Matt Short is not part of Australia's white-ball squads for the home series against England. He fell out of favour in the limited-overs set-up earlier this year and was not considered this time, having undergone a hip procedure that will keep him sidelined for the next five weeks.
It is a setback for the CSK opener, who had just made a good start to the Australian domestic season, including a 70 for Victoria against Tasmania in the One-Day Cup.
Tasmania vs Victoria, 11th Match, Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2026-27. CSK's Matt Short gave Victoria a good start at the top of the order with 70 runs, as they made 304/7 in their 50 overs. Rain then reduced Tasmania's chase to 35 overs with a target of 276, and Tasmania were bowled out for 137 in 25.2 overs, so Victoria won by 138 runs by the DLS method. It is a good bounce back after his 17 in the Sheffield Shield and a 15 in the previous One-Day Cup game.
Tasmania vs Victoria, 4th Match, Sheffield Shield 2026-27, day 3. CSK's Matt Short could not do much with the bat again, adding only 17 runs in the second innings and leaving Victoria struggling at 98/4. Victoria ended day 3 on 98/5 in 36 overs, still needing 173 runs to win after Tasmania made 241 and 236 and Victoria 207 in the first innings. He had also made 17 in the first innings.
Tasmania vs Victoria, 4th Match, Sheffield Shield 2026-27. CSK's Matt Short, playing for Victoria, added only 17 runs in the first innings and again failed to turn a start into a big score. In the previous round he made 31 off 35 in the first innings and 6 off 15 in the second against South Australia.
Victoria vs South Australia, 7th Match, Australia Domestic One-Day Cup 2026-27. CSK's Matt Short bowled 6 overs for 35 runs and took 2 wickets, including the important wicket of centurion Matthew Gilkes, who made 127. With the bat he could not give Victoria a good start and was out early for 15 off 20 balls, and Victoria finally failed to chase 311.
Victoria vs South Australia, Sheffield Shield 2026-27, day 3. South Australia were bowled out for 508. CSK's Matt Short, playing for Victoria, finished his bowling spell with 13 overs for 36 runs and no wicket, after bowling 11 overs for 34 on day 2. Then, in Victoria's second innings, he was out for 6 off 15 balls, leaving his team in trouble at 77/4. Victoria were already trailing after South Australia's first innings total of 508. Short had made 31 off 35 in the first innings.
