Perth Scorchers sweat on availability of Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis and Colin Munro as new BBL fixture unveiled

Perth Scorchers are sweating on the availability of three key batters ahead of their final regular season fixture after it was brought forward by two days. The table-topping Scorchers will be without Mitch Marsh, Josh Inglis and Colin Munro for tomorrow morning’s penultimate game against Adelaide Strikers, but are hopeful of having them available to face Brisbane Heat next Monday. The clash with the Heat has been brought forward from next Wednesday to Monday and switched from the Gabba to Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium, as part of a re-jigged Big Bash League schedule for the remainder of the season. Perth are hopeful Marsh and Inglis will be released from the Test squad after the start of Friday’s fifth Test in Hobart, while Munro has been isolating after testing positive to COVID-19. A Cricket Australia spokesman said release dates for Test squad members back to their BBL clubs had not been finalised. If the Scorchers don’t have Marsh, Inglis and Munro available for the Heat game, it will mean having to change half of their top-six ahead of their opening final. New remaining BBL fixtures (All times WST) January 13, 12:45pm: Sydney Thunder v Hobart Hurricanes (Marvel Stadium) January 13, 4:35pm: Melbourne Renegades v Melbourne Stars (Marvel Stadium) January 14, 7:40am: Adelaide Strikers v Perth Scorchers (Adelaide Oval) January 15, 7:40am: Adelaide Strikers v Melbourne Stars (Adelaide Oval) January 15, 3:40pm: Sydney Sixers v Sydney Thunder (SCG) January 16, 4:15pm: Melbourne Stars v Brisbane Heat (MCG) January 17, 2:05pm: Adelaide Strikers v Sydney Sixers (Adelaide Oval) January 17, 5:15pm: Brisbane Heat v Perth Scorchers (Marvel Stadium) January 18, 4:15pm: Hobart Hurricanes v Melbourne Renegades (Marvel Stadium) January 19, 10:05am: Brisbane Heat v Sydney Sixers (Gabba) January 19, 1:10pm: Sydney Thunder v Melbourne Renegades (MCG) January 19, 4:50pm: Melbourne Stars v Hobart Hurricanes (MCG) Finals series: January 21-28. Match ups, venues and start times TBC