IND vs AUS: Australian team got a big blow, this player was out of the entire test series
Australian wicketkeeper batsman Josh English
India vs Australia Test Series: The fourth test match of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy is being played between India and Australia. This match is being held on the ground of Melbourne, in which four days of play has been done and one day of play is still left. Meanwhile, the Australian team has suffered a major setback. His backup wicketkeeper Josh English has been ruled out of the remaining Test matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to injury.
Josh English got injured while fielding
Josh English was injured while fielding during the ongoing Boxing-Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and suffered a calf strain. Till now he has not got a chance in the playing eleven of any match of the series. Now due to Englishman’s injury, doubts have deepened over his playing in the Big Bash League. It is not yet known how serious his injury is.
Has not made his test debut yet
The Australian team has not yet announced his replacement. Whereas the team management will pray for his early fitness for the Sri Lanka tour. After the series against India, the Australian team has to play a two-Test series against the Lankan team. English has not yet made his Test debut for the Australian team.
Has scored two centuries in T20I cricket
Josh English made his ODI debut for Australia in the year 2022. After this he has scored 521 runs in 26 ODI matches for the team. He has 706 runs in his name in 29 T20 International matches. He has also scored two centuries in T20I. Whereas in first class cricket he has more than three thousand runs registered in his name.
Australian team for the test series against India:
Pat Cummins (captain), Sean Abbott, Scott Boland, Alex Carey, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Sam Konstas, Marnus Labuschagne, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Jhye Richardson, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Beau Webster.
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