While Webster fights for a role in the middle order, his Tasmanian teammate Jake Weatherald is considered a realistic option to accompany Usman Khawaja at the top of the order should the selectors choose to leave out Sam Konstas. Weatherald hammered 906 runs for the Tigers in the Shield last summer at a strike rate of nearly 70, with a trio of centuries, to lead the domestic aggregates.
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“It feels like a good time to be an opener around the country, a bit unsettled at the top there, and Uzzy is getting on a little bit and coming towards the end of his career,” Webster said. “The next few years are going to be a nice time to be an opener, if you can put your hand up and score some runs, (but) it’s the toughest place to bat in Australia, no doubt.
“So whoever does put their hand up and score some big runs is going to be right in the mix, and ‘Weathers’ did it all last year. He got over 900 runs and shot the lights out a couple of times there with the bat. So hopefully he can start the season well and put some pressure on the guys that are the incumbents.”
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