Konstas, Maxwell axed as Cricket Australia unveil contract list

Australia, who will play 20 Tests in a 12-month period from August, have opted to go with opener Jake Weatherald, 31, instead of the out-of-form 20-year-old Konstas. With Australia facing such a Test-heavy schedule, white-ball specialists Maxwell and Matt Short were also dropped from last year's list along with retired opener Usman Khawaja and injured fast bowler Lance Morris. A surprise was the omission of fast bowler Jhye Richardson, who played his first Test in four years in the Boxing Day Ashes clash.