Injury-hit Australia call up Henriques for India Test
Veteran David Warner, seamer Sean Abbott, and young guns Will Pucovski and Cameron Green are all unavailable for the first Test.
Moises Henriques has been called up to the Australia Tests squad following an injury to seamer Sean Abbott. Picture: Getty Images
All-rounder Moises Henriques was on Monday called up to Australia’s injury-hit Test squad to face India after paceman Sean Abbott was ruled out with a calf strain.
With the first Test in Adelaide beginning Thursday, the Portugal-born all-rounder’s call-up is the latest of a number of enforced changes to the squad to play the day-night match against Virat Kohli’s men.
Australia will have to cope without talismanic opening batsman David Warner, who suffered a groin tear.
His likely replacement, rookie Will Pucovski, was ruled out with concussion after being struck on the helmet by a bouncer in a warm-up match last week.
There had been speculation that Australia could call up red-hot young all-rounder Cameron Green, but he too looks to have missed out after also suffering a concussion when hit on the head by a powerful straight drive while bowling last week.
Abbott, who has a “mild calf strain”, was expected to be fit for the second Test said Cricket Australia.
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