Philander was off the field for a majority of the game
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South Africa pace bowler Vernon Philander will go for scans on Monday after injuring his hamstring during the Proteas’ 130-run loss to India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.
Khan will not be seen during the World Cup
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Pakistan left-arm pace bowler Junaid Khan will miss the World Cup after failing a fitness test.
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“He’s got [a] lump on the side of his head the size of a cricket ball”
New South Wales batsman Daniel Hughes has survived a similar blow to the neck to the one that tragically killed Australia opener Phillip Hughes during a Sheffield Shield match in November.
“I’m backing Michael Clarke to play”
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Australia national selector Rod Marsh has announced that captain Michael Clarke is on track to play the first Test against India, which gets underway on December 4 in Brisbane.
“I will be applying to the board for Brad Haddin to be the captain of Australia”
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Cricket Australia’s team performance manager Pat Howard has revealed that wicketkeeper-batsman Brad Haddin is set to become the country’s short-term captain.
“It’s never easy when you’re losing one of your best players but that’s part of sport these days”
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George Bailey will captain Australia in the second ODI against South Africa after regular skipper Michael Clarke re-injured his hamstring in the first ODI.
“Clarke is currently being assessed and will have a scan tomorrow”
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Australia captain Micahel Clarke has re-injured his hamstring and will take no further part in the ongoing first ODI against South Africa.
“Thankfully he’s just got back from the hospital and there’s no major damage”
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New South Wales batsman Ben Rohrer is set to make a quick return after he was hit on the side of the head by a bouncer from Victoria pace bowler Chris Tremain.
“He’s not playing the T20 and he’s unlikely to be okay for the one-dayers”
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Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the one-off Twenty20 International against Pakistan due to a left hamstring injury.
“If Watto can get himself fit and healthy he’ll certainly play a lot more Tests, one-day and Twenty20 cricket for Australia”
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After being ruled out of Australia’s tour of the United Arab Emirates due to yet another calf injury, all-rounder Shane Watson could be on the verge of losing his Test spot to Mitchell Marsh, who has been turning a lot of heads as of late.
