Former Australian Test batsman Greg Blewett has suffered a suspected ruptured Achilles in his first game of cricket in 10 years.<\/p>\n
The 54-year-old was signed up by Melbourne\u2019s Berwick Springs for a T20 match on Sunday \u2014 but his appearance ended in disaster.<\/p>\n
Blewett did not face a single ball before he went down.<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Arrow<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHey folks. Came out of retirement today, haven\u2019t played for 10 years. How did it go? Not great,\u201d Blewett said as he showed off his moon boot.<\/p>\n \u201cSo that\u2019s the result and I\u2019m getting a scan tomorrow, I\u2019m thinking ruptured Achilles. So yeah, no good.<\/p>\n \u201cAnyway I\u2019m sure the recovery\u2019s going to be a pain in the arse but that is the update from Melbourne.<\/p>\n \u201cFlying home tomorrow so not the best news but anyway, life goes on and I will get stuck into my rehab.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m going to be a slow and sore boy for a little bit.\u201d<\/p>\n Blewett is due to join Channel 7\u2019s commentary team for the Ashes and Big Bash this summer.<\/p>\n Speaking before his comeback, Blewett said the opportunity to play for Berwick Springs came from \u201ca phone call out of the blue\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been a while since I\u2019ve played but I thought why not,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n He entered the day with the motto of \u201ckeep it simple, stupid\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cSee ball, hit ball,\u201d Blewett said.<\/p>\n But his advice to himself served as a warning of what was to come.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s bloody cold so I\u2019m going to make sure I have to get warm and get ready to go,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Blewett joked he \u201cmight have 40 or 50\u201d in him and was ready to rip out his famous pull shot on any short balls.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n You think Perth was crazy? Get set for pink-ball carnage<\/p>\n 4 min read<\/p>\n