The national team's selectors were attacked by former Australian cricketer Ian Healy for not considering Steve Smith as an opener in white-ball cricket. Healy thinks that Smith's outstanding performance in Test cricket, where he is now ranked as the best batsman in the world, should be sufficient to earn him a slot as the opener in the limited-overs forms as well.

Meta description : He also mentioned Smith's past success as an opener and his capacity to anchor the innings, providing the squad with a strong start.

Healy made his remarks following the recent selection of Australia's team for the upcoming white-ball series against New Zealand, in which Smith was left out of the opening slot. The selectors decided to keep the present opening duo of Aaron Finch and David Warner.