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No Bartlett for second ODI against West Indies, Head released from white-ball squads

The decision to rest Bartlett, who claimed 4/17 in Melbourne, is part of workload management plan amid three ODIs in five days after his back injury last year

Our Bureau Calcutta Published 04.02.24, 10:47 AM
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Xavier Bartlett, who made an enterprising international debut at the MCG, will be rested for the second ODI against West Indies on Sunday but will return in Canberra for the third game.

Travis Head has been released from the ODI and T20I squads for the rest of the matches while Josh Hazlewood has been added for the second ODI in Sydney.

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The decision to rest Bartlett, who claimed 4/17 in Melbourne, is part of workload management plan amid three ODIs in five days after his back injury last year.

“I was injured at the start of this year and didn’t have a chance to play any domestic cricket, which was a frustrating time,” Bartlett said after the Melbourne match. “But you can kind of see the light at the end of the tunnel and you’ve just got to keep trying to work hard because these days don’t happen very often...”

Spencer Johnson will join as cover for the third ODI.

  • Match starts: 9am, live on Star Sports
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