Australia National Cricket Team opener Travis Head has pulled out of the last two games of the ongoing five-match T20I series against India to focus on red-ball cricket ahead of the much-awaited Ashes 2025-26 series against England at home.
Travis Head will return to represent South Australia in the Sheffield Shield 2025-26, where he will turn up against Tasmania in Hobart next week. This will be Head's first first-class appearance since Australia's tour of the West Indies in July.
Travis Head chooses Sheffield Shield over India T20Is to regain form before AshesAfter a lean patch in white-ball cricket, Travis Head is now eager to regain form in red-ball cricket. His top score in the last eight innings across formats has been just 31. Travis Head has been going through a rough patch since his blazing 142 against South Africa in August.