Injury rules Marchant de Lange out of England series – Cricket News Update
Young South African pacer, Marchant de Lange, won’t be taking any further part in his side’s tour of England after he was ruled out from the series due to a lower back injury.
The player sustained the injury during the team’s trip to http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Zimbabwe-c3045 last month and while he initially travelled with the group for their forthcoming endeavours, his inability to recover in time has forced the management to include all-rounder Albie Morkel
as his replacement.
De Lange had an impressive start to his career where he took a seven-wicket haul on Test debut against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754. During the same trip, he also made is maiden ODI appearance and helped
his side clinch the 3rd game by putting in a Player of the Match performance, taking four scalps.
However, he was expected to play second fiddle to the likes of the already established http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MV-Boucher-c2048 on the sidelines after the veteran wicket-keeper was
forced to retire following a shocking eye injury.
“Marchant has been diagnosed with a lower-back stress fracture and will require at least six weeks' rest and rehabilitation,” confirmed by South Africa’s physiotherapist Brandon Jackson."A bone scan was done after his lower-back pain worsened in the past
week, showing inflammation in the bottom vertebrae of the spine."
While the pace attack looks well settled, the addition of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Australia-c746 in 2009. He had lost his place in the Proteas squad before forcing
his way back this year, performing well in various domestic setups.
He had been signed by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/England-c56013 from July 19.
"He comes into the squad with invaluable knowledge and experience of UK conditions," http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Andrew-Charles-Hudson-c44308, SA’s selection head said. "He has a good first-class record and his ability to swing the ball and to contribute with the bat lower down the order gave us
the extra incentive to rope him in."
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