Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Matthew Wade has replaced injured all-rounder Glenn Maxwell in the Australia squad for the limited overs tour of South Africa, the team said on Monday.<\/p>\n
Maxwell was already scheduled to return to Australia for the birth of his first child after the three-match Twenty20 series, which starts in Durban on Wednesday, but aggravated an ankle injury during a training session.<\/p>\n
“Following scans, and on medical advice, it was determined to take a conservative approach,” the team said in a news release. “As a result, Maxwell has been ruled out of the three match T20 series.”<\/p>\n
Selector Tony Dodemaide said Maxwell’s injury would be monitored ahead of the three one-day internationals in India next month — Australia’s last fixtures before the 50-overs World Cup in the same country.<\/p>\n
Australia will play South Africa in five ODIs after the T20 series.<\/p>\n
Wade helped Australia to their T20 World Cup triumph in 2021 several months after playing his most recent Tests and ODIs.<\/p>\n
“Wadey is a world class performer and is fit and ready to go,” Dodemaide said of the 35-year-old Tasmanian.<\/p>\n
Australia will name a provisional squad for the Oct. 5-Nov. 19 World Cup next week.<\/p>\n