Australia’s match-winner in the first ODI of the three-match collection on Friday (February 2), Xavier Bartlett, has been rested for the second sport, slated to be performed at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) on Sunday, February 4.
The determination to rest Bartlett is part of his workload administration however the tall right-arm seamer is anticipated to come back again for the third and the ultimate ODI of the collection.
Meanwhile, Travis Head who has endured three forgettable outings currently with scores of 0, 0 and 4, has been launched from the ODI and the T20I squads whereas seamer Josh Hazlewood has been added to the workforce for the second ODI.
Bartlett was pretty spectacular in his debut sport as he bagged figures of 4/17 and decimated West Indies’ batting order. The 25-year-old was awarded the Player of the Match for his sharp spell that took the West Indians unexpectedly.
Notably, he suffered a again harm final 12 months and missed out on a significant chunk of home cricket as a result of the identical.Â
 “I was injured at the start of this year and didn’t have a chance to play any domestic cricket, which was a frustrating time. But you can kind of see the light at the end of the tunnel and you’ve just got to keep trying to work hard because these days don’t happen very often in the game of cricket,” Bartlett informed after Australia’s eight-wicket win in the first ODI.
On the different hand, Head’s release might open a door of alternative for the younger and dynamic batter Jake Fraser-McGurk.Â
McGurk has performed 17 List A video games in his profession so far. The right-handed batter has aggregated 468 runs with a century and a half-century to his title. While his List A common is simply 36.00, he has racked up his runs at a strike price of 140.11.
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