Josh Hazlewood has been ruled out of the T20I series against Scotland starting on September 4 due to a calf strain. Hazlewood sustained the injury during training last week and hence Cricket Australia has named Riley Meredith as his replacement.
Hazlewood’s injury is reportedly not serious and he is expected to regain fitness to bowl shortly. He is still in contention for the white-ball series against England, which includes three T20Is and five ODIs.
However, selectors may try to carefully manage Hazlewood’s workload ahead of a busy home summer that includes the all-important five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy against India starting November 22.
Meredith, on the other hand, is in top form and has had plenty of game time of late. He represented Somerset in the T20 Blast and One Day Cup this season and is in great form.
Meredith captured 14 wickets in 12 games for Somerset during the T20 Blast at an average of 22.78 and an economy rate of 7.59. Meredith also took six wickets in three games for Somerset in the One Day Cup, including a four-wicket haul against Middlesex at Lord’s. Meredith averages 21.33 in the One Day Cup and has conceded runs at an economy rate of 5.12.
Somerset have progressed to the One Day Cup final and will face Glamorgan at Trent Bridge in Nottingham on September 22.
Australia’s T20I squad against Scotland and England:
Mitchell Marsh (c), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Cameron Green, Aaron Hardie, Riley Meredith, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Marco Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Australia’s tour of Scotland
| S. NO. | Phosphorus | Date | Event |
| 1. | Scotland vs Australia, 1st T20I | September 4th (Wednesday) | Grange Cricket Club Cricket Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh |
| 2. | Scotland vs Australia, 2nd T20I | September 6th (Friday) | Grange Cricket Club Cricket Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh |
| 3. | Scotland vs Australia, 3rd T20I | September 7th (Saturday) | Grange Cricket Club Cricket Ground, Raeburn Place, Edinburgh |
Disclaimer:
The information contained in this post is for general information purposes only. We make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the post for any purpose.
We respect the intellectual property rights of content creators. If you are the owner of any material featured on our website and have concerns about its use, please contact us. We are committed to addressing any copyright issues promptly and will remove any material within 2 days of receiving a request from the rightful owner.