Inglis out of ODI with fractured finger | 00:28
Dane Heverin from Fox Sports activitiesSeptember 27th, 2026 2:50 pm
Australia has been forced to make at the very least one change for Sunday’s second ODI against South Africa in Johannesburg (beginning at 6pm AEST) with wicketkeeper batter Josh Inglis despatched house with a fractured finger. Dwell updates under!
Inglis sustained the injury during Australia’s 67-run loss in the series opener in Durban on Thursday and it now puts his place in the squad for next month’s three-Test series against the Proteas unsure.
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“There was doubtlessly a chance there for him to get into the Test staff as a batter,” Australian leg spinner Adam Zampa said of his teammate, who scored his second ODI century against Zimbabwe earlier this year, on the eve of the second ODI.
“With this injury, I believe he’s upset that opportunity may not come now. However I don’t think the break is absolutely dangerous – it doesn’t require surgical procedure or something like that. He’s headed house now. He’ll be doing some rehab for a short while, and I believe they’ll check it out in the next short time.
“He was flat – obviously one other alternative gone. We actually need him in this (ODI) staff. Clearly with these other alternatives doubtlessly arising for him, hopefully he can get a little bit of time at house, get the rehab in and it heals quickly.”
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Inglis’ absence means Test keeper Alex Carey will take the gloves in the 50-over format for the time since a one-off outing in Sri Lanka in February last year.
The West Australian’s misfortunes additionally provides Carey a reprieve after the South Australian – who had been taking part in as a batter – was dropped for the primary ODI to make means for the returning Cameron Green in the center order.
In the meantime, there may be uncertainty about which mixture of quick bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood play at the Wanderers – where 20 years in the past South Africa famously chased down Australia’s world file whole of 434.
The latter two featured in the series opener, whereas Cummins has not played an ODI in almost two years and may play without taking the <a href="https://cricket.worldwide/csk-captaincy-shake-up-on-the-cards-as-ruturaj-gaikwads-priorities-questioned/” title=”CSK captaincy shake-up on the cards as Ruturaj Gaikwad's priorities questioned”>captaincy duties – as an alternative leaving Mitch Marsh in cost.
Australia must win to keep the three-game series alive as the hosts have the chance to assert a sixth straight ODI series victory against their rivals.
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