Injury hit Aussies: Hopes, Lee, Paine, Henriques and Siddle out of the series

[champ]

Australia's Hopes out, Lee and Johnson injury doubts http://in.reuters.com/article/topNews/idINIndia-43436720091026 - Reuters India :headscratch:

[Sachinism]

Hopes is the only one with a serious injury and may possibly not play. The others will be fine

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Injuries hit Australia camp faces bowling crisis in India Pace spearhead Brett Lee is struggling with a sore elbow, while Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes are also nursing injuries. More... Injuries hit Australia camp October 26 2009 at 02:18PM Vadodara, India - Australia are grappling with injury worries over three of their key pacemen ahead of the second match of their one-day international series against India. Pace spearhead Brett Lee is struggling with a sore elbow, while Mitchell Johnson and James Hopes are also nursing injuries picked up during the first match here on Sunday. "Lee got a little bit sore in his elbow towards the end of his second bowling spell," captain Ricky Ponting said Monday after Australia won the opener by four runs to go 1-0 up in the seven-match series. "He came off and had it looked at, then came back on and fielded for the rest of the game, but right at the moment we are not sure." Lee, 32, has been Australia's form bowler, regaining his pace and rhythm during the recent Champions Trophy in South Africa after missing the Ashes contest with England due to an injury. The fast bowler also played a key role with both the bat and ball in New South Wales' title victory in a Twenty20 competition in India last week. Lee, who has 324 wickets from 186 one-dayers, gave his side a crucial breakthrough on Sunday when he dismissed big-hitting Indian opener Virender Sehwag for 13. Johnson hurt his ankle while fielding early in the match and appeared to be in significant pain. He left the field briefly but returned to complete his 10 overs and take two wickets. Hopes picked up a leg injury after he had sent down just two overs and had to be replaced by part-time spinner Adam Voges. The world champions have two more specialist fast bowlers in their 15-member squad in Doug Bollinger and Ben Hifenhaus but they have not played against India before. Australian media manager Lachy Patterson said a decision on the injured bowlers would be taken after assessing their fitness in Nagpur which hosts the second match of the series on Wednesday. Australia have already been hit by injuries to key middle-order batsman Michael Clarke, first-choice wicketkeeper Brad Haddin, pacer Nathan Bracken and batsman Callum Ferguson. India's Yuvraj Singh has had a finger injury but the aggressive left-hander is still likely to turn out for the hosts in Nagpur.

[Bradman99]

Hopes is out 100%. Johnson and Lee are both out too, so Moises Henriques gets his chance.

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Injured Hopes, Lee and Johnson miss second ODI at Nagpur Australia's injury-hit bowling attack will be without Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson as well as James Hopes on Wednesday after the pair was ruled out of the second ODI in Nagpur. More... Injured Hopes, Lee and Johnson miss second ODI Cricinfo staff October 27, 2009 Moises Henriques is flying straight back to India after being called up as a standby player for Australia's aching squad Australia's injury-hit bowling attack will be without Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson as well as James Hopes on Wednesday after the pair was ruled out of the second ODI in Nagpur. Lee picked up a right elbow strain in Sunday's opening win and Johnson hurt his left ankle, while Hopes limped off with a hamstring problem. Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, said even though Lee and Johnson were improving they would not be ready for the second game of the seven-match series. Moises Henriques, the New South Wales allrounder, will fly back to India a couple of days after returning to Australia following his side's win in the Champions League Twenty20. Henriques will be on standby until the fourth fixture and will join the team in Delhi on Thursday. "With James Hopes' right hamstring injury being more serious and likely to keep him out for at least the next two matches it is thought adding a standby player to the squad is a necessity," Hilditch said. "Given the most significant injury appears to be Hopes' hamstring we have taken this opportunity to add Moises to the squad until the completion of game four in Mohali, where we will again assess the situation before it is decided if he remains with the squad." Henriques was in a similar position during Australia's series with Bangladesh last year and he played a Twenty20 against New Zealand in February. Stuart Clark, a New South Wales team-mate, predicted correctly at the weekend that Henriques, who was a strong Champions League performer, would be an Australian player as soon as a spot was available. Hilditch was also impressed by Henriques' work in India and during Australia A's winter series against Pakistan A. "We view him as an exciting young allrounder who will be looking to make the most of this opportunity in India," he said. The injuries are a further blow to Australia's patched up line-up, which is in the middle of a gruelling schedule. Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Callum Ferguson and Nathan Bracken were unavailable for this tour.

[Params7]

It doesn't confirm that Lee/Johnson won't play, just Hopes. I think Ponting will only rest Lee.

[ViruRulez]

It doesn't confirm that Lee/Johnson won't play' date=' just Hopes. I think Ponting will only rest Lee.[/quote'] It is confirmed right now .. check this line from CI

Australia's injury-hit bowling attack will be without Brett Lee and Mitchell Johnson as well as James Hopes on Wednesday after the pair was ruled out of the second ODI in Nagpur. Lee picked up a right elbow strain in Sunday's opening win and Johnson hurt his left ankle, while Hopes limped off with a hamstring problem.

CI has a complete article confirming the omission in the second match due to injury

[99.94]

Fooooook! I think Bollinger and Hilfy will do a decent enough job though. It weakens out batting a fair bit though. Why the hell do they keep selecting Henriques, he hasn't proven himself at all.

[Cricketics]

This will be a week aussie team. If India win, we shouldn't go overboard as this is a pretty week aussie bowling attakc and if India lose, man we are going to have some tough time to chase australia back with their 2-0 lead if that happens.

[ViruRulez]

Injured Hopes and Lee miss second ODI at Nagpur; Johnson doubtful

This will be a week aussie team. If India win' date=' we shouldn't go overboard as this is a pretty week aussie bowling attakc and if India lose, man we are going to have some tough time to chase australia back with their 2-0 lead if that happens.[/quote'] :dito:

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Nielsen: Johnson may still play Australia coach Tim Nielsen is hoping against hope that pacer Mitchell Johnson would put behind his ankle injury for the match tomorrow. More... Tuesday 27th October 2009 Nielsen: Johnson may still play Australia coach Tim Nielsen is hoping against hope that pacer Mitchell Johnson would put behind his ankle injury for the match tomorrow. However, chief selector Andrew Hilditch has ruled out the left-arm speedster of the second ODI against India in Nagpur. Hilditch had announced this morning that Johnson is one of the three injured players - Brett Lee and James Hopes being the other two - who would miss tomorrow's match with injuries. Nielsen conceded Lee and Hopes would sit out tomorrow but sounded optimistic about Johnson's chances. "Brett is certainly out of tomorrow's game but Mitchell Johnson's woken up a lot better today morning than we thought he would be when we drafted the media release yesterday evening," said Nielsen. "We will see how he pulls up through the training session today and all the indications are that he might well be available tomorrow morning," the Aussie coach said. "At this stage, Mitchell is not completely out. Brett is probably out for one and we expect Hopes to probably miss the next two games. It is part and parcel of the game," Nielsen added. The Australians are missing the services of key players Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin and Nathan Bracken through injuries and Nielsen said the latest injuries came as a fresh blow. "It was a bit of a scatter-bomb yesterday. I mean I don't remember a team losing three bowlers in one day. It was an unusual circumstance," Nielsen said, adding the squad's death bowling looks a lot less experienced for tomorrow's tie. "We certainly are inexperienced in that area. If Mitchell and Brett cannot play then we are losing about 300 matches in ODIs in terms of their experience. And we are talking about six or seven (games) between Ben Hilfenhaus and Doug Bollinger," he said. But he added the injuries have given an opportunity for the younger players to learn from actually playing against the likes of Sachin Tendulkar. "The only way the young players learn or get better is from being exposed to. You can practise all the yorkers in the net but it is so difficult to bowl to some one like Sachin or Harbhajan (Singh) when they are on a roll and the crowd going," he said. "You know Doug Bollinger got five wickets against Pakistan, Hilfenhaus is learning about one day cricket all the time and Shaun Marsh is waiting for a big opportunity. Nathan Hauritz is also getting better and better and Peter Siddle has now been given an opportunity to lead the attack. It helps develop depth in our team," he said about the positives his team can take from the injuries to key men. Nielsen said the wicket looked good for batting but the dew factor would make an impact in the game, especially for the team bowling second. "It looks like a good wicket. And if there is dew, they will spray the outfield, may be use the super-sopper as well during the drinks break. But yes, it will be a bit more difficult with dew around especially for spin bowlers who will find it hard to grip the ball. "It will have an impact. For the team batting second, the difficulty in chasing will be reduced a bit with dew around so the team batting first needs to make a competitive total," he said. About batting power plays and how to go about it, Nielsen said teams were still coming to terms with it as the bowlers have started doing better in these periods of play. "Bowlers are bowling as lot better and batting teams are grappling when to take it and how to approach it. The decision when to take it becomes pretty important," he said.

[Andy]

Injured Paine to fly home; Manou replaces him Australia had another addition to their already long list of injuries when their wicketkeeper Tim Paine was ruled out of the series with a finger injury. Australia expect to have a replacement for Paine, who will fly home, before the next ODI in Delhi on Saturday but they haven't named his substitute yet. Full report to follow ============================================================ http://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/current/story/431926.html

[Guest Hiten.]

Ouch! Miseries keep adding on eh.

[Sachinism]

who could be the back up for him Where is Haddin, still injured?

[Show_stopper]

Goodbye.

[ViruRulez]

WTF.. he was keeping through the rest of the match today after he got injured .. saale unke players glass ke bane hote hai kya .. gets injured in every game Anyways it looks like Aussies are desperate to give us a 6-1 victory now :giggle:

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Manou gloves up to replace hurt Paine South Australia wicketkeeper Graham Manou will replace the injured Tim Paine in Australia's one-day international squad in India. More... Manou gloves up to replace hurt Paine Cricinfo staff October 29, 2009 Graham Manou will debut in green and gold in Delhi on Saturday Graham Manou will add some one-day international appearances to his Ashes Test after winning a promotion to Australia's team in India following Tim Paine's broken finger. Manou was due to fly to Delhi on Thursday night and will land in time for the third match of the seven-game series on Saturday. Manou, 30, is a Cricket Australia contracted player and his elevation should allow Shaun Marsh to head back to the top of the order. Paine has done well in his opening opportunities, preventing a quick return for Marsh after a series of hamstring injuries. He fractured a ring finger taking a Peter Siddle delivery in the 99-run loss to India on Wednesday before managing 8 in the second innings before learning he would be going home. "Graham richly deserves this opportunity following his Ashes debut and his successful domestic season last year in all forms of the game," Andrew Hilditch, the chairman of selectors, said. The main competition for Manou came from Chris Hartley, who was called to play a tour game in England when both Haddin and Manou were injured. Hartley has started at the top of the order in Queensland's past two FR Cup matches and posted half-centuries, but the selectors have kept faith in their original pecking order. Manou, the South Australia captain, has elevated himself to No. 4 in their limited-overs contests this summer, falling for 2 and 34. Haddin is not quite ready for international responsibilities after finger surgery following the injury he picked up in England and will play instead in a one-day match for New South Wales on Sunday. "It is premature for Brad to resume cricket for Australia," Hilditch said, "having not played first-class cricket since The Oval Ashes Test." Paine's injury adds to a horror run for the Australians, who have concerns over Brett Lee and James Hopes, and had Michael Clarke, Nathan Bracken and Callum Ferguson unavailable for the tour.

[ViruRulez]

never heard this name before.. who is he :hmmm:

[Shane]

^ Played in one of the Ashes Test. Havent seen him bat though.

[Don Sharma]

What happened to Luke Ronchi? Not long time back, a few ppl predicted that he would replace Gilly in the shorter version of the game.