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Parnell will only bat if needed to
South Africa left-arm pace bowler Wayne Parnell is unlikely to bowl for the remainder of the ongoing second Test against Australia after he strained his groin during the morning session on the third day.
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Bird injured his back during a BBL match
Australia pace bowler Jackson Bird will join the rest of the national team in South Africa after he was medically cleared of any serious damage to his back, which he injured while representing the Melbourne Stars in the ongoing Big Bash League (BBL) tournament.
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Faulkner will undergo arthroscopic surgery today
Australia all-rounder James Faulkner will miss the national team’s upcoming tour of South Africa after it was confirmed that he would need to undergo arthroscopic surgery for a knee injury he sustained during the fifth ODI against England in Adelaide on January 26.
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There is still no word on how serious the injury is
Just after spending all summer on the sidelines recovering from a back injury, Australia pace bowler Jackson Bird may have reaggravated it during the Melbourne Stars’ Big Bash League (BBL) clash against the Hobart Hurricanes.
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Broad will be rested for the first two ODIs
England pace bowler Stuart Broad will miss the first two ODIs against Australia in an attempt to control his workload and ensure he does not sustain a serious injury.
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It is still unclear whether Watson will be able to bowl
Australia all-rounder Shane Watson sustained a right groin injury while bowling on the opening day of the Boxing Day Test against England in Melbourne.
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“I’m starting to learn about my body and know when something is bad”
Uncapped Otago all-rounder James Neesham has been put on stand-by for the third Test against the West Indies in Hamilton after fellow all-rounder Corey Anderson sustained a shin injury during the second Test.
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“I feel Kohli seems to [have] stepped into the shoes Sachin left behind”
Legendary South Africa pace bowler Allan Donald has announced that he believes India vice-captain Virat Kohli has the potential to become the next Sachin Tendulkar.
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Cricket Australia have requested that the page be taken down
Cricket Australia has requested a Facebook page entitled “100,000 likes and I’ll tackle Stuart Broad on Boxing Day” to be deleted after it amassed more than 114,000 likes.
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“When he’s got that quirky smirk on his face, he means business”
Former Australia pace bowler Brett Lee has announced that left-arm seamer Mitchell Johnson is a “silent assassin” and has the potential to inflict some serious damage on England’s mission of winning their fourth Ashes series in a row, a feat which they have not accomplished since the 1890s.
