.Australia's most up-to-date hitting natural born player is about to be actually put on the pathway to the Test staff with 19-year-old New South Wales opener Sam Konstas set to be named in the Australia A team for the upcoming series against India A.Konstas made an impressive start to the Sheffield Shield period recently with paired centuries versus South Australia to end up being the youngest gamer to perform thus because Ricky Ponting.Watch Australia v Pakistan ODI stay and ad-break free throughout play. Only on FOX CRICKET, readily available on Kayo. New to Kayo? Receive your 1st month for simply $1. Minimal time offer.It was stated due to the Age that a number of senior members of the Australian hierarchy made it crystal clear Konstas will be selected for both suit collection of four-day activities which will be actually played at Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay and the Melbourne Cricket Ground.The right-hander additionally possesses the chance to display his skills in the spotlight along with NSW to tackle Victoria in a blockbuster Cover clash at the MCG starting on Sunday where the Examination incumbents Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and Steve Johnson are all counted on the stay.Konstas - who was member of this particular year's triumphant Under 19 Globe Cup team - has actually been actually very concerned for some time regardless of still remaining in his teens.Fox Cricket analyst Kerry O'Keefe touted him as a potential replacement for David Detector final summertime, while Brad Haddin has actually teemed with approval for him on the Willow Talk podcast for time - mostly due to Shane Watson being his mentor coming from their connection through Sutherland Cricket Club in Sydney quality cricket.The asks for him to become granted a baggy green are actually developing louder off the back of his demolition of South Australia and the reports of Cameron Green's return accident opening up a spot in Australia's best order.Australian legend Doug Walters has actually called for him to be decided on for the very first Test against India at Optus Arena next month." At 19 you do not have way too many nerves or worry about excessive factors," Walters informed The Carrier Mail." I certainly never thought about things a lot until I was actually faced with them. That was my attitude in life and with any luck that is his." I assume it is worthwhile taking a threat (on Konstas) when you find what is happening within the staff. I would choose to observe Steve Johnson back into his typical setting (at variety 4)." Prominent cricket writer Peter Lalor discussed Walters' perspective on ABC's Offsiders plan on Sunday." Every cricket pro I consult with claims this youngster is the products," Lalor stated. "This is actually yet another Ponting." In reality they've termed him 'Pinter' - pint-sized Bettor in the New South Wales suiting up room." He's an additional Hughes, he's yet another Clarke. He is actually received time, he started creating hundreds when he was actually 10. He produces all of them for fun." He is actually broken batting documents any place he goes. If he made yet another one hundred in the Shield, I will elegant him probably insinuating as an outsider as the opener for Australia some time this summertime." The sign is that Steve Smith no longer wishes to open the batting after filling up deep space left behind through Detector in Australia's 4 newest Tests, and Konstas would certainly manage to slot right right into that placement and also hop the line in advance of the tried-and-tested trio of Matt Renshaw, Marcus Harris and Cameron Bancroft.He will deal with tight competitors in the Australia A bat-off nonetheless, with two other players who began the Defense time with centuries also ready to be actually consisted of and they provide selectors George Bailey, Andrew McDonald and also Tony Dodemaide with various arrangement options.Beau Webster is set to be actually compensated for opening his project with a hundred against Victoria after plundering 938 go for 58.62 in addition to taking 30 wickets at 29.30 with his combo of right-arm channel rate and also off-spin last summer season to become the Defense's player of the season.Webster's all-round potentials shows him as a like-for-like replacement for Veggie, but he is actually mainly set up at number 6 for Tasmania which would certainly imply Johnson staying at the leading or any one of Marnus Labuschagne, Travis Head or even Mitch Meadow bright going up to tackle the new ball.South Australian leader Nathan McSweeney is actually also set to be picked for Australia A to offer yet another center order option.The 25-year-old standards 36.61 in First Class cricket however delighted in an outstanding partnership with Australian gate keeper Alex Carey as they each scored centuries in the fourth innings to hang on for a draw versus NSW spin partnering Lyon and also Tanveer Sangha.That presenting against twist and also more of it versus India A may earn him a ticket to Sri Lanka for the two-Test set in February.