Paris is out of Australia A tour following a battle with back injuries during Shield Finale – ESPNcricinfo

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It was the determination Joel Paris to play through the pain barrier to play in the Sheffield Shield final has been made clear after he was taken from Australia A’s Australia A tour of New Zealand due to an back injury.
Paris The left-arm fast who played two T20Is during 2016, picked up five wickets in 40 overs, but required injections to ease pain. Paris also displayed his versatility with an important 31 off 262 balls in a match-defining partnership of 105 along with Ashton Turner. Overall , in Sheffield Shield, Sheffield Shield he claimed 27 wickets with a strike rate of 17.37.

He was expected to play New Zealand A early next month in Christchurch and also had the possibility of a deal with a county. The chances of him advancing his chances of securing an Ashes position were talked about in the press by Western Australia coach Adam Voges However, he has been put on the sidelines, though not given a date.

“I’ve never really thought about long-term goals, however I do think that being an England Ashes year and Dukes balls, as well as being a left-armer, there’s a possibility to play there,” Paris said after the Shield final

“I’ve been focusing on playing my best cricket in WA this season and should opportunities arise and the timing is right then we’ll see what happens from there. But international cricket has always been something I’ve wanted to return back to.

“It’s been quite a while since I’ve represented Australia and if an opportunity comes up, I’ll go for it up with both my hands.”

Paris is to be replaced with South Australia quick Jordan Buckingham who took 15 wickets on 31.00 at the time of the Sheffield Shield.
The Australia A team includes players closest to the Test side as well as younger players being envisioned to be the next generation. County contracts weren’t considered since they would be receiving match training at the UK against Dukes balls that will can also be employed for the series A.

Peter Handscomb had originally been selected for the squad but was later dropped following signing a contract with Leicestershire.

The latest version of HTML0 has been released. Australia A squad will face New Zealand A Wes Agar, Xavier Bartlett, Jordan Buckingham, Aaron Hardie, Caleb Jewell, Spencer Johnson, Campbell Kellaway, Nathan McSweeney, Mitch Perry, Jimmy Peirson, Matthew Renshaw, Mitchell Swepson, Tim Ward, Teague Wyllie