IND vs AUS 2nd Test 2023: Mitchell Starc And Cameron Green Possible To Return in The 2nd Test. Australian coach Andrew McDonald gave a big update.
Left-arm spinner Matt included in Replace of Swepson
Left-arm spinner Matt Kuhneman, who has been included in place of Mitchell Swepson, will be included in the playing 11 for the second Test against India, starting February 17, if the team decides to go with three spinners, Australian coach Andrew said. I might get a chance.
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Along with this, he also gave a big update about Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green, who were out in the first match due to injury.
Kuhneman (26 years) will join the Australian team in place of leg-spinner Swepson. Swepson is to return home for the birth of her first child as previously planned. However, he will return to India before the third Test.
McDonald told ‘Cricinfo’ on Sunday:-
IND vs AUS 2nd Test: Macdonald said ‘Cricinfo’ on Sunday, “He (Kuhneman) has a good chance to play in the next Test.”
He said, “If we play with three spinners, then we obviously want to have a ‘back-up’ available in the team so that we can do that if we want to.”
Kuhnemann has no international experience, having taken just 35 wickets in 13 first-class matches, and was taken by surprise at the news of his inclusion.
Kuhnman said after Queensland’s Sheffield Shield match against Victoria, “The call came yesterday morning when I was going for warm-up. I was very surprised.
He said, “I was lucky that my passport was in my bag. I watched the first Test, it feels so good to watch this series.
Todd Murphy was excellent and also look at how Ravindra Jadeja bowled. So very excited to go there.
The Possible return of Cameron Green in the second Test
McDonald, on the other hand, is hopeful of Cameron Green’s availability for the second Test. The young all-rounder is recovering from a finger injury. Macdonald said, “We hope so.
It’s been six weeks now. I think he’s had his last X-ray scan today. His inclusion gives us different options.”
Fast bowler Mitchell Starc, who missed the first Test, has arrived here after recovering from a finger injury.
Josh Hazlewood will not be available for the second test as well:-
The coach said, “Starc will rest today (in Delhi) and then he will train tomorrow.” Couldn’t even play in the opening match.
He said, “I think his Achilles problem is aggravated. That’s why we don’t want to feed him, want to give him rest for three days.
Macdonald defended the team management’s decision to replace Travis Head with Matt Renshaw, saying that Renshaw had failed to live up to expectations.
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“The players that we fielded in those conditions didn’t perform as well as we might have expected,” he said.
