Sam Konstas not yet ready for Test cricket says batting guru Neil D’Costa

The batting guru whose coaching helped Michael Clarke and Philip Hughes break into the Test arena has warned that picking Sam Konstas for an international debut against India could do the youngster’s career more harm than good.

On a day when Nathan McSweeney made 39 for Australia A to complicate the debate over who should open with Usman Khawaja in the first Test against India in Perth later this month, highly regarded batting coach Neil D’Costa has aired concerns about arguably Australian cricket’s brightest talent.

“He could be a good player for 100 Tests. If they put him in now, he might only play 10 Tests,” D’Costa told this masthead.

D’Costa has worked with Konstas on his batting in the past but the young New South Welshman is now mentored by Tahmid Islam, a former Bangladesh first-class player, and 59-Test star Shane Watson.

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