Watson’s Test hopes fade away – Cricket News Update
Australia’s team performance manager, Pat Howard, has revealed that the selectors are likely to consider using http://www.senore.com/Cricket/New-South-Wales-c823.
Making his first first-class appearance of the ongoing domestic summer, the 31-year-old bowled just one over before complaining of a calf strain. After consulting with NSW captain, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/MJ-Clarke-c1978, he immediately left the field and was sent to have scans on his left-calf.
While the extent of the pain has not been revealed, it is understood that the Australian selectors are thinking of whether to play him as a specialist batsman, or call a like-for-like back-up player. http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Howard-c63371 said that the national selectors are considering every option possible but will wait before making a final call.
"It has been discussed but there's no firm decision on that," Howard told ESPNcricinfo. "Those considerations have been brought up in the past, so right now without speaking on behalf of the selection panel, it is being considered. Everything's possible.
"We have some very initial scans on Shane, but our physio and chief medical officer, one has arrived in Brisbane and the other is arriving this afternoon, the selection panel will be arriving in from different parts of the country this afternoon as well. When they all get the big picture, not only on Shane but other players, then they can make some decisions over the next couple of days leading up to the Test."
If http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Glenn-Maxwell-c60189, all of whom could chip in with both, bat and ball.
Other purely batting options include http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Robert-John-Inverarity-c85980, for his consistent form over the last six months.
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RT-Ponting-c2377, who was suffering with a hamstring niggle, is likely to be fit for the first Test.
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