Steve Smith made 12 runs on Wednesday in his first knock as a Take a look at opener.Credit score: Getty
Khawaja handed an preliminary concussion check on the floor and scans later cleared him of a fractured jaw, however Cricket Australia protocols require ongoing examinations in case of delayed concussion.
“He had a test in at this time and all is okay,” a Cricket Australia spokesman mentioned on Saturday. “He could have extra assessments within the subsequent few days.”
McDonald mentioned he was “hopeful that he will probably be OK [to play].”
Australia have been lucky Khawaja’s damage was so late within the recreation and never as severe as first feared after concussion sub Matthew Renshaw was launched from the squad through the Take a look at to play for the Brisbane Warmth in a BBL ultimate on Friday evening.
McDonald defended the choice to launch Renshaw, who would have been compelled to hurry from the Gold Coast to Adelaide on Saturday morning had Khawaja been extra significantly injured and the West Indies been extra aggressive and compelled the sport right into a fourth day.
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“We think about the chance once we launch gamers and I believe it’s about level 5 per cent of an opportunity when it comes to concussion taking place, so it was ironic that in regards to the first time we’ve let a participant return to Massive Bash there was a head knock,” McDonald mentioned. “Fortuitously sufficient, the sport was ready the place we thought that it wasn’t going to be a better danger, essentially. So we have been completely happy for Renners to return and play for the Warmth.”
McDonald claimed that the late damage to Khawaja wouldn’t deter the selectors, McDonald, chairman George Bailey and Tony Dodemaide, from releasing gamers to their BBL golf equipment in future.
“Every resolution is in isolation,” McDonald mentioned. “It is dependent upon the circumstances, what day it’s within the Take a look at match and the way far it’s progressed, these varieties of issues. We normally carry round 13 gamers. Now we went to 12 on this case.”
