Speaking to the reporters in Delhi before next week’s third Test, Head revealed ‘robust’ conversations he had with selectors after being dropped from the Nagpur Test.
“It was something that I didn’t expect coming here,” the southpaw said in a media interaction here on not making the playing XI in Nagpur.
“The conversations were robust. Everyone has different opinions. I respect the coaching staff and selectors and I have a really strong relationship with them. I think that’s what made the conversations the way they went, because there’s respect that goes both ways and we were able to voice our opinions.
“And I woke up the next morning and I’m still on tour playing for Australia, I still get to do what I love to do. I’d love to be competing and playing but there’s another way I can support the guys the best I could and prepare the best way I could for another opportunity. I still feel like I’m in a great space. It’s just one week that didn’t go my way.”
In the Delhi Test, Head’s second innings (43 off 46) was laced with some attacking shots that, for a moment, put Indian spinners on the back foot. They were forced to regroup ahead of the third day’s play, but Head’s thin edge outside off against Ravichandran Ashwin started a drastic collapse to push Australia 2-0 down in the four-match Test series.
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