Australian wicket-keeper Tim Paine has been ruled out of playing any cricket for another three to four months as he is due to undergo another operation on his fractured finger.
He has struggled to recover from a previous operation on the damaged digit and Cricket Australia (CA) medical staff have decided that more surgery is needed on his right index finger.
"Tim Paine's recovery from surgery for a fractured finger has been slower than expected," CA doctor Trefor James said.
"Tim has been reviewed by specialists and CA medical staff. It is clear that the fracture has not healed as expected and the best course of action is for Tim to undergo further surgery.
"This will be performed today (Wednesday) and it is expected that Tim will be unavailable for a further 3-4 months."
Paine, who has played four Tests, 26 One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals was understandably disappointed with the news.
"I’m obviously disappointed with this latest setback. I am hopeful that I can get the injury right and recover fully so that I can get back to playing cricket in the near future."
The period away from the game rules him out of the Test series against India and the Commonwealth Bank ODI series involving both India and Sri Lanka, where he would have been expected to challenge Brad Haddina and Matthew Wade for a place in the team.
Like fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, he will be targeting Australia's tour of the West Indies in March and April but even that may come too soon for the Tasmanian.
Source:
cricketworld.com
He has struggled to recover from a previous operation on the damaged digit and Cricket Australia (CA) medical staff have decided that more surgery is needed on his right index finger.
"Tim Paine's recovery from surgery for a fractured finger has been slower than expected," CA doctor Trefor James said.
"Tim has been reviewed by specialists and CA medical staff. It is clear that the fracture has not healed as expected and the best course of action is for Tim to undergo further surgery.
"This will be performed today (Wednesday) and it is expected that Tim will be unavailable for a further 3-4 months."
Paine, who has played four Tests, 26 One-Day Internationals and five Twenty20 Internationals was understandably disappointed with the news.
"I’m obviously disappointed with this latest setback. I am hopeful that I can get the injury right and recover fully so that I can get back to playing cricket in the near future."
The period away from the game rules him out of the Test series against India and the Commonwealth Bank ODI series involving both India and Sri Lanka, where he would have been expected to challenge Brad Haddina and Matthew Wade for a place in the team.
Like fast bowler Mitchell Johnson, he will be targeting Australia's tour of the West Indies in March and April but even that may come too soon for the Tasmanian.
Source:
cricketworld.com
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