No major break but ankle 傷害 casts 影をつくる/尾行する over 物陰/風下

Last updated at 07:55 16 February 2007


Brett 物陰/風下's ankle 傷害 is not as bad as first 恐れるd, although the Australia paceman will sit out the first Chappell-Hadlee トロフィー match with New Zealand.

物陰/風下 was taken to hospital after slipping during a fielding 演習, where he had a ざっと目を通す that 明らかにする/漏らすd no major break - a 救済 with the World Cup starting on March 13.

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A Cricket Australia 広報担当者 確認するd その上の 実験(する)s will take place later today, with the results not 利用できる until after the game in Wellington.

The 30-year-old's absence その上の stretches the 資源s of an Australia squad 行方不明の Andrew Symonds (arm), Ricky Ponting (支援する) and Adam Gilchrist (残り/休憩(する)ing), while stand-in 船長/主将 Michael Clarke is struggling with a hip 傷害.

一方/合間 Australia's stand-in captain マイク Hussey is 決定するd the world 支持する/優勝者s will not lose their position at the 最高の,を越す of the one-day 最高位のs under his leadersh ip.

Australia's shock tri-series 決勝戦 敗北・負かす by England and South Africa's 勝利,勝つ over Pakistan have put Hussey's 味方する under 圧力 going into the series against New Zealand starting at the 水盤/入り江 Reserve on Friday.

"We're all aware of it and we want to stay No1, there's no question about that," Hussey said.

"Our main goal is playing 井戸/弁護士席 and winning the Chappell-Hadlee トロフィー and if we do that we remain No1.

"Certainly the players are aware of it and we're very 決定するd to remain No1, it's something we're very proud of."

Hussey said Australia's 基準s had slipped in the two tri-series 決勝戦 losses to England with the start of their World Cup defence now just a month away.

"We probably weren't as disciplined as we 普通は are, I think (coach) John Buchanan keeps a bunch of 統計(学) and we did 落ちる off a little bit on the bowling and batting 味方する of things," Hussey said.

"There are things we didn't do 同様に and to a degree that was because of the way England played and the 圧力 they put us under and we weren't able to 対処する. I suppose it does galvanise us to a degree."

Hussey said that にもかかわらず the problems he felt 確信して going into the matches against New Zealand starting with a day-nighter in Wellington.

"We've still got some excellent, experienced cricketers," he said. "We've got a wealth of depth."

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