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Cameron Green Ruled Out of First Test Against South Africa
Cameron Green is an Australian cricket player who was hurt during a one-day match against South Africa.
A ball hit him in the stomach, and he strained muscles as he tried to play a shot.
Because he has not recovered, he will miss the first Test match.
Australia coach Andrew McDonald said Green is making progress with rehabilitation.
Green may still be able to play in one of the later Tests.
Cooper Connolly could take his place in the team.
Australia has not decided its lineup yet because it wants to assess the pitch conditions.
Australia all-rounder Cameron Green will miss the first Test against South Africa because of an abdominal strain.
Green was injured during the final ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom after being struck in the stomach by a full toss from Corbin Bosch.
Coach Andrew McDonald said Green is progressing through rehabilitation and could still play in the second or third Test.
Green began the southern Africa tour with a sore shoulder, which kept him out of Australia's three ODIs against Zimbabwe.
Cooper Connolly could replace Green; Australia will decide its lineup after assessing pitch conditions.
- Who
- Cameron Green, Australia all-rounder, and coach Andrew McDonald.
- What
- Green will miss the first Test against South Africa with an abdominal strain.
- Where
- Green was injured in Potchefstroom, South Africa; the first Test is against South Africa.
- When
- The announcement was made on Tuesday; Green was injured during the final ODI on Wednesday.
- Why
- He has not recovered from an abdominal strain sustained during the final ODI.
Key facts
- Unavailable for
- The first Test against South Africa
- Injury
- Abdominal strain
- Injury occurred
- During the final ODI against South Africa in Potchefstroom
- Injury incident
- A full toss from Corbin Bosch struck Green in the stomach
- Possible return
- The second Test in Gqeberha or third Test in Cape Town
- Potential replacement
- Cooper Connolly
- Coach
- Andrew McDonald
Quotes
Andrew McDonald
Australia's coach
“It's an odd one and had our medical team scrambling, so I'm not going to go down what the medical said around it, but there's not a hell of a lot of evidence in these injuries in cricket.”
rediff.com
“It's a bit of an unknown, but there's still optimism that he'll take part in the series at some stage.”
rediff.com
Sources
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