Overview
- Australia A confirmed Aaron Hardie has withdrawn from the India tour with a shoulder injury.
- Will Sutherland, already in the one-day squad, will join the red-ball group only for the second four-day match in Lucknow starting September 23.
- The first four-day game on September 16 will proceed without Hardie or Sutherland, leaving Australia A short an allrounder.
- Cricket Australia has not named a one-day replacement, with the Kanpur fixtures scheduled for September 30, October 3 and October 5.
- Hardie is targeting a return for Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield opener on October 4, as selectors juggle a wider injury list featuring Pat Cummins, Lance Morris, Callum Vidler and Brody Couch.