Sam Konstas’s sacking for the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle raised an eyebrow or thousand but perhaps it’s the next evolution in cricket. Horses-for-courses batters. Rotation policies.

Head was promoted to open the batting in place of the dropped Sam Konstas, who had been part of the Australian squad for the Boxing Day Test but failed to cement his place. Head's return to the top ...

Sam Konstas showned his character with a classy ... It really does, it's Test cricket. That's our priority," he said.

The veteran cricket reporter shared a picture of Inglis ... the next day as a specialist batter,” Sundaresan wrote on X. Sam Konstas has been dropped for the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Australia has officially abandoned the Sam Konstas experiment ... Sundaresan suggested had been the plan all week. The veteran cricket reporter shared a picture of Inglis taking catches on ...

Sam Konstas has already lost his spot as Australia ... As pointed out by veteran cricket reporter Bharat Sundaresan, his likely replacement, Josh Inglis, was seen taking catches on the boundary ...