Australia’s ’sore card’ has another addition, Siddle to fly back home

By Rahul Bajaj
for Cricketain.com

Published: November 3, 2009

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Mohali: Australia’s injury woes continue with Peter Siddle joining the list of injured players. Siddle will be returning home after suffering stiffness in his left side during the fourth one-dayer in Mohali.

Siddle bowled just five overs in the match and team physio Kevin Sims said that the decision to send him back was a precautionary measure.

“Peter’s injury does not appear to be a serious problem but it is unlikely he will be able to safely bowl within the next week which would therefore not allow him to have any further participation in the tour,” Sims said. “With this in mind we have made the decision that Peter will return to Australia where he will reviewed by Cricket Australia medical staff to ensure he is available for selection at the beginning of the Australian summer.”

Australia’s selectors are yet to decide on a replacement player and the bench strength of the nation’s bowling has already been tested during the tour. Brett Lee and James Hopes have flown home from India mid-series and the squad was already without Nathan Bracken, who has a knee injury.

Clint McKay and Moises Henriques have joined the squad to boost the attack and the selectors will need to look through the state ranks for a third fast man to add to the group. Their options will include Dirk Nannes and Brett Geeves, both of whom have been part of the squad over the past year.

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