LIVE Boxing Day Test: Smith’s chance to push for century after Konstas heroics

Sam Konstas has given a fascinating insight into his exhilarating debut Test innings, in an interview with Channel 7 pundit and former fast bowler Trent Copeland before play on day two of the Boxing Day Test.

Konstas’ full-throttle approach to Jasprit Bumrah and co. took the breath away on Thursday, and he revealed that he was in a flow state from the moment he stepped onto the MCG.

“I was in the zone. I was trying to puff my chest out, trying to get in the mental zone,” Konstas told Copeland. “I was marking centre, leg, and just wanted to get in the contest with the bowler.”

Konstas, who made 60 from 65 balls, was a study in concentration as he faced up to the Indian quicks, his crooked squint quickly becoming a trademark that will likely be copied in backyards and on beaches around Australia this summer.

“I’m not sure what the squint is about. Trying to get my right eye to the ball,” he said. Each ball, he mutters to himself, “where’s the ball.“

You can read Greg Baum’s take on Konstas’ debut innings, which he argued was the most audacious since David Hookes HERE.

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