Debutant Cowan’s fitness under cloud
December 27th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANSMelbourne, Dec 27 (IANS) Australia are hopeful that debutant opener Ed Cowan will take the field on the third day of the first Test against India after receiving treatment for a sore back.
Cowan, who scored 68 to be Australia’s top-scorer in the first innings, was on and off the field and spent much of the second day with team physio Alex Kountouris.
The southpaw batted for three hours on the first day but teammate Brad Haddin revealed that wasn’t the reason for the injury. The vice captain said that Cowan had been a little over-enthusiastic in his warm-ups on the second morning.
“Ed got a bit excited in the warm-up in his first Test, he was diving around too much. He twinged his back. Alex worked on him through the day and he came back all right on the field,” said Haddin.
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