Australia skipper Pat Cummins confirmed that opener Travis Head is likely to go for a scan on Thursday to receive an update on his injury ahead of the clash between Australia vs South Africa in the ongoing Cricket World. Cup.The 29-year-old batter fractured his left hand after a short delivery by the Proteas pacer Gerald Coetzee hit his hand in their fourth ODI game against South Africa at Centurion Park in September.After that, he received treatment from medical staff but he failed to continue to bat but could only face three balls and decided to retire hurt due to discomfort.Head was still picked in Australias squad for the World Cup but missed Australias opening clash against India. As Australia eying for their first win of their World Cup campaign against South Africa, Pat Cummins shared the major update on Head in the pre-match press conference.Cummins said,”Yeah, no update. I think its tomorrow hes getting a scan and seeing the surgeon to get an update. So hopefully next couple of days”.The Australian skipper also expressed his thoughts on the rivalry against the Proteas, “Yeah, its another team that I feel like we play quite a lot against, which creates a bit of rivalry. I also always find with South Africa we always match up quite similarly.Furthermore, he said, “Theyve always got some fast bowlers and some batters that take the game on, maybe a leg spinner. So, it always feels like its a clash of two very similar teams. So yeah, no doubt it will be another great game tomorrow”.Australia squadPat Cummins (c), Steve Smith, Alex Carey (wk), Josh Inglis, Sean Abbott, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitch Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc.
