield", "tag": "", "tagging": "Former Australia, Jason Gillespie, West Indies, Adelaide Oval, Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Green, ABC Radio, Summer Grandstand, Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris, Matthew Renshaw, Australia Test, South Australia, Adelaide Strikers", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "selectors-want-best-6-best-batters-in-australia-test-team-gillespie", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "783", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2024-01-14 12:42:04", "updated": "2024-01-14 12:42:04", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Former Australia, Jason Gillespie, West Indies, Adelaide Oval, Steve Smith, David Warner, Cameron Green, ABC Radio, Summer Grandstand, Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris, Matthew Renshaw, Australia Test, South Australia, Adelaide Strikers, Sheffield", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "1", "google_feed": "1", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "23", "jio_date": "2024-01-14 12:42:04", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/selectors-want-best-6-best-batters-in-australia-test-team-gillespie-136025" }