Marsh leaves door ajar as Harris and hands fall closer

Harris and Handscomb were both among the Gabba races, but not Marsh's younger brother, whose layoff will put the confidence of national coaches at the test.

Marsh scored just six goals in the first round of Western Australia against NSW before Trent Copeland trapped him.

Marsh is in no way out of shape, having hit 151 there are only two games against hundreds of hundred against India A and Pakistan A in September, but his propensity to be kicked back before the wicket raises concerns.

It was the fourth time in eight innings, in first class, that he was losing his wicket of the sort. The Indian Rapids will undoubtedly focus on his front carpet in Adelaide if Marsh receives the approval of Trevor Hohns, Greg Chappell and Langer.

The Marsh seamstresses will relieve the Australian front-line trio, but the coaches may deem it to be more important in Perth for the second back-to-back test and will prefer six specialized drummers to Adelaide.

Langer was optimistic about his support for Marsh last week, saying he could not understand why the Western Australian had become a whip for the fans.

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"He made a lot of noise, but his first class record was as good as anyone," said Langer. "He had a great summer last summer, two hundred tests.

Handscomb continues to impress in his attempt to recover the middle order position that he had lost 12 months ago.
A day after hitting 81 in tough conditions at Gabba, the Victoria skipper confirmed it with another half-century in the second run.

But his dismissal late in the day for 53 years deprived him of the chance to enjoy the century, which would have prevented the selectors to resist the idea of ​​reminding him.

Harris made up for the loss in his first run by hitting 62 to bring his season total above 500 points to a princely average of 71.

Head, who was hailed as a bolt last week by Langer, made 49 for South Australia in a tight game against Tasmania.