"I think you could use this order and these players in a range of different ways to win games of cricket, he said. We've seen it in red-ball, and particularly pink-ball, as well as non-traditional stuff, with double nightwatchmen, and how you use orders and how you use players in certain situations. I agree with Pat that they're slightly overrated. That I guess is where the game's going to, and it's when do you use that, when's the right time, when's it acceptable,"
"I feel like I can play in any role, so I'm open to it, and it's just trying to work out in game and in moments when that may come out and when you may use that, but I think all options are on the table and have been for a long period of time, about where this team can potentially get better and where there are opportunities to potentially win games of cricket in moments. I think it's always been on the table."
Travis Head arrived in Brisbane to begin preparations for the second Test and promoted batting flexibility as a key to future success. He endorsed the idea that quality players can bat in various positions and described batting orders as somewhat overrated. He pointed to examples such as red-ball and pink-ball cricket, double nightwatchmen, and situational use of players to illustrate evolving tactics. He stated that all options remain available for improving the team and finding winning moments, and confirmed personal readiness to open while downplaying concern about the pink ball.
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