Cricket: David Warner and Usman Khawaja have backed Nathan McSweeney as Australias new test opening batter.
Warner and Khawaja back opener McSweeny | 01:44Australian quick Nathan Ellis is itching to string together as many games as possible for his country after making a successful return from injury against Pakistan earlier this week.
In the absence of Australia’s top three fast bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitch Starc and Josh Hazlewood, who are all preparing for the first Test against India starting Friday in Perth, Ellis showed off all his skills, taking 3-9 in the rain reduced opener.
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