Overview
- Cricket Australia confirmed Beau Webster and Josh Inglis will each play a single Big Bash League match before rejoining the Test squad.
- Webster is set for the Hobart Hurricanes against the Melbourne Renegades on Monday at Ninja Stadium, with Inglis to play for the Perth Scorchers against the Sydney Thunder on Tuesday at ENGIE Stadium.
- Both players will return to the national group on New Year’s Eve to prepare for the fifth Test at the SCG from January 4 to 8.
- The move follows the two-day Boxing Day defeat at the MCG and comes as Cameron Green’s series average of 18.66 puts his place under pressure, positioning Webster as a potential replacement.
- Inglis is viewed as a longer shot for recall after modest returns earlier in the series, with Australia’s options also shaped by Pat Cummins’ workload rest and Nathan Lyon’s hamstring surgery.