抗癌归来：澳大利亚板球手马丁森时隔近十年重获测试赛征召
2026年10月2日，澳大利亚板球选拔委员会宣布，34岁的击球手尼克·马丁森（Nic Maddinson）入选对南非三场测试赛系列赛的国家队阵容。据路透社报道，马丁森一年多前曾接受睾丸癌治疗，此次征召使他有机会在近十年后重返测试赛场，他将随队前往南非，首场测试赛定于10月9日在德班Kingsmead球场开打。
马丁森此次是顶替手指骨折的乔什·英格利斯（Josh Inglis）入队，同时入选的还有预备守门员萨姆·哈珀（Sam Harper）。首席选拔官乔治·贝利表示，哈珀可为头号守门员亚历克斯·凯里提供替补，马丁森则能为击球阵容提供多个位置的灵活性。
马丁森上一次打测试赛还是2016年，共出场3次。确诊癌症并接受化疗后，他上赛季没有打过一级板球，但本赛季被任命为新南威尔士队队长，并在上周的一日杯比赛中打出一个世纪分，状态回升成为他入选的重要依据。
澳大利亚队目前还面临伤病困扰：全能选手卡梅伦·格林在对南非的第三场一日国际赛中腹部拉伤，正在接受观察。马丁森能否在德班进入首发十一人，将取决于赛前训练与队医评估，但无论结果如何，他的归来已成为本赛季澳大利亚板球最受关注的故事之一。
Cancer Survivor Maddinson Earns Australia Test Call-Up a Decade After His Last Cap
Australia's selectors announced on 2 October 2026 that 34-year-old batter Nic Maddinson had been added to the Test squad for the three-match series against South Africa. Reuters reported that Maddinson, who underwent treatment for testicular cancer a little more than a year ago, is now in contention for a remarkable comeback almost a decade after his last Test. The first Test begins on 9 October at Kingsmead in Durban.
Maddinson was called up alongside reserve wicketkeeper Sam Harper after Josh Inglis was ruled out of the first Test with a fractured finger. Chief selector George Bailey said Harper provides wicketkeeping cover for first-choice keeper Alex Carey, while Maddinson offers flexibility throughout the batting order.
Maddinson played three Tests in 2016 and has not played first-class cricket since undergoing chemotherapy following his diagnosis last year. He was nevertheless named captain of New South Wales for the current season and scored a century in the One-Day Cup last week, form that underpinned his recall.
Australia are also monitoring all-rounder Cameron Green, who suffered an abdominal strain during the third one-day international against South Africa. Whether Maddinson makes the playing eleven in Durban will depend on training and medical assessments, but his return is already one of the most closely followed stories of the Australian season.
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