Sam Harper hit in head, hospitalised after practising ramp shot in nets.
No monkey involved.
Injuries [Maxwell, Head.]
Travis Head has COVID again...
Sheesh... Where is he spending his free time?
"Head fell ill after the Adelaide Test ... and was subsequently found to have COVID.
While the team was set to reconvene in Brisbane on Monday to prepare for Thursday’s day/night Test, Head will spend an extra night at home in the hope he will test negative by the time he joins the team.
However, if Head is still testing positive, he will be able to train and play under isolation protocols demonstrated when fellow squad member Matt Renshaw discovered he had COVID in the minutes before the start of last year’s SCG Test against South Africa."
(Brettig, The Age)
Mr NickIt, Khawaja, has been cleared to play.
And Pucovski was hit on the helmet, retired hurt, but returned later, scoring 89.
"Accident-prone Australian white-ball star Glenn Maxwell was taken to hospital after falling while watching former Australian players perform with pub band Six and Out at a sold-out venue in Adelaide last Friday.
An ambulance was called to The Governor Hindmarsh after Maxwell fell and lost consciousness..."
(Brettig, Conn)
Sheesh... Where is he spending his free time?
"Head fell ill after the Adelaide Test ... and was subsequently found to have COVID.
While the team was set to reconvene in Brisbane on Monday to prepare for Thursday’s day/night Test, Head will spend an extra night at home in the hope he will test negative by the time he joins the team.
However, if Head is still testing positive, he will be able to train and play under isolation protocols demonstrated when fellow squad member Matt Renshaw discovered he had COVID in the minutes before the start of last year’s SCG Test against South Africa."
(Brettig, The Age)
Mr NickIt, Khawaja, has been cleared to play.
And Pucovski was hit on the helmet, retired hurt, but returned later, scoring 89.
"Accident-prone Australian white-ball star Glenn Maxwell was taken to hospital after falling while watching former Australian players perform with pub band Six and Out at a sold-out venue in Adelaide last Friday.
An ambulance was called to The Governor Hindmarsh after Maxwell fell and lost consciousness..."
(Brettig, Conn)
Media reckon Maxwell has an alcohol problem.
e.g. Webster:
Glenn Maxwell must know it's time to stop drinking
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/i- ... 5ezcf.html
.......................................................
At the 1st Test, Tim May talked about his alcohol battles:
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/ti ... 5exdn.html
e.g. Webster:
Glenn Maxwell must know it's time to stop drinking
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/i- ... 5ezcf.html
.......................................................
At the 1st Test, Tim May talked about his alcohol battles:
https://www.smh.com.au/sport/cricket/ti ... 5exdn.html
Brettig:
"New Zealand have other injury concerns. Opening batter Devon Conway is nursing an injured thumb and did not bat on Tuesday, with Stead indicating that he may need to wear a special thumb guard to play. Will Young is the young batter in line to come in if Conway is not passed fit.
Rachin Ravindra eased doubts about soreness in his left knee by completing a net session on Tuesday."
(The Age)
"New Zealand have other injury concerns. Opening batter Devon Conway is nursing an injured thumb and did not bat on Tuesday, with Stead indicating that he may need to wear a special thumb guard to play. Will Young is the young batter in line to come in if Conway is not passed fit.
Rachin Ravindra eased doubts about soreness in his left knee by completing a net session on Tuesday."
(The Age)
And Will Pucovski has been hit and concussed yet again. 
Sports doc Peter Brukner sounds like he wants Puck to retire.
M. Conn:
'Pucovski, 26, who suffered his 12th concussion according to Cricket Australia figures, ducked into a short ball from Riley Meredith and then buckled at the knees and went to ground.
Medical staff ran onto the field as Pucovski, 26, lay on the ground for some time before gingerly getting to his feet. He was eventually able to walk from the ground unassisted.
“I’m giving a lecture on concussion this weekend, and I was talking to someone about it,” Brukner said. “I was reminded of the fact pre-helmets, almost no one got hit in the head. And now there’s not a Test match that goes by without a hit in the helmet. What’s changed?”
The first movement of players pre-helmets was usually back and across to step inside the short ball. Since helmets players tend to push forward looking to score more freely off the front foot.
“Now they feel as though they’re indestructible,” Brukner said. “They can just look at the ball straight on and if they miss it hits their helmet. Even talking to the players who straddled the pre- and post-helmet era, they’ll say the same thing, they rarely got hit until they wore a helmet.
“I’m not suggesting we give helmets away, but we need to think about technique.” '
(SMH)
Sports doc Peter Brukner sounds like he wants Puck to retire.
M. Conn:
'Pucovski, 26, who suffered his 12th concussion according to Cricket Australia figures, ducked into a short ball from Riley Meredith and then buckled at the knees and went to ground.
Medical staff ran onto the field as Pucovski, 26, lay on the ground for some time before gingerly getting to his feet. He was eventually able to walk from the ground unassisted.
“I’m giving a lecture on concussion this weekend, and I was talking to someone about it,” Brukner said. “I was reminded of the fact pre-helmets, almost no one got hit in the head. And now there’s not a Test match that goes by without a hit in the helmet. What’s changed?”
The first movement of players pre-helmets was usually back and across to step inside the short ball. Since helmets players tend to push forward looking to score more freely off the front foot.
“Now they feel as though they’re indestructible,” Brukner said. “They can just look at the ball straight on and if they miss it hits their helmet. Even talking to the players who straddled the pre- and post-helmet era, they’ll say the same thing, they rarely got hit until they wore a helmet.
“I’m not suggesting we give helmets away, but we need to think about technique.” '
(SMH)
Pant almost lost legK wrote:Rishabh Pant out of ICU but extent of leg injuries unclear
https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/rish ... ar-1351858
"Rishabh Pant is out of the ICU, but the extent of injuries on his knee, toe and ankle is not yet known as he is still not in shape to go through MRI scans.
...
Preliminary scans were done on December 30 to eliminate brain and spine injuries, but the scans on the knee and foot were held back because of the pain and swelling. Also, plastic surgery was performed to treat lacerative and abrasion wounds and facial injuries.
...
He hasn't started walking yet."
14 March 2024
'Pant ... is set to play ... in the Indian Premier League starting this month after a 14-month absence following the accident.
...
"When my accident happened I felt something spiritual saved me," Pant ... told Wednesday's Times of India.
...
"Doctors even spoke to me about amputation."
...
"Gratitude towards life has increased a lot. You start appreciating small things about life."'
(Hun)