SYDNEY: Australian wicket keeper batsman Mathew Wade faces a period on the sidelines after suffering a fractured collarbone while batting in the nets before play on the first morning of the Sheffield Shield match against Western Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, MCG, Australia.
According to details, Cricket Victoria confirmed that Wade had gone for scans immediately, which confirmed the injury, and the match referee Bob Stratford had approved a late change to Victoria’s team, with rookie wicketkeeper Aaron Ayre called in to make his first-class debut.
“Matt will get further medical advice on Monday to determine the extent of the injury and recovery period,” Victoria’s physiotherapist Nick Adcock said.
Wade’s injury comes at a time when he was hoping to have a strong start to the Shield season, with Peter Nevill currently occupying the Test wicketkeeping place but far from a permanent fixture in the side yet. Wade has played 12 Tests and scored two centuries, and while he is the incumbent ODI and T20 wicketkeeper for Australia, he hopes to add to his Test tally.
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