Renshaw returns and drives well in grade

MATT Renshaw is back from Dubai and back on the bike … er, actually, the tractor.

Opening batsman Renshaw arrived home early to Brisbane this week after not being required for the two Tests against Pakistan and immediately agreed to play for his club Toombul against Souths at Ken Mackay Oval yesterday.

Soon after arriving at the ground he helped teammates take off the covers and drove them off the ground in a tractor.

Renshaw appears close to a certainty to play the first Test of the summer against India after being a surprise omission from the Test side in the United Arab Emirates.

“It hurts because every human would be disappointed to miss out and that is a good sign because it shows how much I want it,’’ Renshaw said.

“Having been out of the side over the past year it has been a tough year but it is good to have people I can fall back on and come back and play grade cricket with guys I have known for the last eight or nine years.

“I just need to score runs and have some time in the middle. We have a few Shield games to prepare and not even worry about what is happening in the summer.

“We won a Shield with Queensland last season and hopefully we can do it again.’’

Renshaw suffered a bout of concussion after being struck fielding at short leg in a warmup match and was not keen to jump under the lid for Toombul, quipping it was time for one of the younger players to step up.