Although the last group stage match for Australia ended with no result, world champions managed to enter the semifinals Champion trophy 2025 with 4 points in 3 games. However, on the eve of all important conflict, there is a great downtime at the Australian camp, and this time the surrounding initial course in Australia Matthew Short.
Injury concerns weaving in Matthew Short
During the last group match in Australia against AfghanistanShort grabbed discomfort in the calf as he hit and apparently limped as he ran between the winch. The 29-year-old could only collect 20 races of 15 balls.
After the match, the Australian skipper Steve Smith He was asked about the injury to the Short State and almost confirmed that he would not be able to fully recover in front of the semifinals, and Australia will now have to look for other options within a team that can open an Inings along with Travis Head.
“I think he’ll fight, I think we saw tonight that he wasn’t moving well and I think he’ll probably be too fast between games to recover. We have a few guys who will come to fulfill jobs and look forward to that,” Smith said during a presentation after the match after the match against Afghanistan was excluded.
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A long list of injuries to Australia
Australia has suffered in the recent past. Their champions of the Trophy 2025 preparations stopped the skipper Pat cummins an injury after the Gavaskar border trophy against India and was then discarded from a team on a tour on a tour Sri Lanka together with the champion trophy.
Later, Pacer Mitchell StarcJosh Hazelwood and comprehensive Mitchell Marsh They are also excluded from the prestigious ICC tournament for concern for injuries. Another big failure was added to the Australian camp when Marcus Stoinis He pulled himself out of the detachment and announced a retirement from ODA format. Another failure in the form of Short injuries could prove harmful to Aussies.
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