That lean run that Tom is talking about for Travis Head – here it is. 167 runs in three months. And he’s had two streaky shots that have just fallen short of gully already.
But it’s Travis Head. This is what he does.
Case in point – a run of 6, 5, 0, 8 and 12 not out in Shield cricket leading into the 2022-23 summer.
Then when the internationals rolled around with some one-dayers against England, then Tests against the Windies and South Africa – 69, 19, 152, 99, 175, 38 not out and 92. And that 92 was on a Gabba minefield when no-one could score a run.
Wouldn’t Australia love a bit of peak Travis Head right now? Brydon Carse looking nigh unplayable at the moment.
And just to illustrate the point, Head flashes a wild cover drive at Gus Atkinson and almost chops on.
Australia: 4-41 (Head 7*, Green 4*) trail by 131 runs.