Australia recalled seamer Mitchell Starc in the squad for the third and final T20I international in Sydney against India after pacer Billy Stanlake was ruled out from the match due to an injury. The right-armer was pulled off from the playing XI in the rain-affected T20I on Friday at the MCG after he sprained his ankle doing catching practice during the warm-ups before the match.
Speaking about Starc, who played his last T20I in September 2016, against Sri Lanka in Colombo, australia captain Aaron Finch said, “(Starc has) got so much experience in the limited-overs games as well and we’ve seen how dominant he can be when he gets it right with the ball.”
The left-armer was supposed to sit out of next week’s first-class cricket match for the NSW Blues in the JLT Sheffield Sydney to ramp up preparation for the first Test against in Adelaide starting from December 6. “We’ll have a look at the wicket this afternoon and discuss the side but coming straight off a Shield game with an eye on the first Test, his preparations will be really good,” Finch said.
India and Australia will play the final T20I on Sunday at Sydney Cricket Ground.
