{"id":17675,"date":"2024-12-03T13:04:12","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/?p=17675"},"modified":"2024-12-03T17:46:52","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T12:16:52","slug":"travis-head-turns-up-the-heat-with-t20-shots-in-test-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/news\/travis-head-turns-up-the-heat-with-t20-shots-in-test-prep-17675\/","title":{"rendered":"Travis Head Turns Up the Heat with T20 Shots in Test Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Australian batter <strong>Travis Head<\/strong> stunned onlookers during a recent net session, unleashing a flurry of T20-style strokes as he prepared for the second Test of the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/border-gavaskar-trophy-winners-list-all-time-14957\/\">Border-Gavaskar Trophy<\/a><\/strong>. Known for his aggressive flair, Head showcased explosive hitting, sending a clear signal of his intent to dominate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a gritty <strong>89 off 101 balls<\/strong> in the second innings of the first Test, Head appears ready to carry forward his counter-attacking approach against India\u2019s lethal bowling unit. Experts believe this fearless preparation highlights Head\u2019s focus on putting pressure back on the bowlers, a key strategy for the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/cricket\/why-pink-ball-is-used-in-test-cricket-14042\/\">pink-ball Test<\/a> at Adelaide Oval<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-media-max-width=\"560\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Travis Head is in T20 mode at the nets. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BGT?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BGT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AUSvIND?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AUSvIND<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJgajVJNrJ\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/CJgajVJNrJ<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Subhayan Chakraborty (@CricSubhayan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CricSubhayan\/status\/1863791174772736096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>With his ability to blend aggression with consistency, Travis Head might just be the X-factor Australia needs to level the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian batter Travis Head stunned onlookers during a recent net session, unleashing a flurry of T20-style strokes as he prepared for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Known for his aggressive flair, Head showcased explosive hitting, sending a clear signal of his intent to dominate. After a gritty 89 off 101 balls in the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17677,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[6],"class_list":{"0":"post-17675","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-news","8":"tag-featured"},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",1220,584,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-150x150.webp",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-300x144.webp",300,144,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-768x368.webp",768,368,true],"large":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-1024x490.webp",788,377,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",1220,584,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",1220,584,false],"bunyad-small":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-150x72.webp",150,72,true],"bunyad-medium":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-450x215.webp",450,215,true],"bunyad-full":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-1200x574.webp",1200,574,true],"bunyad-viewport":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",1220,584,false],"bunyad-768":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head-768x368.webp",768,368,true],"web-stories-poster-portrait":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",640,306,false],"web-stories-publisher-logo":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",96,46,false],"web-stories-thumbnail":["https:\/\/uccricket.live\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Travis-Head.webp",150,72,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"UC Team","author_link":"https:\/\/uccricket.live\/author\/uc-team\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Australian batter Travis Head stunned onlookers during a recent net session, unleashing a flurry of T20-style strokes as he prepared for the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 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