Inglis ruled out with calf strain against New Zealand, with Alex Carey set to replace him for the upcoming series.
Inglis out of T20 tour of New Zealand with a calf strain, Carey called up.
Due to a calf issue, Josh Inglis will not be playing for Australia in their Twenty20 International tour of New Zealand. Alex Carey will take his place.
Inglis was ruled out of the series scheduled for October 1, 3, and 4 at Mount Maunganui after it is understood that he pulled a tender right calf during a Tuesday running session in Perth and underwent a scan on Wednesday.
After Cameron Green was left at home to play Sheffield Shield cricket as part of his Ashes build-up, Nathan Ellis was unavailable due to the impending birth of his first child, and Pat Cummins was withdrawn due to lumbar bone stress, Inglis is the fourth first-choice Australian player to be ruled out of the series.
Inglis sustained a low-grade strain while fielding for Australia during the Boxing Day Test against India as a substitute last December, missing the rest of the BBL season before making his Test debut against Sri Lanka in late January. This is the second calf injury he has sustained in the last nine months.
Inglis is anticipated to be healthy for the October 19 start of the ODI series against India in Perth.
Because they didn’t include a backup wicketkeeper in the original 14-man squad, Australia’s selectors were already taking a chance on Inglis staying healthy for the brief tour, so the injury has given them a little headache.
Given his dismal local and international T20 record, Carey’s comeback as a T20I keeper has been intriguing. He participated in Inglis’ final Twenty20 International against South Africa in Cairns in August. Carey made his first game as the wicketkeeper since September 2020 and his first T20I match since August 2021. In the first game of the series in Darwin, Inglis had to play through illness because he was not officially included in the original squad. Carey joined the team prior of the ODI series and took his position in Cairns.