Australia's newest Test opener Nathan McSweeney has revealed he has received some good-natured, humorous advice and welcome message from Travis Head.

Fox News Cricket quoted a chuckling McSweeney as saying, “I just got a text from Travis Head saying: ‘I can give you my bat pad pads’ – so I’ll be straight under there I would’ve thought.” It is a given that the junior most will line up in the line of fire,

All-forms Australian cricket star Travis Head and his wife Jess have welcomed their second child into the world, Harrison. Harrison joined older sister Milla in the Head family on Monday this week. Jess and Travis shared a post on Instagram simply captioned: “04•11•2024.

Uncapped Australian cricketer Nathan McSweeney has been chosen to open the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in the first Test against India. McSweeney, who usually bats at number three for Queensland,