Overview
- Head was promoted to open when Usman Khawaja was unavailable in the Perth Ashes Test and replied with a rapid 123 before following up with centuries in Adelaide and Sydney to finish the series with 629 runs.
- Those Ashes performances helped secure Head a second consecutive Allan Border Medal and have shifted public and media opinion toward keeping him at No.1 for upcoming Tests.
- Head says he does not see himself as a conventional Test opener and notes he has only opened a small number of his many first-class matches, but he also says he will adapt to whatever role the team needs.
- Some outlets, assessing Australia’s packed Test schedule and the importance of a settled opening pair for the WTC 2025–27 campaign, report he is likely to continue opening for the remainder of the cycle though no formal selection announcement has been made.
- If Head stays at the top of the order it will provide continuity ahead of tours to Bangladesh, South Africa, New Zealand and a five-Test tour of India, even as selectors balance his limited long-form opening experience with his proven form and white-ball opening background.