MELBOURNE: Australian allrounder Cameron Green on Wednesday was dominated out of the third Sydney Test in opposition to South Africa with a fractured finger, and he won’t bowl once more in Melbourne.
The 23-year-old took a nasty rap on his finger from quick bowler Anrich Nortje whereas batting on day two of the second Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
He retired harm and went for scans.
“Cameron Green has a small fracture on his right index finger,” Cricket Australia stated.
“He will bat once more on this match however won’t bowl, adopted by a interval of restoration main into the tour of India (in February).
It means Green — the second-most costly purchase on the current Indian Premier League public sale — will miss the third and last Test in opposition to the Proteas subsequent week.
His lack of ability to bowl in South Africa’s second innings in Melbourne is a giant blow, having taken a career-best 5-27 of their first innings’ 189.
The hosts will resume day three on 386-3 in reply.
Australia can be sweating on tempo spearhead Mitchell Starc, who harm a finger as effectively on Monday.
If he’s unavailable for the remainder of the Melbourne Test, Australia will probably be down to simply three match bowlers — captain Pat Cummins, fellow paceman Scott Boland and spinner Nathan Lyon.
The 23-year-old took a nasty rap on his finger from quick bowler Anrich Nortje whereas batting on day two of the second Test on the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Tuesday.
He retired harm and went for scans.
“Cameron Green has a small fracture on his right index finger,” Cricket Australia stated.
“He will bat once more on this match however won’t bowl, adopted by a interval of restoration main into the tour of India (in February).
It means Green — the second-most costly purchase on the current Indian Premier League public sale — will miss the third and last Test in opposition to the Proteas subsequent week.
His lack of ability to bowl in South Africa’s second innings in Melbourne is a giant blow, having taken a career-best 5-27 of their first innings’ 189.
The hosts will resume day three on 386-3 in reply.
Australia can be sweating on tempo spearhead Mitchell Starc, who harm a finger as effectively on Monday.
If he’s unavailable for the remainder of the Melbourne Test, Australia will probably be down to simply three match bowlers — captain Pat Cummins, fellow paceman Scott Boland and spinner Nathan Lyon.