Yeah possibly but SACA obviously have him pegged as an opener; he bats there for Sturt, did for Futures and took the first ball against NSW and Vic. Can't think of anyone else who should open with Harris (assuming he gets picked) right now.
Bats 3 or 4 for Sturt, always been a middle order player. Would rather see Klinger to open and Ferg to 3.
Hmmm, is that a relatively new thing that he not open for Sturt? May be mixing him up with someone else.
Harris played for Australia Under 19s? Or did he spend some time in Victoria and open up for them?
ITSTL; doesn't really strike me as someone who was a junior star.
Played junior rep cricket from all the way from U/13's I'm pretty sure. Played some early Shield cricket after that U/19's tour but took a long time to come back to state cricket.
Yeah, junior stars going missing isn't that uncommon; it was more a comment about his batting strengths and weaknesses than his actual quality. He always struck me as a moderately talented individual (by professional sporting standards, anyway) who knew his game pretty well but didn't have the refinement or coached technique the system usually gives a player - typically the sort of thing you'd associate with a late-bloomer who forced his way in through grade runs. To learn he's been in the Australian system since such an early age surprises me a bit.
Maybe O'Brien will miss out - Richardson and Lyon can bat a bit (both would definitely get nosebleeds at eight, admittedly) and Christian's in decent batting form (in formats he's always batted much better in, admittedly). Long shot definitely, but I thought I'd throw it out there. I think it'd be a shame for Lyon to miss out. I know virtually nothing about Cassell's batting; what's he like? Jack?
Haha that really is a terrible batting lineup.