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TOI Sports Desk | TIMESOFINDIA.COM

Given a chance in Melbourne Test, Beau Webster will look to counter-punch India like Travis Head

The uncapped allounder Beau Webster has been part of the Australian squad since the second Test of the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy, still waiting for his chance for international debut; and if given that opportunity in the upcoming fourth Test at Melbourne, the 31-year-old Webster would want to take a leaf out of Travis Head's book and play a counter-attacking game.

Webster has proved his mettle in first-class cricket for 93 matches now, offering a unique option of someone who can bowl off-spin as well as seam up depending on the pitch. But will Australia throw him in the line of fire, replacing the experienced Mitchell Marsh, at a juncture where the five-Test series is tantalisingly poised at 1-1?

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