Australia have added uncapped all-rounder Beau Webster to their squad for the second Check in opposition to India as harm cowl for Mitchell Marsh.
Marsh pulled up sore after bowling 17 overs in Australia’s crushing 295-run defeat to India in Perth and will now be a doubt for the day-nighter in Adelaide from December 6.
Webster, 30, was named Participant of the Yr within the 2023/24 Sheffield Protect after scoring 938 runs at a median of 58.62 for Tasmania, together with three tons of and 6 fifties.
The appropriate-hander has hit one ton and one half-century throughout six knocks within the present Sheffield Protect marketing campaign at a median of fifty.50, whereas he additionally picked up 5 wickets in his final outing in opposition to New South Wales, together with two in an over.
Webster impressed with bat and ball for Australia A in opposition to India in two matches forward of the continuing Check collection, with a better of 61 not out in Mackay and a six-wicket match haul in Melbourne.
The all-rounder, who has beforehand performed county cricket for Essex and Gloucestershire. was once an off-spinner however now primarily bowls medium tempo.
Tasmania captain Jordan Silk stated of Webster lately: “He is a particular participant in the mean time.
“Any time we’re in hassle, I really feel like I can throw him the ball and he simply appears to have the ability to create one thing. Any time we’re in related hassle with the bat then he is in a position to dig us out of it.
“He is mainly enjoying as our third seamer and top-six batter which is a reasonably good luxurious to have in our facet.
“He’d most likely say it was top-of-the-line profession strikes of all time to surrender his soiled offies and go to seam bowling as a result of it is now trying prefer it might open many extra doorways for him.”
Australia squad for second Check vs India: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey, Josh Inglis, Pat Cummins (captain), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood, Scott Boland, Beau Webster
