‘You drop Boland out’: Ian Healy bats for Beau Webster to be added to Australia Playing XI for 2nd Test vs India at Adelaide | Cricket News

Former Australian player Ian Healy said that Beau Webster should be part of the playing XI and not be just a stand in the upcoming pink ball fixture against India at Adelaide next week.
“I like that, but I don’t reckon stand, get him in. I don’t really like just adding him to the squad unless he’s going to play, drop the 12th man,” Healy said on SEN Radio.
The selectors added the Tasmanian all-rounder to the squad for the second Test as a cover for Mitchell Marsh who had pulled up sore at the Perth Test after bowling the most overs he has in a Test match in three years.
Healy said if Marsh, who is currently managing an ankle issue, is moved up the batting order in case he can’t chip in much with the bowling, Webster should slot in the XI which will leave Scott Boland out.
“You drop Boland out … and add Beau Webster. He’s through his injury phases. He’s massive, he’s 2m tall and he’s performed at every level – youth cricket, 2nd XI, Australia A and Shield level,” Healy said.

“He’s an all-rounder, he’s consent, bat good under pressure and it might be time. That could be the way that we fill in a batting position, Mitch Marsh moves up if he is injury-free and then an all-rounder comes in. If Marsh moves up, he doesn’t stay an all-rounder because he’s injury prone, that might be the decision in the end,” Healy added.

Australia will take on India in Adelaide for a day/night pink ball Test, set to begin from December 6.