Andrew Tye has been called into Australia’s white-ball squad after paceman Kane Richardson opted to remain at home in Adelaide with his wife and newborn son.
Josh Philippe and D’Arcy Short will train with the national limited-overs squad from next week as Cricket Australia continues to rejig logistical plans in response to the COIVD-19 outbreak in Adelaide.
Richardson played all three Twenty20s on Australia’s tour of England before he withdrew from the Indian Premier League, wanting to ensure he didn’t miss the birth of his first child.
The 29-year-old skipped South Australia’s final game in the Sheffield Shield hub last week, when wife Nyki gave birth.
Richardson told selectors he was withdrawing from Australia’s squad on Tuesday, when players from across the country scrambled to fly to Sydney and link up for the white-ball camp.
“It was a difficult decision for Kane to make but one which has the complete support of the selectors and the entire playing squad,” chairman of selectors Trevor Hohns said.
“Kane wanted to remain in Adelaide with Nyki and their newborn son.
“We will always support our players and their families; even more so given the challenging environment we are in.
“We will miss what he brings to the team but completely understand and support his decision.”
Tye was part of Australia’s tour of England before he headed to Dubai for the IPL, where he played one game for Rajasthan Royals.
“AJ is incredibly skilled in both forms of the short game,” Hohns said.
“He impressed in the UK with his high work ethic and his positive energy around the squad.
“He is a great player to be able to call on.”
Short was part of Western Australia’s squad in the Shield hub, all of whom had been told to self isolate at home after returning to Perth from Adelaide.
The big-hitting Short boarded the same flight with uncapped allrounder Cameron Green, who also rushed to Sydney on Tuesday.
Philippe is quarantining in Sydney, having returned from his maiden IPL stint.
Dexter The Hamster
Roar Rookie
Tough crowd......
Christo the Daddyo
Roar Rookie
Patto's no slouch with the bat either.
Cricket fan
Roar Rookie
Agree, and he's been in pretty poor form for a while now. I hope for everyone's sake though he does well and proves everyone wrong
Paul D
Roar Rookie
Well if they're testing depth they will find the bottom pretty quickly if Tye gets a run against international batters
Rob
Guest
Coulter-Nile. At least he can bat.
Chris Kettlewell
Roar Guru
I wouldn't be surprised if he does. They aren't going to play all the test squad bowlers for all those ODI's / T20's, they will want them to be getting some red-ball practice in leading up to the test series. So I suspect they will probably test the depth of the squad a bit.
Patrick
Roar Pro
Fair call. Personally I think both are much better with a red ball, but I wouldn't be offended to see either of them in the short form squad.
Brian
Guest
Neser or Pattinson
Paul
Roar Guru
Trevor Hohns obviously thinks differently, judging by these comments
Paul D
Roar Rookie
I'm with you, but for a one-off series, why not. He probably won't even get a game and is just depth cover.
Patrick
Roar Pro
Out of curiosity, who would you prefer to see instead of Tye? Bear in mind that Starc, Cummins, Hazlewood, Abbott, and Sams are already in the squad, whilst K Richardson was initially selected ahead of Tye. Throw in the fact that J Richardson and Behrendorff wouldn't have been considered due to injury, and I don't think being the sixth seamer in a squad with unavailable players is that unreasonable.
Rob
Guest
Don't understand what the Aussie selectors see in this bloke. Only ever picks up cheap wickets at the death and usually gets smacked all over the place.