Race for baggy green hots up as Australian men’s cricket enters transitional period

Australian men's cricket is entering a transitional period, with chief selector George Bailey highlighting a group of a dozen or more Test batting aspirants as a positive development. Despite widespread criticism of the state of Australian batting, Bailey views the competitive field of candidates as a source of excitement rather than concern. Young batters such as Ollie Peake are among those backed to ease the transition into the next era of Australian Test cricket.