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Konstas cracks second ton in four days to lead Blues' one-day win
NSW right-hander made 149 off 131 balls to lead their 78-run One-Day Cup victory over WA in Perth
Sam Konstas has struck his second century in the space of a week to send national selectors yet another reminder he is ready for a Test recall.
Just days after posting scores of 71 and 151 not out in NSW's Sheffield Shield draw with WA, Konstas cracked 149 off 131 balls on Saturday to lead his side to a 78-run victory over in the One-Day Cup at the WACA Ground.
NSW posted 8-371 on the back of the monster knock from Konstas combined with handy contributions from Josh Philippe (51), Jack Edwards (45) and Lachlan Shaw (44).
‘It’s time’: Call for Australia to take bold selection ‘risk’… but Travis Head isn’t so sure
It is a measure of the strength of Australia’s Test team that the next most likely men into the XI are in their 30s according to Travis Head.
As former Victorian and New South Wales coach Greg Shipperd said Sam Konstas had mounted a strong case to reclaim his spot in the Test team, Head said history suggested that the older a newcomer is, the stronger the Australian team is.
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And while the Australians were thrashed in the second Test of the series against South Africa in Gqeberha, Head is adamant the current team is a strong one, pointing the fact the Aussies remain the top-ranked Test team in the world.
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Sam Konstas cracks yet another century
NSW's Sam Konstas flayed the West Australian attack to all parts of the WACA, scoring an unbeaten 149 in the One-Day Cup. (Getty Images: James Worsfold)
Sam Konstas has continued his run-making campaign to impress Test selectors, with a big one-day century for NSW.
Konstas smashed an unbeaten 149 off 131 in a 78-run One-Day Cup win over the Warriors at the WACA.
It came days after the former Test opener's 71 and 151 not out against Western Australia in the Sheffield Shield.
Sam Konstas has struck his second century in the space of a week to send national selectors yet another reminder he is ready for a Test recall.
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