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Ex-Australia cricket prima Damien Martyn has made a abrupt turnaround since coming retired of an induced coma portion successful a Gold Coast infirmary with meningitis.
Cricket Australia said the 54-year-old Martyn, a World Cup victor who was admitted to the infirmary past week, is expected to beryllium moved retired of the intensive attraction unit.
Australian cricket broadcaster Fox Sports reported during Day 2 of the 5th Ashes trial connected Monday (January 5, 2026) that “Martyn is present retired of a coma and helium is speaking to his loved ones.”
Adam Gilchrist, a person and longtime teammate of Martyn's, issued a connection precocious connected Sunday (January 4, 2026) to accidental “it’s been an unbelievable crook of events successful the past 48 hours. He is present capable to speech and respond to treatment.”
Gilchrist said Martyn was successful bully spirits and “overwhelmed by the support" from the planetary cricket community.
“His woman Amanda conscionable truly wants to accidental to everyone she is convinced that the love, goodwill and consciousness of attraction that they felt from everybody, via messages and via the sum successful the property truly helped him," Gilchrist said.
Martyn played 67 trial matches for Australia, averaging 46.37 with the bat and posting 13 trial centuries.
