Border-Gavaskar Trophy: Matt Renshaw returns to field after after undergoing knee scans

Renshaw,
who
was
picked
in
the
playing
XI
ahead
of
Travis
Head
raising
quite
a
few
eyebrows,
had
left
the
Vidarbha
Cricket
Association
Stadium
for
X-rays
on
his
right
knee,
with
Ashton
Agar
coming
on
as
his
substitute.

His
involvement
in
the
ongoing
Test
was
in
doubt
following
the
injury,
further
compounding
Australia’s
problems
in
the
gruelling
series
with
pacers
Josh
Hazlewood
and
Mitchell
Starc
also
missing
the
opener
due
to
injuries.

1st
Test:
Todd
Murphy
and
the
Tale
of
his
Five
Wickets
against
India
on
Debut

However,
the
26-year-old
returned
to
the
field
later
in
the
afternoon
after
passing
a
fitness
test.
Renshaw,
who
has
so
far
played
12
Tests,
returned
to
the
national
setup
for
the
third
Test
against
South
Africa
at
SCG
in
January
and
was
retained
in
the
squad
for
the
Border-Gavaskar
Trophy.

India
vs
Australia
1st
Test
Day
2
Live
&
Highlights:
Jadeja
solid
after
Murphy
five-for

The
middle-order
batter
was
trapped
leg-before
for
a
first-ball
duck
as
the
visitors
slumped
to
177
in
the
first
innings
on
Thursday
(February
9).
This
is
the
second
time
in
two
months
that
Renshaw
has
been
hit
by
bad
luck.

Rohit
Sharma:
Four
Milestones
the
Indian
captain
reached
with
his
Hundred
against
Australia

He
was
forced
to
isolate
and
use
a
separate
change-room
during
the
Test
match
against
the
Proteas
after
returning
positive
for
COVID-19.

Australia
would
be
banking
on
the
return
of
young
all-rounder
Cameron
Green
and
pace
spearhead
Starc
—
both
laid
low
by
finger
injuries
—
for
the
second
Test
to
boost
their
attack
and
bolster
their
morale.
The
32-year-old
Hazlewood
is
also
a
doubtful
starter
for
the
second
Test
in
Delhi,
starting
February
17.

(With
PTI
inputs)