Australia’s test starter, Usman Khawaja, has chosen not to play for Queensland in the next game of Sheffield Shield against southern Australia, where a victory could give them a place in the final, but it could be available for the decisive if they get there.
Khawaja was not appointed in the team of 14 men of Queensland after informing Queensland selectors that was not available. Queensland’s
cricket accepted Khawaja’s decision with Captain Marnus Labuschagne returning to leadership to the team with the Australian hate team in the Champions Trophy.
Khawaja is not the only contracted player of
cricket Australia that is missing with Xavier Bartlett, who is also not available for the rest of the season, since he is aimed at playing at the IPL for Punjab Kings. Travis Head, Jake Fraser-Mcgurk and Spencer Johnson are not available for South Australia for the rest of the season, since they are tied by IPL, but Alex Carey has been appointed to play against Queensland and Will available for the final of the shield.
However, Khawaja’s absence is strange since it is completely fit and produced winning scores of 127 and 33 parties not in Queensland’s victory over Tasmania to contact the Bulls again for the final, since they feel secondly at the table only 1.41 points ahead of new South Wales. Khawaja has chosen to fly from Brisbane to Melbourne to spend the weekend watching the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix instead of playing the Shield game in Karen Rolton Oval.
The 38 -year -old has managed his carefully scheduled in recent years, valuing rest on playing many consecutive games to remain mentally and physically fresh for his test commitments while trying to extend his career as long as possible. This management plan has been supported by
cricket Australia and Queensland
cricket.
One of Queensland shield games was lost to cool off before the Border-Gavaskar trophy and understandably lost the play of the shield against Western Australia that began nine days after the Sri Lanka tour, where he scored a better 232 not in the first test. Khawaja was not the only test player who lost that round, but Beau Webster played for Tasmania, after playing the three most recent tests for Australia.
Khawaja has already played 11 first -class games this summer, including seven tests, which are already more games and days than any Australian national red ball batter would only play in a summer in total. He has also captained Queensland to a shield title in 2021. However, Khawaja has all April and May to rest after the shield season ends in the last week of March before preparing for four tests in June and July, which includes the WTC final and a Tres Test of the Caribbean test. From then on, it will not have any international commitment until the ashes begin at the end of November.
Meanwhile, Khawaja Queensland teammates traveled to Adelaide Early to get an additional training day on Thursday before the game starting on Saturday, since the team could not train the entire week due to the heavy rain that followed Ciclón Alfred.
Southern Australia has rested to Brendan Doggett rapid for Queensland’s clash before the final, but Nathan Mcandrew returns after he rested from the victory over Victoria last week.
On the other hand, the Australian test, Scott Boland, has been discarded from Victoria’s obligatory match against Waca Ground. Boland suffered some knee pain after the defeat against southern Australia and if Victoria cannot qualify for the final of the shield, it is scheduled for a prolonged period of rest before starting a long accumulation towards the final of the WTC, which will feature some bowling in Melbourne and up to three training fields in Brisbane.
Victoria Captain Will Sutherland returns after resting from the defeat against southern Australia and Peter Siddle has also been included in the 13 -men team. Victoria has also called the former Wa Quick David Moody after some strong performances for the second XI of Victoria.
Nueva Wales del Sur has named Australian Champions Trophy players Sean Abbott, Ben Dwarshuis and Tanveer Sangha for their night -day rose ball clash with Tasmania at the Ninja Stadium (Bellerive Oval) in Hobart. A significant victory and bonus points could be enough to bring NSW to the final ahead of Queensland, even if Queensland beat southern Australia.
Queensland vs South Australia squad: Marnus Labuschagne (C), Jack Clayton, Lachlan Hearne, Angus Lovell, Ben McDermott, Michael Neser, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Jackson Sinfield, Mark Steketee, Tom Straker, Mitchell Sweepson, Callum Vidler, Jack WildMuth
South Australia Squad Vs Queensland: Nathan McSweeney (C), Jordan Buckingham, Alex Carey, Henry Hunt, Jake Lehmann, Ben Maneti, Nathan Mcandrew, Conor Mcinerney, Lloyd Pope, Jason Sangha, Liam Scott, Henry Thornton
Victoria vs. Western Australia Squad: Will Sutherland (C), Scott Boland, Harry Dixon, Peter Handscomb, Sam Harper, Marcus Harris, Campbell Kellaway, Blake Macdonald, David Moody, Todd Murphy, Fergus o’neill, Oliver Peake, Peter Siddle
New South Wales Squadron vs Tasmania: Sean Abbott, Jackson Bird, Ollie Davies, Ben Dwarshuis, Jack Edwards (C), Matthew Gilkes, Chris Green, Liam Hatcher, Sam Konstas, Blake Nikitarras, Kurtis Patterson, Josh Philippe, Tanveer Sangha Sangha
