Cooper Connolly replaces injured Short in Australia CT squad
Cooper Connolly
Short sustained a calf injury while fielding during Australia's match against Afghanistan and appeared to struggle while batting.
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Despite scoring a quick 20 at the top of the order, his movement was visibly restricted before rain forced the game in Lahore to be abandoned.
"I think he'll be struggling," Australia captain Steve Smith had said of Short's injury status. "I think we saw tonight he wasn't moving very well and I think it's probably going to be too quick between games for him to recover."
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Connolly has thus far featured in six internationals for Australia, of which three have been ODIs. He's a left-handed batter, who bowls left-arm spin as well.
Australia squad: Steve Smith (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cooper Connolly, Ben Dwarshuis, Nathan Ellis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Aaron Hardie, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Spencer Johnson, Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Maxwell, Tanveer Sangha, Adam Zampa.
