Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Ashton Agar despatched residence from India to play Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup

Australia spinner Ashton Agar is returning residence from a tour of India to play home cricket for Western Australia.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 22, 2023 11:01 IST

Ashton Agar despatched residence from India to play Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup (AFP Photo)

By India Today Web Desk: Australia left-arm spinner Ashton Agar might be returning residence from the tour of India to play the Sheffield Shield and Marsh Cup for Western Australia. Australia is trailing the BGT sequence 2-0, and Josh Hazlewood and David Warner have already returned residence on account of accidents. Unlike them, Agar will return absolutely match and able to play in WA’s subsequent Sheffield Shield match on March 2 and the 50-over Marsh Cup ultimate on March 8.

Along with Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Swepson, and Todd Murphy, Ashton Agar was considered one of 4 spinners named within the authentic touring social gathering. However, he fell behind off-spinner Todd Murphy and fellow left-arm spinner Matt Kuhnemann within the pecking order.

Mitchell Swepson will return to India after lacking the Delhi Test to provide start to his first youngster. Pat Cummins can be scheduled to return to India earlier than the third Test, having flown residence for household causes after the Delhi Test, however his scenario remains to be fluid. Because Cameron Green is anticipated to be match for the third Test, Australia has not added one other batter to the squad to interchange Warner.

Tony Dodemaide, Australia’s selector on tour, took the weird step of chatting with the Australian media earlier than the toss on the primary morning in Delhi to elucidate the picks. Agar was not chosen as a result of “his red-ball bowling is not quite where he wants it to be,” in response to Dodemaide.

“Ashton Agar… there’s been murmurings that he might be on a flight home because he might feel like he’s surplus to requirements over there and I can understand why, without being in the camp and knowing the finer details of why he wasn’t picked,” Gilchrist instructed SEN WA Mornings.

“But it’s a pretty big insult that I know from touring and being on a lot of tours, you felt that if you’re picked on the tour in a broader squad – unless it’s a pretty extreme like for like that has to come in – you generally expected the guys that were first reserves to step in.

“So that is a little bit of a physique blow for him I might think about. I have never spoken to him… it’s going to be attention-grabbing to see what he does, whether or not he is introduced into competition.”

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Feb 22, 2023