Cricket Australia Drops Konstas, Upgrades Others

0:00It's April 1st. This is Sydney News today, local news powered by AI. Cricket Australia dropped Sam Constance from their full contracts list for the 2026-27 season. He's one of six players who didn't give her nude, including retired Uzman Khawaja, Glenn Maxwell, Lance Morris, Jai Richardson, and Matt Short. Meanwhile, a few others stepped up with upgrades. Brendan Dogget earned a full deal after his test debut in the Ash's last summer, and Michael Nesser, plus Todd Murphy, Goddair's Back. Constance burst on the scene with a half-century on-day view against India in the 2024 boxing day test, but formed dipped hard after that. He scraped just 103 runs and nine more innings, dropping his test average to 16.30. In the Sheffield Shield last summer, the 20-year-old ranked fifth in runs, but averaged only 33, with one ton and 20 knocks. He set out the whole Ash's series, where Jake Weatherold took the opener spot, despite

1:00averaging just 22.33 over five tests. Whether or not he kept his full contract. Selectors like George Bailey say, they'll lean on non-contracted players with a busy schedule ahead, starting with home tests against Bangladesh in August. Constance can still push for a baggy green if he heats up.