“Josh Inglis has suffered a cut to his right hand after a club snapped in his hand while playing golf,” read a CA statement. “He is being assessed. No further information is known at this stage.”

Although Matthew Wade is the team’s first-choice wicketkeeper and will take the gloves on Saturday evening at the SCG,Inglis’s latest injury is a headache for selectors given teams are only allowed 15 players in each squad.

If Inglis is ruled out,selectors are likely to bring in a replacement wicketkeeper given the risk associated with only having one specialist gloveman.

Ben McDermott could come into the mix,while Alex Carey is also another option.

Remarkably,Inglis isn’t the first cricketer involved in the T20 World Cup to be injured on the golf course this month.

England batsman Jonny Bairstow was ruled out of the entire tournament after breaking his leg following an incident where he slipped while approaching a tee box during a round of golf.

Bairstow required surgery and will spend several months on the sidelines.

Meanwhile,it was a productive day on the course for Warner,who was leading the Wednesday competition late in the day with 42 stableford points.

Stoinis,Josh Hazlewood and McDonald had 34 points,while Cameron Green didn’t have his best day,netting 25 points.

Australia’s T20 World Cup title defence begins with a blockbuster clash against New Zealand before a second fixture on Tuesday in Perth.

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