After Australia pacer Josh Hazlewood got ruled out from the remainder of the Border-Gavaskar series due to a calf injury on the fourth day of Brisbane Test, the Baggy Greens were rocked again with an injury scare to star batter Travis Head.
The left-hander sustained a groin injury and didn’t come out to field during India’s second innings on the final day of the Test. This could be a major turning point in the series as an injury to Travis Head can prove to be fatal for the Aussies heading into the Melbourne Test.
Head was the star performer for Australia in their dominant 10-wicket win over India in Adelaide, playing a fantastic knock of 140 which took his side to a very strong position in the Test.
The 30-year-old once again shined in the Brisbane Test and scored a brilliant 152 to carry Australia to a humongous first inning total of 445. With the knock, he also completed his second consecutive century of the series.
Head was struggling with his groin while batting alongside Alex Carey on the fifth day of Brisbane Test. On many occasions, the batter was also seen moving uncomfortably. Former India cricketer Ravi Shastri described the situation as a “body blow” for Australia, with only a week remaining until the Boxing Day Test.
“This whole series is on the line and that’s the last thing Australia want … let’s hope it’s a niggle and seven days is enough,” Shastri said.
Former Australia cricketer Brad Haddin stated that Head’s potential absence would be a bigger blow to the team than Hazlewood and labelled the former as Australia’s ‘shining light’ with the bat.
“It doesn’t look good … this is a bigger loss than Josh Hazlewood, if Travis Head is out of this series (it’s huge), he’s been the one shining light with the bat. He’s very reluctant to stretch out and that’s really bad signs for the Aussies,” Haddin said.
With the Brisbane Test ending in a draw, the series remains level on 1-1 after the end of 3 matches. All eyes now will be on the upcoming Boxing Day Test which will be held in Melbourne from December 26.
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