Webster set to debut for Warwickshire ahead of WTC Finals after confirmation of being part of the Australian Test side.
Webster set for Warwickshire debut ahead of WTC final as he seeks to acclimatise to English conditions.
The newest Australian cricket player to play for Warwickshire before the World Test Championship final next month is Beau Webster, who will make his debut against Yorkshire on Friday.
In the final Test of the Border-Gavaskar series, Webster made his debut for his country against India at the SCG. He scored a crucial 57 in the first innings and led Australia’s series-winning chase home with an undefeated 39 in the second.
He later played both Test matches in Sri Lanka, alternating between medium-pace and offspin to demonstrate his bowling variety in the second match.
Webster, who has played for Gloucestershire and replaced Mitchell Marsh in the Test team, was originally signed by Warwickshire for a three-month contract that ended at the end of July, but he will undoubtedly be included in Australia’s WTC final squad as well as for the three Test matches that follow in the West Indies and conclude on July 16.
Webster’s medium pace appears to be a significant option for Australia, even though Cameron Green has made a comeback from his back injury and struck a century in his first appearance for Gloucestershire. However, Green will not be available as a bowler for the forthcoming Test matches.
“Beau brings proven quality, a great record, a very imposing figure, and he looks to be improving all the time,” Warwickshire’s first-team coach Ian Westwood told the club website. “He’s a cricketer who’s on the up and his relatively recent decision to start bowling seam has given him even more impetus.
“We’re getting an Australian Test cricketer who will deliver with bat and ball, can bowl spin and seam, and is a quality fielder. As allrounders go, you couldn’t have anyone better and more versatile. We’re really excited to have him and lucky to have a player of his class joining us at this time.”