Cameron Bancroft says it took time to “digest” being overlooked from Australia’s Test squad last month as he also put his state opening partner forward for national selection amid debate over Steve Smith’s position after his struggles in New Zealand.
In the wake of being overlooked for Test recall, and preparing for another Sheffield Shield final with WA, Bancroft conceded he found the second half of the season “challenging” but was focusing on the “consolations” to come out of missing out on David Warner’s opening spot to a repurposed Smith.
He also said his state captain, Sam Whiteman should be in future conversations for national selection, having made 658 runs including two centuries at 38.70 this season, after playing a key role in the last two Shield titles with more than 600 runs in both campaigns.
Whiteman’s numbers don’t stack up to Bancroft’s 778 runs…
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