Who opens the batting alongside Usman Khawaja in the first Ashes Test continued to be a hot talking point.

And Brad Hardie can’t understand why West Australian Cam Bancroft continues to not be in the frame, saying his constant omission is largely a result of political reasons stemming back to the infamous ball-tampering saga.

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“He just didn’t fit in,” Hardie told 6PR’s Wide World of Sports about Bancroft.

“And that’s political, that’s not on ability.”

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