NEW DELHI: Veteran Australian opener Usman Khawaja supported Nathan McSweeney, his new opening partner, and advised him to play his own game against India in Perth instead of trying to emulate David Warner, a "special player" in his own right.
Nearing his 38th birthday, Khawaja, a 73-Test veteran with around 5,000 runs and 15 tons, also said that McSweeney didn't need to score runs quickly and suggested that he simply "repeat the process" that had worked for him thus far.