Nineteen-year-old Australian opener Sam Konstas is poised for a potential Boxing Day Test debut against India, replacing the struggling Nathan McSweeney. McSweeney's dropping after just three Tests has ignited debate,

Nathan McSweeney opens up on being dropped from the Australian squad ahead of the Boxing Day Test between Australia and India in Melbourne, as Sam Konstas makes his way into the squad.

McSweeney, who opened for Australia despite batting at No.3 in the Sheffield Shield for South Australia, will link up with his Brisbane teammates for the Heat’s Big Bash League title defence. “Devastated. I get the dream come true and then didn’t quite work out the way I wanted,” the 25-year-old told 7NEWS.

The axe falls on opener Nathan McSweeney, with Australian selectors opting to add NSW rising star Sam Konstas to their squad for the fourth Test against India at the MCG.

Former Australian cricketer, Michael Clarke, has slammed the national team's decision to drop Nathan McSweeney from the last two Tests against India. Despite a poor start to his career with just 72 runs in his first three Test matches,

Nathan McSweeney was picked ahead of players like Sam Konstas, Cameron Bancroft, Matt Renshaw and Marcus Harris. McSweeney could not score a single half-century after playing the first three Tests of the series.

Nathan McSweeney was axed on Friday in favour of 19-year-old Sam Konstas, who is now the frontrunner to open the Australia innings along with Usman Khawaja in the Boxing Day Test.

Rookie Australia opener Nathan McSweeney admitted feeling "devastated" after being dropped for the last two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India but vowed to work hard to reclaim his spot in the national team.

Nathan McSweeney struggled in the Border- Gavaskar Trophy, scoring 72 runs across six innings. He has now been dropped from the squad.