Injured Ryan Harris to return to Australia
November 17th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by IANSJohannesburg, Nov 17 (IANS) Australian fast bowler Ryan Harris has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against South Africa and will return home, cricket Australia (CA) said Thursday.
Harris failed a fitness test ahead of the second Test that started here Thursday at the Wanderers. Debutant Pat Cummins replaced him in the Australian team.
“Ryan Harris had some right hip pain after the first Test in Cape Town. He was still experiencing pain bowling during the team training session on Wednesday and has therefore been ruled out of the second Test,” Australian physiotherapist Alex Kountouris said in a statement.
“He has had a number of investigations since arriving in Johannesburg that have at this stage excluded serious injury, however he will need to return to Australia for further assessment and to commence his recovery. His return to cricket will be guided by the improvement we see over the next week,” said Kountouris.
Michael Beer will also return to Australia, allowing him best preparation for his next available match. A decision on other ‘reserve’ players movements will be made once the Australia A squad is announced.
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