Patrick Cummins ruled out of India Test Series – Cricket News Update
Australian teenage fast bowler, Patrick Cummins is likely to miss the Kangaroos home series against India after scans revealed that the player is recovering slowly from a heel injury which he suffered during his debut Test against South Africa.
The 18-year-old was consequently ruled of the ongoing clashes against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-Zealand-c754; however, the national side that been dealt a blow with the news that the pacer won’t be available for selection until mid-January.
Cummins debut bout in the baggy green cap was a Man of the Match performance, where he orchestrated an excellent display with the ball, claiming a five-wicket haul to ensure that his team levelled the series against the Proteas after going 1-0 down.
During that match, Cummins picked by an heel injury and it was decided that he will miss out the two Tests against the Kiwi’s, which will ensure that he is available for the Boxing day clash, which sees the Aussies battle the Men In Blue.
However, his recovery has been slower than expected with team physio claiming that the teenage sensation won’t be able to resume bowling until mid-January.
"We now believe that Patrick has a bone stress injury as well as the 'fat pad' injury. This means that his recovery will take longer than first expected. He is not likely to resume bowling until early to mid-January 2012," said Australian physio http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Alex-Kountouris-c43123.
This effectively has now indicated that the bowler possibly will miss all the five-day games against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 as identified by Patrick Howard, the Kangaroos team’s performance manager.
"This wasn't picked up in the initial scans done in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Howard-c63371 Test.
With Cummins and http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mitchell-Aaron-Starc-c76392 another opportunity to stake a permanent claim in the national team after both made impressive debuts against the Black Caps in the recently
concluded first Test at Brisbane.
With the duo coming to the foil and the return of http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RJ-Harris-c2330 imminent, it will provide the team with the necessary back up for the remainder of their home summer.
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