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

[Lord]

i think they should call Stuart Clark as replacement,he was good in CLT20

[vvvslaxman]

Are they staging a protest against their board silently?

[99.94]

What are they training these blokes on, beer and chips? But really this is getting pretty ridiculous. As Lord said, they should call in Stuey Clark. If not him, Dirk Nannes.

[Sachinism]

These Aussies need to sort out their fitness levels, this is pathetic

[gaurav92]

The aussie pace train is "DERAILED" :P

[Malcolm Merlyn]

time for dirk nannes to come.........he will add the pace void left by lee and siddle

[Sachinism]

time for dirk nannes to come.........he will add the pace void left by lee and siddle

Nannes :nervous:

[ViruRulez]

What are they training these blokes on, beer and chips? But really this is getting pretty ridiculous. As Lord said, they should call in Stuey Clark. If not him, Dirk Nannes.

time for dirk nannes to come.........he will add the pace void left by lee and siddle

I also second that. Dirk Nannes should be included in the Aussie lineup. But not in this series for sure. :P I have great respect for Nannes and firmly believe that he is better than most of the Aus bowlers (minus Lee) but I find it amazing that Nannes is discarded and neglected by the Aus selectors so much. I feel sorry for Nannes and he must be feeling pathetic after performing match after match consistently only to be neglected by the Aus cricket management. He is at the peak of his career and it is sad that he is neglected. Hope he gets chance to prove himself at the international state though I am not sure the Aus selectors will ever do that. Regarding new talent, I also like this bloke Bollinger and he has got a consistent line with a good pace. He will be a good prospect for Aus in the future with his line and length.

[champ]

:wtf: siddle also injured .. just unbelievable

[StriKe]

Siddle joins Australia's injury list Australia's injury list from their tour of India has grown again with the news that Peter Siddle will return home after suffering stiffness in his left side during Monday's win in Mohali. Siddle bowled five overs during the victory and the team physio Kevin Sims said the decision was in part a precautionary measure. .. http://www.cricinfo.com/indvaus2009/content/current/story/432746.html

[Ram]

Lol, the Aussies are dropping dead like mosquitoes in disinfectant smoke.. Who are they going to bring in as replacement? Dirk Nannes? Irrespective, if ever we need a kick up our backside to pull up our sock in this series, its this one. This is now literally Australia B team. If we cannot win against them at home, then some serious questions need to asked about the direction in which this ODI team is heading in.

[flamy]

Siddle is a big blow for Aussies.

[Feed]

Henriques ruled out of fifth ODI Yet another of Australia's bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined due to injury. More... Australia in India 2009-10 Henriques ruled out of fifth ODI Cricinfo staff November 4, 2009 Moises Henriques hurt his hamstring in Mohali and could yet be sent home from the tour Yet another of Australia's bowlers, Moises Henriques, has been sidelined due to injury and will miss Thursday's ODI against India in Hyderabad. The allrounder Henriques hurt his right hamstring in the field during Monday's victory in Mohali and he could yet be flown home with only three games remaining in the series. The news of his injury came only a day after Peter Siddle was sent home due to stiffness in his left side, also picked up in Monday's match. The squad has already lost Brett Lee (elbow), James Hopes (hamstring) and Tim Paine (finger), and was without first-choice players Michael Clarke, Brad Haddin, Nathan Bracken and Callum Ferguson when the series began. Henriques himself was a replacement player who joined the group mid-tour when Hopes was ruled out. His unavailability for Thursday's match should mean an ODI debut for either the spinner Jon Holland or the fast bowler Clint McKay, both from Victoria, with Ben Hilfenhaus set to return to the starting line-up. Cricket Australia has not yet announced if a replacement for Siddle would be sent to India but the Henriques injury may force them to do so. They are likely to begin the Hyderabad match with only 13 fit men to choose from and the captain Ricky Ponting said he felt for the injured players. "It's disappointing to see these guys go down, because you know how much they want to play and be a part of the series and do the best they can to win games and win series,'' Ponting told AAP. "So it's more disappointing for them moreso than anything. I'm sure everyone who's returned back home would much rather be here with the series as it is at the moment, but we've got what we've got.'' At least the long-term news for some of the key members of Australia's side is good. The Cricket Australia physio Alex Kountouris said Lee and Clarke were not far away from playing cricket again, while Paine should be able to start training by the end of the month. "Brett has seen a specialist and CA medical staff in Melbourne," Kountouris said. "He had a scan that confirmed the cause of the pain as being a long-standing bone spur near the elbow joint. It is felt there is no major problem with the joint and we are optimistic that he may be able to resume bowling fairly soon, possibly some time next week. "Tim Paine saw a hand specialist in Melbourne today and Tim doesn't require surgery to the fractured ring finger of his left hand. He will recommence cricket training in approximately three weeks time. Michael [Clarke] is making good progress and it's hoped he'll play for New South Wales before the first Test against the West Indies."

[Chorazin Reto]

Henriques goes down as well with a hamstring injury, wtf has hell frozen over, 1/2 the Aussie team is injured and Watson is NOT 1 of them.

[punjabi_khota]

:lmao:

[punjabi_khota]

Henriques goes down as well with a hamstring injury' date='[b'] wtf has hell frozen over, 1/2 the Aussie team is injured and Watson is NOT 1 of them.

:hysterical::hysterical:

[DomainK]

Everyone is chickening out.:mad:

[StriKe]

If India doesn't win 2mmrow's match :dash1:

[newmanthepunter]

Players are being rested from Aussie side to prepare themselves for the all important aussie season... Now india are gonna play an aussie 3rd 11 side!!!:haha:

[SachDan]

OMG ! This is unbelievable !! Puts some serious questions about the fitness levels of Aussies :winky: