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With Steve Smith: Amidst the raging debate on who should be Usman Khawaja’s opening partner ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series against India, former Australia Test skipper Michael Clarke has urged the George Bailey-led selection committee to go with a specialist player.

With Steve Smith moving back to number four after briefly filling the vacancy left by David Warner’s retirement, contenders like Sam Konstas, Marcus Harris, Cameron Bancroft, Josh Inglis (who hit a century in the Sheffield Shield as a middle-order batter) and Nathan McSweeney are in the mix for that second opener’s slot.

"We made a mistake in getting Steve Smith to open the batting in Test cricket, so let's not make the same mistake. Let's pick a specialist opener, whoever is best equipped. How can you justify Josh Inglis is a better person to open the batting in a Test match against this Indian attack than a specialist opener?"