Australia hope to have Cameron Green again for the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford after he was dominated out of the third Test at Headingley with a left hamstring damage.
Green was confirmed out earlier than the match begin on Thursday morning, changed by Mitch Marsh because the aspect’s allrounder.
It got here as one in every of three modifications, with Scott Boland in for a rested Josh Hazlewood and Todd Murphy changing injured spinner Nathan Lyon as anticipated.
Marsh’s return marks his first Test because the final match of the 2019 Ashes, when he took his maiden five-wicket haul at The Oval.
In the time since he has improved considerably as a batter within the white-ball codecs, hitting Australia to a victory within the Twenty20 World Cup in 2021.
But it’s Green’s health that’s the important concern for Australia.
He suffered a “low-grade hamstring strain” in Australia’s 43-run win within the second Test at Lord’s, the place he was compelled to bowl 22 overs in Lyon’s absence.
Australia have a sizeable hole between the Headingley and Old Trafford Tests, with the fourth match within the sequence not scheduled till July 19.
Team officers confirmed they anticipate to have Green again to full health by that time.
Australian officers additionally confirmed that the choice to omit Hazlewood was precautionary, with the seamer being managed on his return kind damage.
Hazlewood entered the Ashes sequence with solely 4 Tests to his title in two years, owing to aspect and achilles accidents, however has thus far received via the primary two matches unscathed.
With a brief turnaround between the second Test at Lord’s and third at Headingley, selectors didn’t wish to put his physique vulnerable to one other damage.
Captain Pat Cummins had indicated within the days main as much as the Test that it was one thing Australia had to concentrate on.
“The tour so far for him has gone as well as he could have hoped – no injuries, but he is kind of uncharted territory for the last year or two,” Cummins stated on Tuesday.
“He bowled 25 and 35 overs (in the first two Tests) which isn’t extreme numbers.
“But once more you weigh up this (Headingley) recreation versus the final two (within the sequence) and the way he is monitoring.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
