Big Del
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He's a FAR better pure bat option than Marsh and a lot younger. He has averaged 50 the last 12 months compared to the next best Aussie bat - Carey - at 33. He's plenty good enough compared to every other bat in the side.
I think you are optomistic .
He is very inconsistent . Highest score of 42 vs England . His recent average is boosted by one big not out score in NZ . Most of his runs other wise are starts but not going on with it . That could be OK at #6 when he bowls . At #4 he needs good runs more often .
Travis Head averaged under 40 for the longest time in FC as well before being picked in the Test side. It then took him time to find his feet and a style that worked for him.
McSweeney has come in on the back of two good Shield seasons, something similar to Head (probably did it a couple of seasons longer). McSweeney was a good choice but opening is not the same as batting in the middle order, this needs to be taken in to consideration. Not every batsman can do a Khawaja AND Khawaja was much more experienced when he took on test opening full time.
Head was stifled by the old school hard man coach .
Now he is free to play his game he has won World test champs , world cup and a test in Oz .
So there is that angle too .