Ankle injury rules Beau Webster out of Sheffield Shield opener, will be monitored ahead of next week’s one-day game.
Beau Webster misses Sheffield Shield opener with ankle injury.
Although it is not thought to be a serious injury, Australia all-rounder Beau Webster will miss Tasmania’s first Sheffield Shield game of the season against Queensland due to an ankle injury.
Prior to Thursday’s One-Day Cup encounter against Queensland, Webster will undergo another evaluation. On October 15, Tasmania will play Western Australia in Hobart in the second round of the Shield.
Before the Ashes began, Webster had committed to participating in all four of Tasmania’s Shield games. There are rumours that he may face competition for his spot when England arrives, despite the fact that he has had a fantastic start to his Test career with four half-centuries in seven games under challenging batting conditions.
Although he has been recommended as a long-term contender for No. 3, Cameron Green is anticipated to return to unrestricted bowling duty by that time. Depending on which players make a claim for top-order slots, Green may be demoted back down the order.
Green and Webster have a decent possibility of playing in the same XI if he is kept in that position, where he finished strongly against the West Indies.
“It’s one thing that’s coming up a lot is obviously Greeney’s back bowling and I’ve got my chance, I suppose, through him being a batter only,” Webster told the media ahead of the season. “He was an allrounder for Australia for years before that along with Mitch [Marsh] and, when I answer the question, I’d love to see both of us in the team. If you’re scoring runs in the top six batters for Australia if you can bowl it’s a bonus.
“Absolutely I’d love to play in a team with Greeney. He’s a fantastic batter. I really hope he bangs it out of the park at the top of the order and I can stay at No. 6 and we can both contribute with the ball and in the field and win games for Australia.”