Philippe himself is trying to impress national selectors as he attempts to put his own case forward for a place in Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
The 28-year-old appeared in good touch during white-ball fixtures against India at home in October and November and has made a strong start to his Big Bash campaign with a team-high innings of 46 in the Sixers’ most recent fixture against Adelaide.
Those runs came for Philippe batting at No.3 and the hard-hitting right-hander is happy to continue in that role so Babar can try and find form as an opener.
“I’m happy to play whatever role is required,” Philippe added.
“I’m looking forward to hopefully putting on a big partnership with (Babar) and learning from him out in the middle.
“He’s a really nice guy and we’re certainly enjoying having him around.”
