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Cameron Green appeared to suffer an abdominal strain in the final ODI against South Africa, while Matt Renshaw took a blow to the wrist. Australia won on rain calculations as Pat Cummins returned to the ODI side.
Cameron Green has sent alarm bells through Australia's camp before the Test series against South Africa after appearing to suffer an abdominal injury while batting in the final ODI against the Proteas.
Green Withdraws Amid Abdominal Concerns
Having already dealt with shoulder soreness that delayed his return to bowling, Green reeled away in pain, clutching his stomach after trying to hook a delivery from Corbin Bosch. It had been a dramatic over in which Green had been struck amidships by Bosch and also flicked a delivery for six, but the apparent muscle strain was bad enough to prevent Green from being part of the bowling attack. Australia won the game on rain calculations.
Green attempted to bowl during the innings break, but after sending down a few half-pace deliveries under the watch of the team physio, he aborted the attempt. He was then off the field for the rest of the game. Australia were also monitoring Test opener Matt Renshaw after he suffered a blow to the wrist in the field, forcing him off for treatment.
Mitch Marsh said of Green: He had a nice build and it would've been nice for him to have a bowl, but it wasn't meant to be, and I'm sure that it won't affect his prep too much, hopefully. Marsh added: I sound like a footy coach, but I haven't seen them.
I know Renners got a knock on the wrist, and Greeny after being hit, I'm not too sure what was going on there, I haven't spoken to them yet. But hopefully both are OK. An injury to Green would be a major blow to Australia's hopes of winning in South Africa. He broke through for a first Test century on home soil against Bangladesh in Darwin in August.
Marsh Hints At Test Retirement
Marsh, meanwhile, said that he was currently planning to fly home to Perth rather than joining the Test squad. He conceded that skipper Cummins still saw him as part of the Test team's plans should the need arise. Marsh said: If Pat says the door's open then it's open. I don't think I'll ever be good enough to retire from Test cricket.
Asked how he would approach batting in Tests were he ever to play again, Marsh paused. He said: It's a great question, I don't really know. I imagine it'll be similar to my white-ball game if I was to get another crack at it. Marsh led the team despite Cummins' return to the line-up for his first ODI in two years.
Cummins bowled five sharp overs during the Proteas' unsuccessful chase. Marsh said: I see it as a bit of an open book really. Pat is the ODI skipper, his schedule is hectic as we all know. So today was a case of me finishing the series, Pat hasn't played one-day cricket for a while, and he's got a big couple of weeks coming up, so we share the role.
We've got a great relationship, and even having him out there, we work so well together. It didn't look like he hadn't played an ODI for 700 days, so it was certainly nice to have him back.
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