FORMER captain Michael Clarke feels the Australian selectors have erred by dropping Nathan McSweeney mid-series against India, saying the snub can potentially “end his career”. “Nathan McSweeney has been dropped. I can’t believe that. No matter who they picked in that opening position, they had to give them the series,” Clarke said on the ‘Beyond 23 Cricket’ podcast.

“I think the selectors have got this wrong. We’ve got Usman Khawaja who is 38 years old, he’s made no runs. He’s a senior player,” he added. McSweeney had scores of 10, 0, 39, 10 not out, 9 and 4 in his six innings while the experienced Usman Khawaja was no better with scores of 8, 4, 13, 9 not out, 21 and 8 in the three games. Clarke argued that any youngster debuting in Australia is dealing with the toughest batting conditions, and in McSweeney’s case, facing the best bowler (Jasprit Bumrah) in the world.