Australia's top players could be left out of the 100 this summer due to a clash with Bangladesh's Twenty20 tour.
What would be the blow for a formal 100-ball ECB opener, with the presence of Austin Finch, David Warner, Glenn Maxwell, Jay Richardson and Adam Zampa in jeopardy after agreeing to a straight tour of Cricket Australia Û” The West Indies will play Bangladesh in the July White Ball Series.
Some of the nine-strong Australian contingents in the Australian Army overseas in the Hundred were already likely to miss the tournament, which starts on July 21, as they will not leave for the Caribbean four days later.
Under normal circumstances, the CA may allow some of its A-listers to skip such a series against the Bangladeshis but importantly it provides an opportunity for their first-choice XI to go to jail in Asian conditions in which The Twenty20 World Cup in India is a shame for only two months.
Dates will be confirmed later this week following the announcement of Australia's annual central contracts.
Dom Sable, meanwhile, is expected to lose Warkshire's next two county championship fixtures against Essex and Durham, and his fractured finger can be countered for four weeks after consultation with a specialist. Û”
Even then, the opening batsman will be allowed to prove his fitness before England's first Test against New Zealand at Lord's on June 2.
Fast bowler Lur Mark Wood's first action of the summer was this weekend in league cricket against the Shuttle Bridge - humble England - yesterday at Collingwood's club, when he requested an early return from the rest period.
Preparations for his tour here by New Zealand began effectively yesterday when the home-based players were given the first dose of the Covid 19 vaccine as their government lined up for 'events of national importance'. The jump was approved.
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