Australian chief selector George Bailey has responded to criticism from former Test opener Ed Cowan, who questioned the selection of Nathan McSweeney as an opener for the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy opener against India. Cowan labeled McSweeney's promotion as "a guess" due to his limited experience opening the batting.
Last week, Cricket Australia revealed the 13-man squad for the series opener in Perth, starting November 22nd. The announcement confirmed McSweeney would open the batting with Usman Khawaja.