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Matt Renshaw will play in Sydney as he battles COVID-19, battling his cheque from a separate dressing room after testing positive for the virus.
Renshaw on Wednesday became the first positive case in the Australian testing organization this summer, when he ordered hay fever medicine shortly after the draw against South Africa.
He was then told to separate from his teammates’ anthems according to agreed protocols, before conducting a COVID-19 check and told to pack his bags and move to another location on the floor after testing positive.
ICC regulations state that Renshaw can continue to play in the game as long as he feels well enough, with the option of a substitution if he gets too sick.
On Wednesday night, officials were confident Renshaw would maintain his position in the team as he is taking part in his first test since 2018.
“It’s okay,” said teammate Marnus Labuschagne.
“He helps keep playing. And if it gets to the point where you can’t play anymore, the COVID submarine comes into play.
“But at this point, it’s far from that and it’s okay. “
Regardless, Labuschagne said he was not seriously involved in the spread of COVID in the team.
“It’s just playing,” he said. I went into the (locker room), he left.
“You just don’t need to have a scenario where five or six guys get sick. “
If Renshaw gets too sick, Peter Handscomb seems to be the most likely option to upgrade him. Marcus Harris is the choice.
Matt Renshaw. (Photo via Mark Kolbe/Getty Images)
Handscomb was not the first member of Australia’s 14-man team for the tryout, but was listed as an emergency backup outfielder on Wednesday to allow other players to leave for the BBL.
Both are scheduled to make the four-test trip to India next month.
Renshaw will be desperate to keep playing, given that he hasn’t played since 2018 in South Africa.
Ashton Agar. (Photo via Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)
He suffered a concussion in a warm-up attack later that year in the United Arab Emirates and did not appear in an Australian team until that test, when he recalled in the position of the injured Cameron Green.
A chance to play would also create a golden chance for Handscomb, who was left out of the check roster in January 2019.
The Victorian has played for Sheffield Shield this season, leading the list of problems with 571 with an average of 81. 57, adding a score of 281.
Shane Warne will get a final tribute at SCG this week, as officials opted to use the course on which the king of the spin played his ultimate test for Australia’s series against South Africa.
Warne’s legacy has been a normal feature of summer, following his surprise death from a central attack at the age of in March.
Last week’s MCG check included applause for the player on his own field, while Cricket Australia announced that the Trial Player of the Year award would be renamed in his honour.
Last month, Nathan Lyon surpassed the legend of spinning to become the leading cheque taker at the site, while Warne’s commemorations took place in Perth earlier, during the first cheque in Australia without him in the observation box.
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In Sydney, there will be a further twist in the tribute when Australia takes on South Africa from Wednesday.
Pat Cummins from Australia speaks to the media at an Australian Test Team consultation at the Sydney Cricket Ground. (Photo via Jeremy Ng/Getty Images)
Officers deployed Camp No. 3 for the first time since Warne’s farewell in January 2007, the strip two to the left of the same old No. five and towards Bill O’Reilly’s place.
“When we were doing our research, we discovered that Shane Warne, Glenn McGrath and Justin Langer had their last frame No. 3,” said SCG curator Adam Lewis.
“So, in our planning, we had that in mind.
“We tried to put grass on pitch number five in the most productive way possible, but with the amount of play we’ve had in the season, it just couldn’t have happened in time.
“Knowing that Shane Warne and the guys played their last test at No. 3, it was fine, so we put our power into it.
“Shane was really smart not only for the players, but also for the conservatives. He defended us and he knew we had our hearts up our sleeves.
Ground staff also expect the box to supply the turning point Warne hoped for and enjoyed at SCG, where he also made his debut in 1992.
(Photo via Daniel Pockett/Getty Images)
The box at the time was reputed to be Australia’s most productive rotating porthole, but rainy weather and batter-friendly gates have forced draws in five of the last 8 floor events.
“We look forward to a launch of SCG,” Lewis said.
“That’s not what we’ve noticed in recent years. Some players told me I looked like a wicket from about 10 years ago, which gave me a bit of confidence.
“It’s thin on the grass, a little asymmetrical and probably not the most charming terrain we’ve ever seen, but we’re ahead and we’ve done our best. “
Axar Patel kept calm in the final as India beat Sri Lanka for two problems in the first of 3 T20 international matches.
Patel limited Sri Lanka, which was left without the last thirteen, to 10 with tourists expelled from the last dance by 160.
This after Patel scored 31 passes on 20 balls to help India win 5-162 in his 20 overs.
Put into play on Tuesday, India struggled to get started. Starter Shubman Gill (7), vice-captain Suryakumar Yadav (7) and Sanju Samson (5) were fired cheaply.
India was 3-46 in 6. 5 overs before captain Hardik Pandya stabilized the shipment with 29 of 27 balls. He scored 31 points for fifth place with Ishan Kishan (37).
The duo captured until the 15th with India placed at 94-5.
Deepak Hooda then hit 41 steps on 23 balls, adding 4 six. With Patel, he scored 68 runs on 31 balls for the sixth wicket when India made use of the dead.
Sri Lanka on the defensive when rookie point guard Shivam Mavi (4-22) struck twice at the start. He beat Pathum Nissanka (1) and beat Dhananjaya de Silva (8).
Dasun Shanaka scored forty-five of 27 balls to resurrect the innings with Wanindu Hasranga (21 of 10 balls), they changed course before Mavi returned to send Hasranga back to 17.
Malik sent Shanaka back to the 18th and Chamika Karunaratne hit 23 of 16 balls, the task was too big.
“The team [that is] in difficult conditions will help us in bigger games,” said Pandya, the new captain of India’s T20, after his first home win. “We, as a team, are pretty smart in bilateral (series), and that’s how we’re going to challenge ourselves. “
The T20 will be played in Pune on Thursday.
A last-plus century-long stand through Matt Henry and Ajaz Patel helped New Zealand seize the moment Test opposed nervous hosts Pakistan.
Henry, batting at No. 10, had an undefeated career high of 68 on 81 balls, while No. 11 Patel also got his check with 35 when they added 104 to push New Zealand to 449 on the second day.
Returning to their main role as bowlers, they then struck early when Pakistan hit. With Babar Azam also exhausted in a mix-up with Imam-ul-Haq, Pakistan struggled at 3-154 in tensions on Tuesday. They hang out on 295 tracks.
Imam undefeated in 74 and Saud Shakeel, who took almost an hour before getting his first run on his 42nd ball and also survived a missed catch, did not out in 13.
Fast pitcher Henry, betting his first check since last June, a mistimed shot by Abdullah Shafique (19) and Patel had the competitive Shan Masood (20 on 11 balls) caught on point.
Babar, who ruled the scoring in 2022 with 1,184 runs in controlled games, was forming well with 24 of 41 balls, but Imam denied the third run after he first took a few steps out of his fold and either batter found himself in the forward. Punchline of the attacker.
Shakeel may have been eliminated before he scored, but goalkeeper Blundell may not be a credit to Bracewell.
“Very pleased with how we did our job,” Henry said. “First of all, we had to write things down and look to move forward. Then we had some pretty solid functionality with the ball. “
Earlier, Abrar Ahmed (4-149) struck twice and Naseem Shah (3-71) beat Ish Sodhi overnight to leave New Zealand 9-345 after retaking the 6-309.
Blundell, 30 overnight, outscored 51 through Abrar on a delivery that moved away from the right and also stayed a bit low.
Tim Southee (10) went through Abrar before Patel stayed with Henry, who replaced Neil Wagner as New Zealand’s only replacement for the team that drew the first Test.
Henry elevated Hasan, who did not have a wicket on his return to cricket control, and Naseem for the big six in the middle of the wicket and broke eight limits.
Patel similarly opposed the Spinners, achieving 4 limits and showing wonderful determination before Abrar ended Pakistan’s frustration when he gave Patel an ill-timed sweep a while after lunch.
“It shouldn’t have happened, however, infrequently, the last wicket gets tough, you make fun and you play, you get races. It’s not that they bat, but they do well,” Pakistan hitting coach Mohammad Yousuf said.
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