\u201cFor now, I think he\u2019s the best person for it but like everyone he needs to score runs. Batting at No.3 and opening is slightly different but it\u2019s not\u2026Nathan is well-equipped to do that. Obviously, he didn\u2019t have a great start but he copped two pretty good balls in Perth,\u201d said Harris to SEN Radio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harris, who coaches McSweeney in the South Australia domestic side, feels the batter\u2019s best position at Test cricket in the future is number three. \u201cUltimately, he probably slots back into three at some stage depending on what happens over the next couple of years with \u2018Uzzie\u2019 (Usman Khawaja).\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cHe\u2019s the right person for that position right now but again, long-term, if Uzzie was to keep going and play well then they probably stay with that combination. If Uzzie was to finish next summer\u2026 then probably Sam Konstas comes into it and there\u2019s a new batting pair from there.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, former Australia batter Michael Hussey has backed Marnus Labuschagne to come good in Adelaide, adding that the right-handed batter needs to solve his mindset issues. Labuschagne managed only two and three in the Perth Test, with calls to drop him from the team increasing.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cI actually went back and had a look at highlights of some of his great innings from a few years back. It was just to see if I could see anything different than what we've been seeing in the last week or so. From a technical perspective, there's actually not a lot of difference from when he was playing really well in scoring a lot of runs compared to the last Test match against India.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe biggest difference I've noticed is just his intent to score. He's probably looking at it thinking, \u2018I'm a senior player now, I've got to take responsibility, I've got to bat time, be there for the team, soak up the pressure, and all of that\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThat gets you into a tentative defensive frame of mind - of batting time, being there, and being patient. Whereas when I watched some of those highlights from a few years back, he was just confident and decisive in everything he did, even in defence and when he was letting the ball go he was getting into really strong positions.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThe biggest difference I've noticed is just his intent to score. He's probably looking at it thinking, \u2018I'm a senior player now, I've got to take responsibility, I've got to bat time, be there for the team, soak up the pressure, and all of that\u2019.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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