Konstas hopes early lessons will guide him in West Indies

Young Australian opener Sam Konstas believes he has come a long way after his Boxing Day Test debut, where he scored a blazing half-century.

The batter who did not feature for Australia in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final, is expected to open the innings along with Usman Khawaja in the West Indies.

"There were quite a few lessons - one was my mental side," the young opener told cricket.com.au as he recollected memories from his first Test match against India.

"That was my first time playing in front of a big crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), so I've worked on trying to control my emotions better.

"The second thing would be technical. I've been working on a few things with my front foot, opening it up slightly to get better access. It just helps work on my defence, as I felt there may be a slight weakness in that.

"Those are the two things I'm working on and hopefully holds me in a good stead for the next few games."

Konstas had everyone talking after he took on India seamer Jasprit Bumrah in his very first game and made an impact with his debut knock.

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