Brisbane Heat confirmed that Chris Lynn will miss at least six BBL|10 matches with his hamstring injury, while Will Jacks was dropped for the Hobart Hurricanes with Dawid Malan finally named.
SQUAD NEWS
Chris Lynn’s ($135k BAT) short-term future was finally confirmed with the Heat revealing he’ll miss a series of games due to a hamstring injury with a view to returning by January 14.
The Heat statement said: “Lynn is targeting a return to playing for the Heat’s Melbourne leg from January 14 after scans prior to Christmas revealed a lower grade strain.”
Lewis Gregory ($175k BAT/BWL) may come into the Heat side, having finished his two-wek quarantine on Christmas Day but he’ll need to prove his conditioned to play.
The Heat statement said: “A decision on whether he plays tomorrow night will be held until just prior to the start of play after he meets with medical and coaching staff.”
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Another flag for SuperCoaches is Lachy Pfeffer ($42k WKP/BAT) has been named in the extended 17-man Heat squad.
Heat squad: Bartlett, Bazley, Bryant, Cooper, Gregory, Heazlett, Kuhnemann, Lawrence, Laughlin, Peirson, Pfeffer, Milenko, Steketee, Sully, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wildermuth, Wood
Dawid Malan ($175k BAT) has come into the Hurricanes’ 18-man squad for the game against the Heat, with Will Jacks ($109k BAT/BWL) dropped out due to the number of imports.
With Jacks dropping out, Malan’s position in the batting line-up has caused the most discussion, with speculation Ben McDermott ($126k WKP/BAT) could open and the Englishman play first drop.
Canes coach Adam Griffith said: “We’ll have a look closer to the game. He’s a quality batter in our top six. With only four overs in the power play he can build after the power play and then explode.”
Hurricanes squad: Boland, Botha, David, Ellis, Faulkner, Handscomb, Ingram, Malan, McDermott, Meredith, Moody, Owen, Parker, Paul, Short, Wakim, Winter, Wright
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TOMORROW
We’ll learn the Round 4 fate of Rashid Khan ($166k BWL) who is under an injury cloud for Monday’s Strikers-Scorchers game. The Hurricanes-Heat game will also take place.
