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Blow for Australia days out from South Africa Test series as Green goes down with injury

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Brettig, D. (2026, October 1). Blow for Australia days out from South Africa Test series as Green goes down with injury. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/blow-for-australia-days-out-from-south-africa-test-series-as-green-goes-down-with-injury-20261001-p611z7.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-01 · by Daniel Brettig

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Cameron Green's apparent abdominal injury during Australia’s final ODI against South Africa raises concerns as the Test series approaches. Injured while batting, Green couldn't participate in bowling despite being scheduled to do so, potentially impacting his preparation for Tests. Additionally, opener Matt Renshaw was treated for a wrist injury sustained in the field, adding further worry about Australia's lineup before the crucial series against South Africa begins.
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Cameron Green injured his abdomen while batting during Australia's final ODI against South Africa on September 25th. The incident occurred when Green was hit by Corbin Bosch and later experienced pain that prevented him from bowling. Despite initial hopes, Green left the field due to a muscle strain, raising concerns ahead of the upcoming Test series in South Africa. His absence could impact Australia's preparation for the Tests starting shortly after this ODI series concludes. Meanwhile, Australia is also monitoring opener Matt Renshaw, who sustained an injury earlier during the match.

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🔮 While the tourists are ahead in the game, they will be wanting to get quick wickets this morning to minimise the dimensions of the chase they confront on a dry pitch that is starting to do plenty for spin and a little more for pace.
🔮 At 4-140 and leading by just 40 with six wickets left, the Proteas are up against it in terms of setting a big target, but the Australians will not want to chase any more than about 200 on a surface that is now tinder dry.
🔮 A third wicket may have followed soon after lunch when Green offered a low edge into the slips.
🔮 "Steve will continue to receive treatment and rehabilitation, with a full return to availability anticipated for the upcoming home Test series against New Zealand.
🔮 If Marnus Labuschagne had not been told that he will be missing from Australia’s team for the Newlands Test match, then he certainly looked like someone who knew his future was very much up in the air.
🔮 Following his rearguard century, featuring a long partnership with nightwatchman Scott Boland, Head admitted the team had identified an underperforming batting order as an issue to be addressed before this series, but could not put his finger on why they had not managed to pass 400 in an innings since January last year – 10 Test matches ago.
🔮 A narrow gap between two grandstands at St George’s Park is the margin by which Marnus Labuschagne finds himself on the edge of losing his Test place as South Africa eye the series victory that would emboss their status as world champions.
🔮 I’m Roy Ward and I’ll be taking you through all the major moments as Australia tries to bat out the day and avoid a loss while South Africa needs six more wickets and they will either win the match or need a short run chase.
🔮 In parallel, Cameron Green (abdominal strain) and Josh Inglis (broken finger) will both be fit to play in the third Test in Cape Town, while Cooper Connolly and Sam Harper are also available.
🔮 Pivotal will be his duel with Smith, who was struck heavily on the helmet by Anrich Nortje at Kingsmead but subsequently passed concussion tests.
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Green PERSON · 6× Marsh PERSON · 6× Australia GPE · 4× Pat PERSON · 3× Cummins PERSON · 2× Proteas NORP · 2× South Africa GPE · 2× Bosch PERSON · 1× Cameron Green PERSON · 1× Corbin Bosch PERSON · 1×

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It had been a dramatic over in which Green had been struck amidships by Bosch and also flicked a delivery for six, but the apparent muscle strain was bad enough to prevent Green from being part of the bowling attack as Australia won the game on rain calculations.
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🔮 “He had a nice build and it would’ve been nice for him to have a bowl, but it wasn’t meant to be, and I’m sure that it won’t affect his prep too much, hopefully.”
2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Blow for Australia days out from South Africa Test series as Green goes down with injury · assertive framing

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Cameron Green has sent alarm bells through Australia’s camp before the Test series against South Africa after appearing to suffer an abdominal injury while batting in the final ODI against the Proteas. asserted
Green → send → Proteas
Having already dealt with shoulder soreness that delayed his return to bowling, Green reeled away in pain, clutching his stomach after trying to hook a delivery from Corbin Bosch. asserted
Green → deal → Bosch
It had been a dramatic over in which Green had been struck amidships by Bosch and also flicked a delivery for six, but the apparent muscle strain was bad enough to prevent Green from being part of the bowling attack as Australia won the game on rain calculations. asserted
Australia → strike → calculations
“He was locked in to bowl a few overs today,” white-ball skipper Mitch Marsh said of Green. asserted
Marsh → lock → Green
“He had a nice build and it would’ve been nice for him to have a bowl, but it wasn’t meant to be, and I’m sure that it won’t affect his prep too much, hopefully.” asserted
it → have → prep
Green attempted to bowl during the innings break, but after sending down a few half-pace deliveries under the watch of the team physio, aborted the attempt and was then off the field for the rest of the game. asserted
Green → attempt → game
Australia were also monitoring Test opener Matt Renshaw after he suffered a blow to the wrist in the field, forcing him off for treatment. asserted
he → monitor → treatment
“I sound like a footy coach, but I haven’t seen them,” Marsh said. asserted
Marsh → sound → them
“I know ‘Renners’ got a knock on the wrist, and ‘Greeny’ after being hit, I’m not too sure what was going on there, I haven’t spoken to them yet. asserted
I → know → them
An injury to Green would be a major blow to Australia’s hopes of winning in South Africa, particularly after he broke through for a first Test century on home soil against Bangladesh in Darwin in August. asserted
he → win → August
Marsh, meanwhile, said that he was currently planning to fly home to Perth rather than joining the Test squad, but conceded that skipper Cummins still saw him as part of the Test team’s plans should the need arise. asserted
need → say → plans
“If Pat says the door’s open then it’s open,” Marsh said. asserted
Marsh → say → ?
“I don’t think I’ll ever be good enough to retire from Test cricket.” asserted
I → think → cricket
Asked how he would approach batting in Tests were he ever to play again, Marsh paused. asserted
Marsh → ask → Tests
“It’s a great question, I don’t really know,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → ?
“I imagine it’ll be similar to my white-ball game if I was to get another crack at it.” asserted
I → imagine → it
Marsh led the team despite Cummins’ return to the line-up for his first ODI in two years, in which he bowled five sharp overs during the Proteas’ unsuccessful chase. asserted
he → lead → chase
“I see it as a bit of an open book really, Pat is the ODI skipper, his schedule is hectic as we all know,” Marsh said. asserted
Marsh → see → book
“So today was a case of me finishing the series, Pat hasn’t played one-day cricket for a while, and he’s got a big couple of weeks coming up, so asserted
he → finish → weeks
we share the role. asserted
we → share → role
“We’ve got a great relationship, and even having him out there, we work so well together and it didn’t look like he hadn’t played an ODI for 700 days, so it was certainly nice to have him back. asserted
it → get → him
News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport are sent every Friday. asserted
News → send → sport
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