Lehmann to miss India tour

Austrtalia's Darren Lehmann will miss the triangular limited-overs tournament with New Zealand and hosts India later this month because of a...

Austrtalia’s Darren Lehmann will miss the triangular limited-overs tournament with New Zealand and hosts India later this month because of a heel injury. The injury had also forced the middle-order batsman out of the second Test with Zimbabwe starting in Sydney on Friday.

Jason Gillespie also remains in doubt because of a muscle tear as injuries have forced Australia to select a weakened squad for the tournament. Brad Williams is on standby for the fast bowler, who needs to pass a fitness test before being included on the Indian tour.

Australian Squad

Ricky Ponting (captain), Adam Gilchrist, Michael Bevan, Andy Bichel, Nathan Bracken, Michael Clarke, Ian Harvey, Matthew Hayden, Brad Hogg, Brett Lee, Jimmy Maher, Damien Martyn, Andrew Symonds and Jason Gillespie (subject to fitness)

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Nathan Bracken, who replaced Gillespie at the World Cup when he broke down, was recalled for the tour after paceman Glenn McGrath was ruled out last week. Michael Clarke replaced Lehmann in the 14-man squad.

Lehmann was ruled out of the Zimbabwe Test after scans showed the 33-year-old was suffering from acute inflammation of his left Achilles tendon. Lehmann, who has shed several kilograms in pre-season, said he had been doing a lot of running in recent weeks and that may have contributed to the injury.

Australia’s one-day side, led by World Cup-winning skipper Ricky Ponting, leave for India on October 22. The tournament will be held from October 23 to November 18.

Kiwi ODI specialists arrive

MUMBAI: Kiwi one-day specialists, including one of the hardest-hitting batsmen in the world, Chris Cairns, arrived here today to take part in the triangular one-day international tournament to start from October 23. Seven other members, who arrived here apart from Cairns, were Chris Harris, Kyle Miles, Paul Hitchcock, Brendon McCullum, Mark O’Donnel, Shanna Parsons and Robyn Redford. The players took a connecting flight to Delhi immediately after their arrival to join their teammates, who will be playing in the second Test match at Mohali from tomorrow. The Kiwis are scheduled to play their first match in the tri-series on October 23 against India at Chennai. World champions Australia are the third team in the fray. (PTI)

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