.Australia's newest hitting prodigy is about to be applied the path to the Exam group with 19-year-old New South Wales opener Sam Konstas readied to be named in the Australia A squad for the upcoming series versus India A.Konstas helped make a spectacular begin to the Sheffield Guard season last week with twin centuries against South Australia to become the youngest player to accomplish thus considering that Ricky Ponting.Watch Australia v Pakistan ODI LIVE and ad-break free of charge throughout play. Merely on FOX CRICKET, accessible on Kayo. New to Kayo? Receive your 1st month for merely $1. Limited time offer.It was actually mentioned by The Grow older that a number of elderly members of the Australian power structure made it crystal clear Konstas will be actually picked for the 2 suit collection of four-day games which will definitely be actually played at Great Barrier Coral Reef Field in Mackay as well as the Melbourne Cricket Ground.The right-hander likewise has the possibility to showcase his talents in the limelight along with NSW to take on Victoria in a blockbuster Defense clash at the MCG starting on Sunday where the Test incumbents Dab Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Steve Johnson are actually all counted on the stay.Konstas - that was member of this year's victorious Under 19 World Cup crew - has actually been strongly pertained to for a long time regardless of still residing in his teens.Fox Cricket analyst Kerry O'Keefe promoted him as a potential substitute for David Warner final summertime, while Brad Haddin has teemed with appreciation for him on the Willow Talk podcast for a long time - mostly due to Shane Watson being his coach from their relationship via Sutherland Cricket Club in Sydney grade cricket.The requires him to be rewarded a baggy green are actually growing louder off the back of his demolition of South Australia and the files of Cameron Green's back injury opening up a spot in Australia's top order.Australian legend Doug Walters has actually required him to become decided on for the 1st Examination against India at Optus Arena next month." At 19 you do not possess too many nerves or think about too many things," Walters said to The Carrier Email." I certainly never fretted about things considerably until I was actually confronted along with all of them. That was my attitude in lifestyle and also hopefully that is his." I presume it pays taking a threat (on Konstas) when you view what is happening within the team. I would prefer to find Steve Johnson back in to his regular setting (at variety four)." Famous cricket writer Peter Lalor discussed Walters' view on ABC's Offsiders program on Sunday." Every cricket pro I consult with states this child is the items," Lalor stated. "This is one more Ponting." Actually they've nicknamed him 'Pinter' - pint-sized Bettor in the New South Wales dressing room." He is actually an additional Hughes, he is actually an additional Clarke. He's received time, he started making hundreds when he was actually ten. He makes them for exciting." He's broken hitting reports any place he goes. If he created yet another 100 in the Guard, I would certainly fancy him perhaps insinuating as an outsider as the opener for Australia time this summer months." The evidence is actually that Steve Smith no longer wants to open the hitting after packing the void left behind through Warner in Australia's four recent Exams, and also Konstas would manage to slot right right into that placement and also jump the queue ahead of the tried-and-tested trio of Matt Renshaw, Marcus Harris and also Cameron Bancroft.He are going to face rigid competition in the Australia A bat-off nonetheless, with pair of various other gamers that began the Shield time along with centuries also ready to be included as well as they provide selectors George Bailey, Andrew McDonald as well as Tony Dodemaide with various arrangement options.Beau Webster is set to be rewarded for opening his project with a hundred versus Victoria after raiding 938 go for 58.62 along with taking 30 gates at 29.30 along with his mixture of right-arm tool speed as well as off-spin final summer months to become the Shield's player of the season.Webster's overall capacities provides him as a like-for-like replacement for Green, however he is actually mainly set up at number six for Tasmania which would imply Johnson remaining at the best or some of Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head or even Mitch Wetland going up to tackle the brand new ball.South Australian captain Nathan McSweeney is likewise readied to be actually decided on for Australia A to present one more middle purchase option.The 25-year-old averages 36.61 in Excellent cricket yet appreciated an outstanding collaboration along with Australian wicket caretaker Alex Carey as they both scored centuries in the fourth innings to hold on for a draw against NSW rotate combining Lyon and Tanveer Sangha.That presenting against spin and even more of it against India A may make him a ticket to Sri Lanka for the two-Test series in February.