If Khawaja can’t prove his fitness for his home Test in Brisbane then the Aussies may opt to use hard-hitting lefty Travis Head at the top of their order after he scored a match-winning century in the role of opener in the second innings against England in Perth.
Head fuelled the fire even further earlier this week when he indicted that he would be happy to remain at the top of the batting order should selectors decide this was the best option for the team.
“They’ve (Austrlia selectors understood where I’ve sat with it for a period of time now,” Head told Australian radio station SEN.
“We’ve obviously talked about the replacement for David Warner, and I always threw my name up and always threw the option there. Obviously I do it in international white-ball cricket.
“So, I threw myself as an option if that’s what was necessary for the team and best suited for the team. We’ve been in and out of that conversation a fair bit over the last two years. We’re back at it again.
“So, for me, it’s just about working out where Pat (Cummins), Steve (Smith), Ron (Andrew McDonald), Bails (George Bailey) and those guys see me best in the team and where I can best contribute and how we win games of cricket.
“There’s no doubt we’re having those conversations… but I’m just happy to do what the team requires.”
