Chris Jordan comes into the Sydney Sixers squad after injury which may force a selection squeeze in the second game of their Round 5 double, while Cameron Green and Mitch Starc’s injuries are set to cause BBL chaos.
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The Melbourne Renegades named an unchanged 14-man squad for Friday’s clash with the Sydney Sixers in Geelong.
English fast bowler Chris Jordan ($125k BWL) comes into the Sixers’ 15-man squad following injury, forcing Naveen-ul-Haq ($99k BWL) out due to the imports quota.
Steve O’Keefe ($143k BWL) is out due to injury. The Sixers said: “Remains in Sydney following injury to his hamstring during Monday’s Boxing Day clash.”
Renegades: Maddinson (c), Finch, Guptill, Handscomb, Harvey, Hosein, Marsh, Moody, Richardson, Rocchiccioli, Rogers, Sutherland, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Wells
Sixers: Abbott, Bird, Christian, Dwarshuis, J.Edwards, Henriques, Hughes, Jordan, Kerr, Murphy, Izharulhaq Naveed, Patterson, Philippe, Silk, Vince
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Ben Dwarshuis ($149k BWL) talked about why he wasn’t in the Sixers side previously, before his breakout 4fa on Wednesday. He said: “To be excluded for a couple of games and get brought back in and do well, it means a lot. I worked hard, went back to basics, trying to bowl my best ball & challenge the batters. It was about getting confidence back in myself.”
Gades skipper Nic Maddinson raved about Kane Richardson’s ($146k BWL) game on Wednesday. He said: “He bowled some pretty tough overs. He did a really job (in the surge) and got a breakthrough. I had to turn to him a bit earlier. He had a big role in the way we bowled after the 10-over mark.”
Cricket Australia confirmed that Cameron Green ($62k BAT/BWL) will miss the third Test due to injury which will likely have trickle-on effects for the BBL. He also seems unlikely to play for the Perth Scorchers after the Test series as had been planned.
CA said in a statement: “Has a small fracture to his right index finger. He will bat again in this match but will not bowl, followed by a period of recovery leading into the Tour of India.”
Mitchell Starc is also set to miss the third Test with a finger injury, which may impact the likes of Michael Neser ($155k BAT/BWL) or Jhye Richardson ($240k BWL).
There’s also talk of adding a spinner which may draw in someone like Ashton Agar ($142k BAT/BWL), Mitch Swepson ($76k BWL), Todd Murphy ($74k BWL) or Adam Zampa ($131k BWL). We’ll likely find out on Friday now the Test is over.
