“I was kind of scared because you never know with a head injury how serious it could be”
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Barbados batsman Omar Phillips has revealed that he doesn’t “really remember what happened” after he was struck on the back of the head during a first-class match against Windward Islands.
“I feel much wiser and better equipped to deal with the situation than I was last time”
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Former New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has suffered a relapse of lymphoma, which is a type of cancer he was first diagnosed with in Ocotber 2012.
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“Where I sit right now is I don’t know when I’ll be back playing cricket”
Australia captain Michael Clarke has admitted “there’s certainly no guarantee” that his back injury will fully recover by the time the Ashes series against arch-rivals England begins on November 21 in Brisbane.
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Starc is the third Australian pace bowler to fall victim to the injury
Australia left-arm pace bowler Mitchell Starc is highly likely to miss the second leg of the Ashes series in November after being diagnosed with a lower back stress fracture.
Clarke does not want to see any of his players succumb to long-term injuries
Australia captain Michael Clarke has defended his decision to rest key players at certain points during a series, stating that all of them complained of minor niggles and as skipper, his responsibility was to ensure that those minor aches and pains heal as soon as possible instead of letting them get even more aggravated by allowing those players to play through it.
