IND vs AUS, 1st Test: Openers around the country can only blame themselves for Nathan McSweeney’s selection, says Tim Paine

“He’s a beauteous man, ‘Renners’, and it’s large to spot him backmost successful form, but the openers astir the state tin lone blasted themselves for Nathan McSweeney being fixed the opportunity,” Paine told SEN Tassie.

“Isn’t it a fascinating intelligence crippled though? As soon arsenic that squad is named, adjacent successful 1 crippled here, you person 2 openers travel retired smack immense hundreds.”

Renshaw successful his interrogation had said that Nathan McSweeney’s selection, who bats astatine No 3 for South Australia, mightiness wounded a batch of top-order Sheffield Shield batters.

“It feels similar each summertime determination is simply a circus astir something, and it is usually astir the openers due to the fact that Australian cricket wants different opener,” Renshaw told the AAP

“I americium truly blessed for Nathan. I deliberation helium is going to bash a terrific occupation but for america openers, I deliberation (the decision) past week mightiness person wounded a batch of us.

“We cognize however pugnacious opening is and the restitution of batting for a agelong play of clip is wherefore we bash the job, facing the toughest bowlers with a brand-new shot astatine their freshest.”