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Indian batsman Rohit Sharma (left) and team-mate Mahendra Singh Dhoni during the second day of the first Test against West Indies in Kolkata in this file picture of November 7, 2013.
ADELAIDE, Australia: Under-pressure Australia opener Chris Rogers said yesterday he cannot afford anymore batting failures or his Test career will be over.
Rogers, 36, said he is feeling the heat to perform as potential replacement Phil Hughes is in the midst of a run-scoring spree in the domestic Sheffield Shield competition.
Hughes has scored a double-century and a century in recent Shield games as he pushes his claims for an Ashes recall.
Rogers said he realises more meagre returns such as the one and 16 he made in Australia’s first Test triumph against England will curtail his Test career. “I didn’t contribute in the first game as much as I’d like to so it would be nice to get some runs in this game, for sure,” he told reporters ahead of Thursday’s second Test in Adelaide.
“You always feel pressure, but you have just got to enjoy it as well. I want to be here the whole (five-Test) series and score runs. That is my job, so I probably can’t afford too many failures.”
While most of his team-mates rested after Australia’s series-opening win, Rogers has been in the nets to prepare for the second Test.
“I have probably hit the ball a bit better,” Rogers said. AFP
