Adelaide talk grows as Bulls leave Renshaw in cold

AXED batsman Matt Renshaw will fight for his four-day future in Queensland but may be lost to the Heat for next season’s Big Bash.

Queensland selectors have left Renshaw out of the team to face Tasmania at the Gabba on Friday following his poor firstclass scores and the return of

Test star Marnus Labuschagne.

Rumours have swept the Big Bash that Renshaw is likely to join the Adelaide Strikers on a multi-year deal and would open the batting for them next season.

When asked yesterday whether he had been approached by the Strikers, Renshaw said, “I cannot really talk about that at the moment, sorry.’’

The possible move to the Strikers has triggered speculation Renshaw may move to South Australia to play Sheffield Shield cricket but that appears far less likely.

“I have got two more years on my Shield contract at the Bulls and I want to get back in that team,” Renshaw said.

“It is a bloody strong Shield team but it is good having that bit of competition between the boys and hopefully I can score the runs if I do get another opportunity.”

It is understood the Australian selectors will today give Renshaw a chance to fight back by naming him in an Australia A team to face the English Lions in a four-day game in Hobart from Friday. While it is no shock for Renshaw to be rated behind captain Usman Khawaja and Test opener Joe Burns in the Bulls, the most telling aspect of his demotion in the Bulls talent squeeze was that 20-year-old opener Bryce Street, who has scores of 115, 53 and 58 this season, was also chosen in front of him.