On early evidence, the introduction of Beau Webster to the Test team looks like the right move.

I’m not sure where the notion of his replacing Mitchell Marsh as being “difficult” comes from. It wasn’t quite the no-brainer of Sam Konstas’ selection, but it was straightforward. His catching, bowling and batting, especially, have been well up to the standard.

There was no luck behind Webster’s baggy green. He earned the all-rounder’s spot through consistent and exceptional performances in the Sheffield Shield. So good was his performance with bat and ball in the 2023-24 season that he bested the record of one of world cricket’s all-time great all-rounders, Sir Garfield Sobers: that of taking 30 wickets and 900 runs. In his last first-class match, in late November at the SCG, he played a significant role in Tasmania’s win, with 110 runs and five wickets plus a couple of........

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