.National selector George Bailey has unveiled that Steve Smith will not open up the batting versus India this summer months but really did not confirm whether he would certainly go back to the No. 4 position.Speaking to media reporters on Monday mid-day, Bailey validated that Johnson had "revealed a wish" to move back down the order for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, unlocking for a professional opener to join the Test starting XI.Last summer season, the New South Welshman redesigned himself as an opener following David Warner's retired life, dealing with the new ball in 4 Examinations versus the West Indies and New Zealand and scoring 171 go for 28.50. Having said that, after seeking advice from train Andrew McDonald and also captain Dab Cummins, Johnson is actually anticipated to go back to the mid purchase this summer, likely switching out the injured Cameron Veggie at second drop." Dab (Cummins), Andrew (McDonald) and also Steve Johnson have been actually having ongoing discussions, distinct to the unexpected injury to Cameron anyway," Bailey explained." Steve had actually expressed a need to move back down from that opening position, and also Dab and also Andrew have verified that he will certainly be hanging back down the purchase for the summer." Precisely we have actually obtained an amount four location to fill and also a position area to load." Check out every sphere of Australia v Pakistan ODI Collection LIVE & exclusive to FOX CRICKET, on call on Kayo. New to Kayo? Obtain your 1st month for only $1. Minimal time promotion > Nevertheless, Bailey refused to confirm whether Johnson would port directly back into the No. 4 setting where he has actually previously baseball batted on 111 events." We've got yet another 4 weeks till that Test team's announced, as well as what particular purchase and also who resides in it as well as just how they align will certainly be found out," Bailey continued." As for the (batting) order goes, you'll must guide that in the direction of Dab as well as Andrew at the ideal time." The decision for Steve to head to the top of the order (final summer season) was strongly with an eye to discovering a technique to obtain Camera Green back in to the selection as well as acquiring what our company considered our greatest six concoctions in to the same line-up." Like everything, that can adjust depending upon what is actually accessible, your problems, that you're meeting too." Steve Johnson of Australia. Picture through Kai Schwoerer/Getty ImagesSource: Getty ImagesBailey reiterated that Australia would certainly select the country's six absolute best concoctions for the India series, which suggests Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Nathan Lyon and also Mitch Marsh will certainly be actually anticipated to lug the bowling bunches for the five-Test initiative." Our company will definitely miss out on Web cam, certainly regarding that," Bailey said." At any time you possess a trauma to a vital player, or a gamer that resides in your first-choice XI, there is actually backups around that, and also you readjust as well as proceed." Hopefully Webcam's surgical operation goes really well."( Having an all-rounder) is a deluxe. The 3 quicks that our experts commonly play in Test cricket, they've participated in a considerable amount of Examination cricket all together where they have not possessed an all-rounder too. It certainly depends on the staffs that are actually available at any kind of one-time." You don't recognize exactly how each Examination is actually going to play out in regards to the work for the quicks, or even just how much of an impact Nathan Lyon's visiting have all over the summertime." Our experts certainly have been and also will definitely carry on prepping Mitch Wetland to become capable to bowl some overs at the same time, which's become part of his monitoring for the last couple of months." Our company've been actually a crew that has actually participated in without an all-rounder before. There's more than one technique to structure up a crew." Australia's Cameron Green. Photograph by Marty MELVILLE/ AFPSource: AFPWest Australian opener Cameron Bancroft, who scratched a pair in the course of recently's Sheffield Defense suit against Queensland in Perth, nears as the reputable candidate to substitute Green in Australia's Test XI.The 31-year-old has actually been actually one of the most regular opener in the Sheffield Cover over the past 24 months, compiling 1728 runs at 54.00 in the course of that duration including 10 hundreds." He's absolutely obtained credit histories in the bank," Bailey claimed." His congruity over a number of years has actually been actually wonderful." A one-off game like that had not been going to have any impact." On the other hand, Bailey likewise proposed that New South Wales batting prodigy Sam Konstas, who racked up twin centuries during the course of last week's Sheffield Shield suit versus South Australia in Sydney, was actually "in the mix" for a Test call-up. The 19-year-old was called in the Australia A squad to experience India An eventually this month, along with fellow openers Bancroft as well as Marcus Harris." If our team opt, it is actually since our company assume that player's all set to play," Bailey said. "( Konstas) has actually possessed a really good beginning. He's five activities into his first-class career, and also he looks truly organised as well as made up at the fold. It is actually excellent awareness that he is actually been actually offered the possibility to participate in Australia A, however I don't presume it is actually to the impairment of just how steady Bancroft as well as Marcus Harris have actually been actually." He resides in the mix, as are actually plenty of others. I surely don't want to solitary him out. "I do not assume there's any need at this stage to put any excessive pressure or assumption on Sam." There's no top priority to obtain younger gamers in. It's almost making an effort to receive the greatest players our company can.".