Aussie injury toll worsens with grim Starc update

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Australia has suffered different deed to its accelerated bowling stocks with Mitchell Starc apt to miss the Sydney Test.

The seasoned left-arm paceman suffered a digit wounded connected Boxing Day erstwhile helium dived for an outfield catch, lone for the shot to clip the mediate digit connected his near hand.

While Australia has fixed him the all-clear to resume playing astatine the MCG against South Africa, reports assertion helium is astir definite to miss the 3rd match.

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Starc is not expected to vessel successful the 2nd innings successful Melbourne.

"Cricket Australia accidental he's been cleared to proceed this Test, nevertheless determination are superior doubts to whether he'll vessel successful the 2nd innings," Kath Loughnan said connected the Fox Cricket broadcast.

"We are proceeding he's done a just spot of harm to the grade wherever helium could beryllium retired for immoderate clip and miss the Sydney Test, owed to imaginable tendon damage.

"But the authoritative enactment from Cricket Australia is helium has simply wounded the extremity of his mediate finger, and his information volition beryllium reassessed astatine the decision of this match."

Starc would go the 3rd Australian accelerated bowler to miss a lucifer this summertime owed to injury.

Captain and bowling talisman Pat Cummins missed the Adelaide lucifer against West Indies owed to a quadriceps issue.

Their teammate Josh Hazlewood has not played since the opening Test of the summertime successful Perth, erstwhile helium suffered a broadside strain.

As a effect of the monolithic wounded toll the Aussies person already utilized Scott Boland and Michael Neser arsenic ring-ins.

Uncapped Western Australian velocity demon Lance Morris is the different quick successful contention for a Test call-up, depending what the selectors are aft for Sydney, which begins adjacent Wednesday.

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