Boomers dealt major injury blow on verge of World Cup

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The Boomers have bounced backmost from a poor shooting crippled against Brazil to decision South Sudan 88-67 successful their last accumulation lucifer successful Melbourne.

With Joe Ingles being managed with a genu complaint, the Boombers ran with a new-look broadside for their last hit-out up of adjacent week's FIBA Basketball World Cup.

Houston Rockets prima Jock Landale came successful arsenic the team's starting centre. Under an existing wounded cloud, Landale had sat retired some of Australia's opening 2 warm-up matches.

Dallas Mavericks' defender Josh Green was besides brought into the fold to commencement the game.

The Boomers overcame a tense commencement to instrumentality control.

But the team's World Cup hopes were dealt a monolithic stroke aboriginal erstwhile Landale limped from the tribunal and down the passageway aft landing awkwardly connected his near ankle portion trying to marque a block.

Jock Landale suffered a nasty ankle wounded successful Australia's accumulation lucifer against South Sudan. (Nine)

"That didn't look good," Australian hoops fable Andrew Gaze said successful commentary connected Nine.

"[Landale] knows helium has a problem. He's not adjacent going to the bench, he's conscionable heading consecutive for the tunnel."

The 27-year-old did not instrumentality to the Boomers' seat and was not seen again connected the broadcast.

With a abbreviated turnaround to the World Cup, Gaze suggested that Landale whitethorn person near the stadium to acquisition immoderate scans oregon treatment.

"They privation to effort and diagnose the occupation arsenic speedy arsenic they perchance tin to marque definite that they enactment the due measures successful spot to get him right," helium said post-match.

"Hopefully it's conscionable a tweak of the ankle — a mates of days off, a spot of rest, strap it up and you're bully to go."

The Australians led by 10 points astatine the archetypal interruption arsenic they tightened their efforts successful defence and the shot began to driblet successful offence earlier the Boomers brought South Sudan to a standstill successful the 2nd quarter.

The borderline blew retired to 19 points astatine fractional clip contempt South Sudan matching Australia successful the closing stages of the half.

Nick Kay besides near the tribunal temporarily to person attraction aft copping a stray elbow that drew blood.

Cook bursts done with dunk

Providing immoderate much-needed tallness successful the lack of Landale, Harry Wessels subbed successful to marque his Boomers debut successful the 3rd word and scored his archetypal points.

Australia continued its battle aft fractional time, maintaining their antiaircraft unit to decorativeness with a ultimate scoreline.

Speaking afterwards, Gaze reflected connected Australia's 2-1 grounds astatine Rod Laver Arena this past week.

"[Boomers coach] Brian Goorjian would admit the 3 games. [He] got to person a look astatine a assortment of antithetic combinations, saw wherever determination are immoderate deficiencies and wherever they request to marque immoderate improvements," helium said.

Watch the Boomers instrumentality connected France LIVE and exclusive connected Nine and on 9Now.

The Boomers' 13-player extended squad volition permission for Tokyo, Japan connected Friday greeting successful mentation for their last 2 warm-up matches against France and Georgia.

Goorjian inactive needs to marque 1 much chopped to implicit his playing last roster up of the World Cup.

The Aussies volition look Finland successful their opening World Cup radical lucifer connected August 25.

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