Club cricket injury puts Test recall in doubt

One of Australia's comeback kids mightiness person his dreams of a Test callback dashed aft helium was injured successful nine cricket. 

Hours earlier being included successful the 18-man squad for Australia's circuit of India, Peter Handscomb collapsed successful symptom and yet near the tract portion playing connected Tuesday night.

Opening the batting for St Kilda against Melbourne successful the Victorian Super Slam - the state's T20 contention - Handscomb smacked his 2nd six of the time earlier falling to the crushed successful symptom and retiring hurt.

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He near the tract connected 16 disconnected 8 balls, and did not return.

It looked arsenic though the harm was done a fewer balls prior, erstwhile helium took a abbreviated transportation to the body.

While thing has been confirmed yet, helium has been sent for scans with the hopes that the wounded is conscionable bruising, alternatively than thing much serious.

Chairman of selectors Geroge Bailey gave Handscomb a ringing endorsement erstwhile the squad was locked in.

"Peter Handscomb deserves his spot backmost successful the squad," helium said.

"His home signifier has been beardown precocious and Pete has proven helium tin execute astatine Test level.

"His acquisition against rotation connected the subcontinent is invaluable and helium is besides an exceptionally bully adjacent to the wicket catcher."

Peter Handscomb leaves the tract aft batting against South Africa successful December. (Getty)

Handscomb's past accidental to radiance against international-level crickets came successful past 2022, erstwhile helium played successful a Cricket Australia XI lucifer against South Africa earlier the Test series, making 9 successful the archetypal excavation and retiring retired connected 48 successful the second.

The 31-year-old recorded 29 innings crossed 16 Tests betwixt 2016 and 2019, notching 2 centuries and further 4 fifties. 

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