Cricket Australia to trial injury substitutes

Cricket Australia is to proceedings wounded substitutes successful nan first 5 rounds of their home Sheffield Shield competition.

Teams will beryllium capable switch a subordinate if they prolong immoderate wounded aliases go unwell before, during aliases aft play, up to adjacent of play connected time two, astatine nan referee's discretion.

To support fairness, nan guidance broadside will besides beryllium capable to make a tactical substitution.

Only 1 substitution is disposable per lucifer and must beryllium like-for-like, specified arsenic a bowler for a bowler. If it is not like-for-like past nan lucifer referee could spot restrictions connected what nan substitute will beryllium capable to do.

"Cricket Australia guidance will beryllium collecting accusation connected nan occurrence aliases different of nan proceedings to measure nan options station that round," said Cricket Australia caput of operations Peter Roach.

"We dream to study overmuch astir nan proceedings crossed nan first 5 rounds that we tin usage successful some our title going forward, and besides walk up to nan International Cricket Council (ICC) for information for preamble astatine Test level."

The opening information of nan Sheffield Shield originates connected Saturday.

India trialled a akin norm earlier this twelvemonth successful its home reddish shot competition, though it was constricted to injuries sustained connected nan section and had to beryllium external, for illustration a heavy trim aliases fracture alternatively than a musculus strain.

The anticipation of introducing wounded substitutes was raised during England's Test bid against India this summer.

India's Rishabh Pant batted pinch a fractured ft successful nan 4th Test, while Chris Woakes came retired to bat connected nan last time of nan 5th Test pinch 1 limb successful a sling aft dislocating his shoulder connected time one.

The ICC's playing conditions for Test matches do not let afloat substitutes.

Teams are allowed to switch injured players successful nan section but nan "substitute shall not vessel aliases enactment arsenic skipper but whitethorn enactment arsenic wicket-keeper only pinch nan consent of nan umpires".

Replacements for concussion person been allowed since 2019 and are capable to bat and bowl.

Covid-19 replacements were brought successful during nan pandemic but person since been scrapped.