Inglis, Webster, and Konstas make history
The trio become the first Australians to debut in consecutive tests and score a half century or better.
Josh Inglis became Australia’s 470th male Test cricketer earlier this week when he was picked to play in the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
It is the third consecutive test where Australia have blooded a debutant, following Sam Konstas and Beau Webster in Melbourne and Sydney respectively during the final two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
This was the first time Australia had played a debutant in three consecutive tests since the 2021/22 home Ashes series against England, when Alex Carey, Michael Neser, and Scott Boland played in Brisbane, Adelaide, and Melbourne. Australia won that series 4-0.
The time before that was across the 2010/11 Ashes series and the 2011 tour of Sri Lanka (i.e., the last time Australia won a Test series in Sri Lanka), when the Aussies gave Baggy Greens to Usman Khawaja and Michael Beer (the final Test against England in Sydney), Trent Copeland and Nathan Lyon (the first test against Sri Lanka in Galle), and Shaun Marsh in Pallekele.