Sydney, June 22 -- Young Australian opener Sam Konstas believes he has come a long way after his Boxing Day Test debut, where he scored a blazing half-century.

The batter who did not feature for Australia in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 Final, is expected to open the innings along with Usman Khawaja in the West Indies.

"There were quite a few lessons - one was my mental side," the young opener told cricket.com.au as he recollected memories from his first Test match against India.

"That was my first time playing in front of a big crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), so I've worked on trying to control my emotions better," Konstas said.

"The second thing would be technical. I've been working on a few things with my fron...