Darwin, Aug. 8 -- Australia's Travis Head may have established himself as a formidable Test opener after his match-winning exploits in the Ashes, but the left-hander insists he is "not an opening batter" in the traditional sense and is simply focused on fulfilling the team's requirements.

Head was promoted to open in the second innings of the first Ashes Test in Perth last November after Usman Khawaja was ruled out, and responded with a blistering 123 off 83 balls to help Australia complete a two-day victory.

He followed that with centuries in Adelaide and Sydney to finish the Ashes with 629 runs, playing a key role in Australia's series triumph and subsequently winning his second successive Allan Border Medal.

Despite his success at t...