At Lord\u2019s, barring Steve Smith and Beau Webster, none of the other batters could score half-centuries, while doubts over future of Usman Khawaja and Marnus Labuschagne have increased. The batting order make-up will become a talking point when Australia play Tests against West Indies, starting on June 26, before hosting England in an all-important Ashes at home later this year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIf you limp to the end of your career and the last one you\u2019re hanging out for it's going to be a nightmare. England are coming and they\u2019re coming for us big time. They\u2019re picking the right style of bowler, they are looking at batsmen who can prosper in Australian conditions.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cThey are going no specific that they are going to be all over us. If you\u2019re not all over your energy levels and your techniques, which we\u2019re not, we\u2019re going to get hurt, and you get hurt in your last series,\u201d said Healy on SEN Radio.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Former Australia Test captain Tim Paine felt the top order\u2019s form, especially of Khawaja and Labuschagne, is not much of a concern. \"They\u2019re good players, they\u2019re world class. Steve Smith\u2019s (finger) injury means he won\u2019t play in the Windies first Test so Konstas comes in and Marnus drops back.\" he said.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"We have heard them say when they have the spin pitches Travis Head would slide up and Marnus down. I see them going to the Windies and playing well and getting ready for a huge Ashes series. Usman and Marnus will play really, really important roles in the Ashes. We\u2019re very quick in this country to move on players, we always want to see if the grass is greener.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIf we have learnt nothing in the last 18 months, players of that quality are extremely hard to replace. Look at Dave Warner - one of our best cricketers - six months before he retired people said he\u2019s got to go (and now) two years down the track we still haven\u2019t replaced him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t just have a bad Test in England and dump people like Uz and Marnus. They are a huge part of the team for the next year at least. With England coming out here, these high quality players don\u2019t grow on trees. Great players are hard to replace,\u201d he elaborated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cIf we have learnt nothing in the last 18 months, players of that quality are extremely hard to replace. Look at Dave Warner - one of our best cricketers - six months before he retired people said he\u2019s got to go (and now) two years down the track we still haven\u2019t replaced him.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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