Darwin, July 23 -- After a magnificent 183 against Sri Lanka A during the drawn second unofficial Test between both sides, Australia A batter Jake Weatherald admitted that he feels ready to go into the Ashes series against England as an opener if he gets a chance.

During the second unofficial Test, Jake smashed 183 in 275 balls, with 16 fours and two sixes, at an attacking strike rate of 66.54. With ace Aussie batter Steve Smith and newcomers Nathan McSweeney and Sam Konstas being underwhelming in their runs as openers after David Warner's retirement, Aussies have been left in search of a permanent opening partner to veteran Usman Khawaja. In six innings across three Tests against West Indies, Konstas could muster just 50 runs at 8.33, i...