Cricket Australia will trial an injury replacement rule in the first five rounds of this season's Sheffield Shield competition, and allow the opposition to make a corresponding substitution, with a view to passing on the findings to the ICC as discussions continue about the introduction of injury substitutes in Test cricket.

CA has communicated with the six state teams in recent weeks, outlining the details of the rule which will be implemented across the first half of the season, which starts on Saturday. It will differ significantly from the "serious injury replacement substitute" rule the BCCI has brought into India's domestic first-class competition recently.

The Australian version has been designed with the aim of covering all injuries, preventing fit fast bowlers from being overl

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