Australia‘s Test team finds itself in a unique situation as the reserve batter, Matt Renshaw, has been released to play in the BBL qualifier for Brisbane Heat against Sydney Sixers, creating a 24-hour window where they will not have a concussion replacement if needed during the ongoing Test match against West Indies in Adelaide.
Renshaw, who was selected as the only spare batter in Australia’s 13-man squad for the primary Check, was all the time anticipated to be on standby, given Steven Smith‘s role as an opener in place of the retired David Warner and Cameron Green’s inclusion at No. 4.
Cricket Australia has confirmed that Renshaw will fly from Adelaide to the Gold Coast on Thursday night time for the BBL match and return on Saturday morning. This determination leaves Australia’s Check crew with out a designated concussion substitute for the rest of the third day of the Check match.
Whereas it’s a uncommon state of affairs for Australia to not have a batting concussion substitute out there on the floor, the crew administration is assured that they’ll fly Renshaw again at brief discover from the Gold Coast in case of an emergency.
Lately, Australia has needed to make the most of concussion substitutes in Checks however by no means at residence. Marnus Labuschagne famously grew to become the primary concussion substitute in Check cricket at Lord’s in 2019. Labuschagne additionally stuffed in as a concussion substitute in an ODI final yr in South Africa when Cameron Inexperienced was injured. Renshaw himself was Australia’s solely different Check concussion substitute when he changed Warner in the course of the second Check in opposition to India in Delhi final yr.
The scenario highlights the complexities that come up from managing gamers throughout totally different codecs and the balancing act required to make sure that groups have ample cowl in all eventualities.
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