Former Australian cricketer and assistant batting coach Brad Hodge has been reported to be the member of the Australian staff assist workers who ‘broken the carpet,’ within the Hobart dressing room in what may very well be the most recent embarrassment to cricket Australia. As reported by Sydney Morning Herald, the previous Australian cricketer had introduced an e-bike into the Australian dressing room after Australia’s seven-wicket win over Pakistan within the third T20I at Hobart and a collection of burnouts on the carpet led to the injury.
‘Brad Hodge might be revealed because the member of Australian staff assist workers who landed in scorching water for damaging the carpet within the Hobart dressing room after the ultimate recreation of the Twenty20 collection in opposition to Pakistan. Two sources with information of the incident, who wouldn’t be quoted publicly, mentioned Hodge, a recurring part-time member of the Australian white-ball teaching workers and former Check participant, introduced an e-bike into the dressing room after the sport,” Sydney Morning Herald reported on the incident.
Giving additional particulars on the incident, the report states, “Hodge then did a collection of burnouts on the carpet, damaging the floor and leading to a grievance from Cricket Tasmania. The bike had been utilized by one other member of the assist workers to get to Bellerive Oval.”
After the incident, Cricket Australia had issued an announcement and apologised to Cricket Tasmania over the incident. 49-year-old Hodge performed in six Exams, 25 ODIs and 15 T20Is for Australia and retired from cricket in 2018. Hodge was additionally a part of the Australian T20 cricket staff’s teaching workers on this 12 months’s T20 World Cup in USA and West Indies.
“We’re conscious some injury was brought on to the carpet within the Australian dressing room at Bellerive Oval after the Australia-Pakistan T20 and we now have apologised to Cricket Tasmania for this. The price of the repairs will probably be handed on to the one who brought on the injury and they are going to be reminded of their accountability to handle the services they’re privileged to make use of,” Cricket Australia mentioned in an announcement.
